Ok guys this is a work in progress took me a few days to draw up in sketchup I made a proper oem copy as best as I chould to scale Im just learning to use sketchup so I’d like some help finishing it properly here are the 2 files
some one try to test print it and see how it comes out i was going to replace the spring clip with a real spring so i have yet to make the ajust ments for the spring or the teeth on the side where u can ajust it keep me posted if u make some changes thanks
OK, apart from the centre of the base. The inner cylinder wasn’t attached to anything.
the reason the middle is weak is in the stl there’s a circle if u look it’s not x filling around it only circle filling so it’s weak try to remove the circle line and add 3 mm of thickness that should bulk it up to make it stronger
DogP wrote:
I’ve got some glow-in-the-dark green PLA… I like the color, but as far as glowing goes, it’s pretty pitiful. You have to charge it with a VERY bright light, and then you can barely see it glowing in a dark room.
DogP
There must be a reason for that; maybe too many crystals compromise the strength.
I have a 100mW purple laser that will activate any glow phosphor; of course the 1000mW blue laser does most too. That would make a great pic of a VB with glowing parts, photographed in a dark room with a slow shutter…
Hedgetrimmer wrote:
3D printing glow stuff, yeah that’s cool, my wife will instantly think of a thousand items I should model and print. I may well be in touch with you 3D printing fellas for a favour……:)
Obviously the Virtual Boy is one of my “addictions”; glow-in-the-dark stuff is another. You should see my room right after the lights get turned off!
BTW, Hedgetrimmer — has your wife discovered Krylon Glow Paint? It’s hard to get here; as soon as they re-stock it sells out! I sprayed a whole shirt with it, can’t tell any difference.
vb-fan wrote:
BTW, Hedgetrimmer — has your wife discovered Krylon Glow Paint? It’s hard to get here; as soon as they re-stock it sells out! I sprayed a whole shirt with it, can’t tell any difference.
…until the lights go out!
Not heard of that, I’ll have to search some out and get her some to play with, thanks for the info 🙂
