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Old cart, new paint...
I built one of the ShopBot computer carts many years ago and only finally got around to painting the poor thing. In the process I added some 3D printed brackets for the 2" steel casters I wanted to use.
The brackets:
http://www.geneb.org/shopbot/wheel-bracket.jpghttp://www.geneb.org/shopbot/wheel-brackets.jpg
http://www.geneb.org/shopbot/wheel-brackets.jpg</a>
Finished cart:
http://www.geneb.org/shopbot/cart-done.jpg
The brackets are printed from PLA on my Rostock MAX "Orange Menace" using a hot-ends.com j-head with a .4 nozzle.
g.
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Neat. That's the first 3D printed practical thing I think I've ever seen.
-B
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NICE Gene,
Looks Brandy New:)
Nice touch with the contrasting wedges!
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Thanks. Most of the stuff I print IS for practical use - and not for the printer itself. :)
I got into 3D printing to support my cockpit building hobby, so that's where most of the parts go.
g.
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Which 3D printer do you use? Those brackets look quite substantial.
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I printed them on a SeeMeCNC Rostock MAX v1 printer I've named "Orange Menace". I write their user & assembly manuals on a volunteer basis.
Here's what the machine looked like right after I finished building it for the 2nd Ed. of the v1 assembly manual. http://www.geneb.org/rostock-max/gen...nge-menace.jpg
The side-mounted extruder has been long since removed and a smaller version was added to the top. "Red Sonja" has that configuration: http://www.geneb.org/rostock-max/red-sonja.jpg
g.
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That really looks great Gene..it's the best looking one I've seen!
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Thanks Bill. I wish I could remember where I got the files. Having the wheel brackets makes me want to build the stools that were on the same site. :)
g.
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Gene.... you can find some of those files at www.100kprojects.com , including a stool that might be the one you're looking for.
Bill
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Gene,
Curious....what software are you using to generate the slicing G code for the printer? Is it one of the open source ones, like Cura??
Are you using Aspire to generate the stl file?
Cheers