| Final Design |
 This is the final design for ‘Critter II’. I flipped the depth of the upper and lower coupler-pocket/end sill pieces. That way I can run the screws from the bottom so they will be hidden. I said ‘final’ design for the Critter II. That doesn’t mean that I will not change things but if I do it will be ‘Critter III’ then.
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| Parts to print |
 I decided to only lay out one of each of the parts that needed printing. The reason is simply cost. Having everything printed in FUD (Frosted Ultra Detail) cost me around $38 just for these few pieces (with shipping). The plan anyway, is to use them as masters so I can make as many resin copies as I need. Things like bolt heads will be added separately to the master using either styrene or brass depending on what I have on hand.
Notice that I left one bearing block with the bolt heads. Just wanted to see how well they WOULD reproduce in the 3D print. |
| Shapeways Model |
 Finally, here’s the same drawing after converting to .stl and uploading to Shapeways. Really just a rendering of the Shapeways model.
I placed an order for the parts on Feb 2 and was informed that I should expect the parts to arrive about Feb 20. Hopefully that schedule will stay. Edit: Wooo. They were delivered on the 10th. Pretty darn quick .. only eight days from the time I placed the order to they arrived. |
| Part II | Part IV |