3D Printing

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16 hours ago, leplubodeslapin said: What printer did you get ?

I ordered Original Prusa MINI, got the upgraded version of that since it apparently had just been launched. So a pleasant surprise there.

Took almost half a day to assemble and to calibrate correctly but once that's done it's been working perfectly.

Never really had a big issue with the heat but I had the printer so I thought I might as well try it! The noctua fan I got even came with some 3M scotchloks so no soldering required. I had the other parts lying around and took apart an old USB cable. The fit for the cable was quite tight and I used the smallest cable I had. I took the plastic casing off and everything. Maybe consider getting the socket @leplubodeslapin recomends on thingverse.

Some of my findings:

• Needs a switch, shouldn't have printed the switchless version ? (usb doesn't depower when index goes to sleep)
• Printed vertically on a raft, looks better and easy removal of support. Also ~2hr shorter print!
• Feels good to wear, don't feel the heat radiating from the screens anymore. Should be great for long sessions of alyx, might replay it now.
• The front sponge still gets wet after some beatsaber but I don't think even another fan would help with that.
• The fan I got is audible but not as bad as the basestations.

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3 hours ago, leplubodeslapin said: The only thing you need to be careful with is not to go to hard when screwing the 4 fans and 4 main screws, to avoid breaking the print.

Broke my first print trying to take the support off - printed horizontally ?

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3 hours ago, leplubodeslapin said: If you have a ref/sizes for a switch and want me to update the geometry for it, feel free to ask. I didn't release the sources files because i made it with Catia (a CAD software that isn't known much outside of the industry) and had to clean some nasty topology stuff in blender afterwards, it was a bit too messy ^^'

Nothing I have would quite fit under the translucent plastic cover so yeah I gotta figure something out. Do you use the plastic cover btw? Seems to block the airflow a bit.

I wonder if it's possible to turn off the index usb via software, sure would be nice if it turned on only when you put the headset on.

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3 hours ago, leplubodeslapin said: Really good looking print, congratz

Thanks for the model!