bracket front view

3D print meeting wrap-up, April 18, 2016

We had another great turnout for the 3D print design meeting. Eight folks in all. Two newcomers, Jill and Arun (Welcome!); two veterans, Enric and Don; two special guests from MadeSolid, Lance (and another fellow who’s name I neglected to write down); and Sean and myself.

Sean showed off some of his cool work, and answered lots of questions as always. Jill and I walked through a simple Fusion 360 project: A small screwdriver rack for my tool-board.

I forgot to bring the screwdrivers along, and was afraid the holes might be a bit too tight. Sure enough, when I got back to my shop I found out they were. Just enlarged them a bit and reprinted on my own printer.

This only took about 20 minutes from a blank screen in Fusion 360 to starting the print (which took almost an hour). Designing something like this can be fun and easy once you get your feet wet with a modeling tool. Come to the next meeting and see how much fun it is!

-Matt

printing bracket at AMT
printing bracket at AMT
The finished bracket, rev 1
The finished bracket, rev 1
Oops! The holes are too small.
Oops! The holes are too small.
printing new version of bracket
printing new version of bracket
bracket front view
bracket front view
bracket side view
bracket side view