3D printed lab accessories bring yer' cad models!

restrict the exhaust* of the vacuum with a bit of paper / card

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Worked a little more on the tent pole stuff today, printed these as testers. Iā€™m gonna get some smaller grub screws/increase the thickness to prevent wear on the fabric of the tents, and probably offset the mount a bit to keep it from being in direct contact with the fabric. The screw hole closest to the pole needs to be shifted outward a bit in order to make contact with the wood, and it needs to be changed to fit the true dimensions of standard lumber. I canā€™t decide what thickness is best, but I feel like 3/4" is about the minimum

Changing the design to 4 of these at the corners instead of two larger ones cut the print time 75% and reduced the plastic used a good bit as well


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Awesome to see what a little imagination time and programming can do. Top work lads

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Got a little warping in these, but itā€™s about what I had in mind

19mmthickpolemount v2.stl (100.0 KB)

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reminder!
last day for submissions!

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I havenā€™t learnt enough yet !!!

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oh shit, I forgot this was a contest lol. Too much fun making stuff

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still got time boys!

Hereā€™s the seed sorter files for mine, I added a 17.4mm hole for a 1/2" npt tap. Iā€™m not gonna invest too much more time into it right now

seedsorterv1body.stl (206.3 KB) seedsorterv1frrontpanel.stl (22.2 KB) seedsorterv1tray.stl (5.4 KB)

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Ok submissions closed as of now!
Good job to everyone who submitted models, and helped chime in on the seed separator design. There are a lot of extremely talented individuals here, thanks for making this place what is it. :love_you_gesture:

So here are the contestants, let the best two win!

@Apothecary36 got your seed seporator printing for the 4th time, this time bigger nozzle, heated enclosure, and aqua net hair spay. :grin: :crossed_fingers: Thanks for the tips @pdxcanna!

We will have round 2 soon, different prizes as well!

get your votes in before 9/4/20 ! winners decided on the 5th!

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Ok so the big day has arrived!

First place winner is @pdxcanna , great job and nice contributions!

second place winner is @RockSteady , love the panda spout. your solids were nicely modeled.

Lastly I want to give and honorable mention to @VapeJet, I have a t-shirt for you!

Winners pm me with your shipping info!

Great job everybody who contributed drawings and added to our think tank!

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If your going to put in the time on learning CAD than I suggest signing up to Autodesk as a student. You can download it for for free and use it for two years. I use inventor and plant. I actually started on eMachine shop at my early stages of trying to develop my CAD skills last year. I wish I never wasted my time on a less advance one.

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Fusion 360 is what i downloaded because of @Soxhlet
At the moment iā€™m having a nightmare trying to make 90 degree connectors. Im trying to sketch a DIY cryo chiller, I have the cooling coil but can not change the origin so i can connect, either its because the coil needs to be its own component or im just smoking to much while trying to learn lllol. Give me 3 month ā€¦ :+1:

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Donā€™t burn yourself out in trying figure the software. CAD is one of those type of software programs that requires time to develop proficient skills in. Devoting only two hours a day is what I recommend.

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Ok, youtube learning class 2 hours a day it is ā€¦ :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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are you trying to mate 2 assembles? It sounds like you are trying to connect something with the start of a coil?

Yes sort of. I thinkā€¦
Anyway. Scap the idea for now. Itā€™s far too complex for my level of ability.
My new project starting tonight.
Two shafts that mesh together and rotate lol.
We will seeā€¦

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try this

skip to 40 sec to miss the intro bs.

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Best way to learn any cad platform IMO is find some dimensioned drawings of parts and make them in CAD. Thereā€™s no considering the design so you can just focus on using the program

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Havenā€™t been getting enough airflow through my tent, so I started on a baffle intake that slots into one of the fan inlets. I need to add a couple more baffles, seal it up and paint it, then figure out what the ideal filter paper is

Couldnā€™t figure out a good way to print in one piece, but I think this is elegant enough given the application

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