phoneyman

which plane of the model you created will be touching the printer build surface? From your screencaps, none of them seem suitable to me as either the embossed symbol will create a large overhang for the rest of the print, or the other faces of the button will cause the back tabs to be overhung.

John Rygg

Oh thank you for clarifying. The bottom of the button (the part with the tabs) will be touching the printer build surface. it is held up with support material that breaks off.

John Rygg

Thanks I might give that a go. it is such a specific item that places like rennlist work well.

the AC button is still coming. I am waiting for the broken tabs to show up so I can figure out what size they are.

I did do a test print of the button and the tabs are very fragile . I need to design some more support for them so they do not break off again.

Either way I think once I get the design done I will post it at shapeways so you guys can have them professionally printed at a higher quality . For such a small item it should only be $5-$10 and I will not put any markup on the site . This way if they turn out decent everyone can order as many as they need.

John

John Rygg

Phone holders aren't just for cars
Had a couple of prototype prints laying around , so I put them to use as a charging station.

FLYT993

john, i've been out of commission due to shoulder surgery. should have the tabs to you shortly.

FLYT993

john you have a PM.

John Rygg

ok the tab for the AC button is crazy small. No wonder it breaks off

phoneyman

Is there a way to print a relief in the button and find a metal tab that's the correct size/shape from an electronics supplier?

quacktoduck

hey guys i have a stratysis printer in my office that we paid $25k for. i have access to it so let me know if you guys have stuff might be able to prototype it. the difference with the 3d printer that you can just buy vs a fdm machine is heat regluation and so you get much more clean and precise parts.

Let me know if yous have some stuff i can see about printing it

x50type

quacktoduck.

Been waiting for the AC button on the CCU for ages. I am not bothered about the snow flake icon on it.
Maybe you can chat with John Rygg concerning the difficulties.

JB 911

quacktoduck, check this thread too if you didn't already see it. Not sure if the consensus these should be printed or injection molded, but there is a niche business out there to be had for someone with the skills and access to this stuff. Imagine the mods it could fund

https://rennlist.com/forums/993-foru...rly-flush.html

John Rygg

Hello all , I have just sent my design of the snowflake button to Shapeways to see how they print out on a professional printer. I am having it printed in plastic and in black metal. I have been curious to see what their prints look like. once I get it I will send it on to FLYto993 to test out and then I can make changes from there. It is a bit difficult to design without the original button as a whole or the CCU unit.

QuacktoDuck. PM me with your email address and I will send you the STL file for the button.
I am sure your $25K printer will do a slightly better job then my $600 one. It makes amazing stuff but $25K is $25K

FLYT993

john, you have a PM.

dboeren

So for those who have ordered the phone holders, which location do you prefer? I often use my iPhone 5 for navigation and I'm wondering whether the ashtray or door jamb version would work best.

FLYT993

john, you have a pm.