11 May
2016
11 May
'16
5:10 p.m.
Has anyone used a 3D printer to make a case for their old machine ? I've
started drafting an SGI Indy "skin" in Sketch, but it's just a box right
now, nothing cool. I've noticed and been somewhat inspired by these:
I think this one is very clever. The guy used 3D printed parts just to
sort of "glue" the heatsink and lucite/glass together. It looks great.
http://technabob.com/blog/2012/12/27/diy-silent-computer/
This guy made one for an Intel NUC:
http://tinyurl.com/k9xpb9s
This person used plexiglass to overcome print size issues I'm guessing:
http://www.ocaholic.ch/modules/news/article.php?storyid=12671
Here is one for a Pi that looks like a NES
http://technabob.com/blog/2014/04/27/3d-printed-raspberry-pi-nes-case/
This one is also for a Pi, but is a bit like a laptop, too:
http://tinyurl.com/z8rgrmd
A C64 custom job:
https://3dprint.com/39764/3d-print-commodore-case/
Obviously, this kind of thing would be great for SGIs, which are mostly
made to accomidate plastic covers on metal skids (ie.. "skins").
-Swift
11 May
11 May
5:21 p.m.
On Wed, 11 May 2016, Swift Griggs wrote:
Has anyone used a 3D printer to make a case for their old machine ? I've
started drafting an SGI Indy "skin" in Sketch, but it's just a box right
now, nothing cool. I've noticed and been somewhat inspired by these:
Do NOT use SketchUp to create parts for 3D printing. You'll end up with
an STL that's all screwed up. A good, free tool for this kind of thing
would be DesignSpark Mechanical. It has a workflow similar to SketchUp.
There's other free-to-use packages out there but I'm not familiar with
them.
A C64 custom job:
https://3dprint.com/39764/3d-print-commodore-case/
That's not a C-64. It's an emulated C-64 with a PC keyboard. :)
g. <--- writes manuals for 3D printers
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5:52 p.m.
On Wed, 11 May 2016, geneb wrote:
Do NOT use SketchUp to create parts for 3D printing.
You'll end up with
an STL that's all screwed up.
Ah, okay, thanks for this tip.
A good, free tool for this kind of thing would be
DesignSpark
Mechanical. It has a workflow similar to SketchUp.
Cool. I'm not fond of SketchUp anyhow. I'm switchin'. If you've ever used
qcad, I'm wondering what you or others might know/think of it. That one
works on my Unix boxes, that's why I ask. It's been flirting with me every
since I've seen it appearing in various pkg repos.
That's not a C-64. It's an emulated C-64 with
a PC keyboard. :)
Heh, sorry, I didn't read it too close. I shoulda known from the keyboard.
Plus the screen is too darn small.
-Swift
5:59 p.m.
On Wed, 11 May 2016, Swift Griggs wrote:
I only use SolidWorks. There's nothing out there for MacOS or *nix that
I'd spend the effort to throw a brick at. :)
g.
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On Wed, 11 May 2016, geneb wrote:
NP. If you're going to the Bay Area Maker Faire, stop by the SeeMeCNC
booth and say hi. :)
Do NOT use SketchUp to create parts for 3D
printing. You'll end up with
an STL that's all screwed up.
Ah, okay, thanks for this tip.
A good, free
tool for this kind of thing would be DesignSpark
Mechanical. It has a workflow similar to SketchUp.
Cool. I'm not fond of SketchUp anyhow. I'm switchin'. If you've ever
used
qcad, I'm wondering what you or others might know/think of it. That one
works on my Unix boxes, that's why I ask. It's been flirting with me every
since I've seen it appearing in various pkg repos.
6:20 p.m.
On 2016-05-11 17:59, geneb wrote:
FreeCad has worked great for all of my printing needs FWIW. Granted i
tend to build structural things, not necessarily pretty things. I did
however design a 1U server case that holds 8 RPi's with a integrated PSU
/ UltraCap UPS.
Cool. I'm not fond of SketchUp anyhow. I'm switchin'. If you've ever
used
qcad, I'm wondering what you or others might know/think of it. That
one
works on my Unix boxes, that's why I ask. It's been flirting with me
every
since I've seen it appearing in various pkg repos.
I only use SolidWorks. There's nothing out there for MacOS or *nix
that I'd spend the effort to throw a brick at. :)
g.
7:19 p.m.
On Wed, 11 May 2016, alexmcwhirter at triadic.us wrote:
On 2016-05-11 17:59, geneb wrote:
FreeCad has worked great for all of my printing needs FWIW. Granted i tend to
build structural things, not necessarily pretty things. I did however design
a 1U server case that holds 8 RPi's with a integrated PSU / UltraCap UPS.
I've heard good things about FreeCAD, but only if you're using the
nighties. Apparently the "stable" version is way behind feature-wise.
A number of people are using Blender for organic shapes, but I don't know
how well it outputs STL files. (That and the learning curve is a 90
degree angle.)
g.
--
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http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies.
ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://scarlet.deltasoft.com - Get it _today_!
Cool. I'm not fond of SketchUp anyhow. I'm switchin'. If you've ever
used
qcad, I'm wondering what you or others might know/think of it. That one
works on my Unix boxes, that's why I ask. It's been flirting with me every
since I've seen it appearing in various pkg repos.
I only use SolidWorks. There's nothing out there for MacOS or *nix
that I'd spend the effort to throw a brick at. :)
g. 
7:25 p.m.
On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 5:10 PM, Swift Griggs wrote:
Has anyone used a 3D printer to make a case for their
old machine ? I've
started drafting an SGI Indy "skin" in Sketch, but it's just a box right
now, nothing cool.
Not an actual old machine, but I did a mini-blinkenlights replica of an
HP-2100 system that has an Odroid-C1 in one of the boxes and uses simH to
emulate HP Access (see https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebikes/22213398140).
Each box was bigger than my printer (Makerbot Rep2), so had to be built in
pieces and assembled using thermoplastic inserts. There's also a black 3d
printed light tunnel inside to keep the lights from leaking to the adjacent
lights.
This design was done using OpenSCAD (http://www.openscad.org). For almost
all of my designs these days, I use Onshape (https://cad.onshape.com). Both
have their uses. Onshape has a learning curve, but is extremely powerful.
Mike
12 May
12 May
9:09 a.m.
On Wed, 11 May 2016, Mike Barnes wrote:
On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 5:10 PM, Swift Griggs wrote:
That's really slick! Condolences on owning a takerbot. :)
Has anyone used a 3D printer to make a case for
their old machine ? I've
started drafting an SGI Indy "skin" in Sketch, but it's just a box right
now, nothing cool.
Not an actual old machine, but I did a mini-blinkenlights replica of an
HP-2100 system that has an Odroid-C1 in one of the boxes and uses simH to
emulate HP Access (see https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebikes/22213398140).
Each box was bigger than my printer (Makerbot Rep2), so had to be built in
pieces and assembled using thermoplastic inserts. There's also a black 3d
printed light tunnel inside to keep the lights from leaking to the adjacent
lights.
This design was done using OpenSCAD
(http://www.openscad.org). For almost
all of my designs these days, I use Onshape (https://cad.onshape.com). Both
have their uses. Onshape has a learning curve, but is extremely powerful.
Mike
OpenSCAD always struck me as a poor programming language masquerading as
an even worse parametric design tool, but some folks seem to enjoy it.
g.
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Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies.
ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://scarlet.deltasoft.com - Get it _today_!
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