This was a fun (and slightly frustrating) project I did back in 2014/2015 around the idea of digital fabrication to create letterpress pieces to print posters in a DIY fashion.
(I declared it "not a failure" because I learned a lot in the process.)
A sort of review of the Bambu Lab P1S 3D Printer, though it's not a proper review because I never do proper reviews so it's more of some thoughts and musings...
I'm (mostly) getting into the habit of making things parametric immediately in OpenSCAD once I have a few lines of code down. It just makes it so much easier to make any adjustments.
Today's model took maybe 5 minutes to create, and then a few more minutes to get everything using variables so it could be parametric.
I ended up writing my own color scheme and editor style for OpenSCAD that I call "Cyber Night" and I wish it would persist between update/upgrades without having to copy new files in place each time...
I actually finished this project months ago but never got photos or wrote up the blog post, so I finally got around to it! If you are interested in my process, or digital fabrication, it may be worth a read...
Big Print! This print was too large for my Prusa MINI but it fit on the Bambu Lab P1S just fine. It’s a simple drawer/tray to fit under my monitor stand.
Sorry I can’t shut up about the quality from the Bambu Lab P1S but this is a game changer for the products I create. I may switch from laser cut parts to printed parts these look so good!
I have a new client and I said "I'll just throw together a quick & dirty prototype test unit" and they're probably expecting something ugly but functional but I really don't like making ugly objects...
Occasionally when designing 3D printed parts that have to fit together I get so obsessed with getting a perfect pressure fit that I forget you can just jam a fucking screw into it two objects to hold them together. (This is an assembly jig so it does not have to look good.)
I had designed a 3D printed jig at work and part of it gets worn/stripped out, so rather than print an entirely new one (that will wear out) my plan is to print it in two pieces so we can swap out the section that wears out. I hope this works!