I just saw this short video and looks like a clever latching mechanism that could be done with 3D print:
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I run this one which is none of these, $180.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNFNXXYN
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For scanning, Craig?
Late to the convo so not sure what you’re getting a PC for?
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oh, for scanning. oh no. Sorry, I wasn’t paying attention. Get the most RAM, RTX and CPU as you can afford. We have a 3D, scanning and processing eats performance. Here’s my video on a lathe upgrade.
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Always a pleasure to watch your videos. I have done some video editing and it takes me hours of work to get minutes of video that I am satisfied with. Nice job!
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For me, 20 minutes of video takes at least 6 hours of time. Topics, script, lighting, audio, setup, shooting, image collection, editing, review, then posting. Its a labor of love, because most of my videos have several hundred views.
Then on the other hand. I point my phone at laser cutting for 19 seconds and get 14.5K views in 10 days. https://youtube.com/shorts/jQs3XxdGGus?feature=share
None of it makes any sense.
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Nice video Craig, Thanks for all your hard work and sharing.
Did the 3D scanner really help that much, it kind of looks like some good old fashioned measuring would have did it.
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It depends on what you are doing. Duplicating a component, especially large things with lots of features, absolutely scanning is the way to go.
Custom fitting a thing to another thing, nice to have a 3d CAD to play with.
Making a custom mounting plate with easy dimensions, yup, tape measure.
****Done both of the first two a couple times, 3gb of cloud points in the scan.
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Very interesting video. I gave you the heart symbol on one of your posts about laser engraving getting 14.4k views while six hours of roll time and a 25 minutes video gets notta-zip-zilch-zero. Very peculiar…
Anyway, I am small potatoes with my lathe. I have a Sherline lathe for extremely small components, i.e. pens, pill containers, and etc.
That clearpath motor was enormous compared to the one I purchased. I had the DC type on NEMA 34 or NEMA 27 style of motor from the SC line.
I plugged it into a BBB and got movement a couple years back. I am still learning but things can only get more complicated.
I tried what you did with a scanner but again, still learning. I would need some transfer source code to handle the scanned part to CAD software like Alibre and/or Fusion.
I can cut brass and copper probably along with plastics but I am not so sure about hard metals. Testing will ensue.
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I can’t measure at all, then I can’t fabricate accurately. These 2 known facts never seem to align for things to fit together.
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This is very interesting
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Something to keep the mind busy; fun little project for myself.
RetroPie running on a Raspberry Pi 3B+
Once my angled connectors and flush-mount adapters arrive, I’ll be able to assemble it
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I like that your ‘power unit’ is bigger than your retro arcade machine. Nice work, where do the quarters go?
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Too lazy to sit at either end of my island to plug in - it’s about 16’ wide
I need to drill out two holes up front for smaller 23.5mm buttons that I’ll designate as Start and such.
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Heated chamber mod for the x-carbon now available
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That is a lot cheaper than getting the H2D. Not a bad way to go if you are happy with the size of the X1C.
I just finished a 28 hour printing for a bedside organizer. It needed lots of support and therefore would not print in the X1C. The actual size would would have fit in the X1C.
It has a place for cordless phone, cell phone, hearing aids, music stuff to listen thru ear buds and charging stations for everything plus more.
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