Get it. You can stuff it full of dessicant and it becomes your first dry box. And it's great to have even if printing single color, because as a roll gets low you can put in a new one in another slot, and you don't have to babysit it, it'll just automatically do the spool change and continue the print.
What have you 3D printed for your TJ?
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Get it. You can stuff it full of dessicant and it becomes your first dry box. And it's great to have even if printing single color, because as a roll gets low you can put in a new one in another slot, and you don't have to babysit it, it'll just automatically do the spool change and continue the print.
I'm still using the Sunlu S2 drier with decent results. It won't pull the temps needed to dry out the higher end engineering filaments, but it seems to work well for PETG, ABS and ASA (including fiber reinforced), which constitutes the bulk of my printing currently.
What material do you need to use to print something that'll survive a car interior without melting? Can a A1 print that?
I would use some form of ASA or ABS myself.
Likely not. You'd probably want a P1S minimum.
I ran my license plate mount on the rear of my jeep for a year made out of PLA, the most common material used.
PLA melts at like 300 degrees.
That said, I’d still buy the enclosed printer because it’s only a matter of time before you want to do more.
In a car it'll deform a good bit (maybe not a jeep). I am surprised your license plate bracket held up, how was the color on it?
For my BMB taillight housings I have some ASA-CF to print those in
Color was fine. It did start getting brittle before it was removed, pressure on the bolted connection that I should have made thicker. I printed as PLA as a test run with intent to print in ASA but it held up fine so I left it. Sat outside all summer and was in the storage unit all winter, got down to -20 there.
Was printed on my ender 3.
The new mount in ASA, printed on the bambu and using the dovetail connection to get the size. No idea if I could do that on the Ender but it was easy on the Bambu. Light wiring ran through both brackets.
Side note I print a lot of templates with the printer. For example in order to position the plate I made a template that picked up the top two bolt holes in the tailgate armor, bolted it on and then had holes for center punching where the plate bracket holes go. No tape measure used.
I need to find a cheap computer or tablet I can lock down (I am sure I have a couple old laptops around), but the 10yro is getting an A1 mini for sure (ordered today). He's going to lose his mind. If anyone has ideas of computers to lock down and tips on how to, I am all ears. My current thought is an old laptop with linux so I can create a user with few permissions and set up something like pihole where I have to whitelist websites. I'd set up an ssh super user so I can get in there regularly to update things.
Nice looking LJ! Is that a Bestop duster? Ive never considered one but it might be nice.
It's a Smittybilt, not the greatest quality but they were cheap and replaceable. Unfortunately they don't make them anymore.
Bestop is the only option that I'm aware of for an LJ.
Are you planning for him to do his own designs? What software would you have him use?
Can make a lot of pre designed stuff with the normal stuff in the Handy app and a phoooooonne to start.
Some of the new makerlab kits look pretty fun I've bought a few over the years.
I picked up the AMS 2 and HT right after they came out. IO really like the AMS 2, but I am not sure it is worth upgrading to if you have the original. The drying feature is nice, but since you can't print at the same time from any of the spools it is limited. Also, I wish it could dry as a standalone unit without having to leave the printer on the whole time. That said, it is a better AMS than the original and I like the new speed and how quiet it is. The HT is pretty great, but again you have to leave the printer on to use it. Since it is just a single spool, not being able to dry and print simultaneously is not as much of an issue.
I never shut my printer off.
If I order the AMS 2 it would be added in alongside the other AMS's I have.
I think for the foreseeable future he will largely just print stuff he can find online, but if he gets past that I will probably start him with tinkercad before showing him fusion.
If you limit him to Handy then you only need to give him a phone with wifi access and the handy app.
Why Tinkercad before Fusion?
I've not used tinkercad but I've been 3D modeling for 25 years so using Fusion is finally starting to click for me. I've been teaching my daughter to use Fusion somewhat, which really means she watches me model stuff.
I just figured it's easier because it's all primitive shapes - but maybe I should give him a chance! I am still moderately new to 3d modeling, but things are starting to come together.
Fusion isn't my favorite by any stretch but it's the best I've seen for the price I'm paying ($0). You might be surprised he may take to it faster than you think.
Simple shapes are a start but you have to be a problem solver/artist once the complexity of design cranks up. Some people get it naturally some have to learn to think a bit different.
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