brobak August 11, 2019 Share August 11, 2019 Hey everyone. In addition to the reef hobby, I also do 3d printing on the side. To that end, I have a printer that is *mostly* idle. I figured I'd offer it up to the club for 'use'. Here's what I propose. You send me the .stl files that you want printed and the material (I can handle PLA and PETG pretty easily). I'll send you a materials estimate (normally from a few tens of cents to a few bucks), and we'll print the thing out at cost. You pay shipping + cost of materials once its printed, and I'll send it along to you. If this gets popular, there will have to be a queue, and pieces are of course, best effort, and as-is based on the STL file you send me. Basically, I'm trying to be a nice guy and do something nice for the club, so don't be mad if it takes a bit of time, or anything like that. I cannot guarantee anything and I can't promise that this service will exist forever, but lets give it a shot. For what its worth, the printer is a Prusa i3 MK3S and I have a build volume of roughly 8"x8"x8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmatt56 August 11, 2019 Share August 11, 2019 This is awesome! I’ve been looking for a mushroom box, bristle worm trap, and pod condo. Where’s a good place to look for designs? I heard there’s a couple repos out there. Are you able to print with one of the reef safe plastics?Thanks Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM August 11, 2019 Share August 11, 2019 Nice, @Origami messes around with 3D printers a bunch. I think there are a couple others on here that do as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami August 12, 2019 Share August 12, 2019 Thingiverse is a place where designs are shared. However, I've not seen a lot of Reef stuff there. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODreefer August 12, 2019 Share August 12, 2019 I’m looking for EcoTech mounts. TomBradley412 was doing it. But I haven’t heard back from him for several months. Not sure if he is offline or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menglish August 12, 2019 Share August 12, 2019 That is a very generous offer. I have been thinking about a mount for my PMUP but not sure where to find the file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menglish August 12, 2019 Share August 12, 2019 I found this thread on R2R that has a list and files of reef stuff. Let me know if you can use this information. There are a few things on here that i would love to have https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/3d-printed-aquarium-parts-archive-thread.599807/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami August 12, 2019 Share August 12, 2019 Thanks, Milton! Nice to have somebody do the homework to put these things in one place like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami August 13, 2019 Share August 13, 2019 I just published my Apex bracket to Thingiverse here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami August 13, 2019 Share August 13, 2019 And, for what it's worth, the bracket design that I use for my DC6000-based skimmer pump controllers is now also shared here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobak August 13, 2019 Author Share August 13, 2019 (edited) Glad this thread is getting some attention. As you guys decide what you want, please send me a private message with a link to the STL file (usually from Thingiverse), thought I also use tinkercad.com to design my own stuff from time to time if you wanted to try your hands at that. As they come in, I'll make a post with progress, and we can keep track that way. Edited August 13, 2019 by brobak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami August 13, 2019 Share August 13, 2019 Glad this thread is getting some attention. As you guys decide what you want, please send me a private message with a link to the STL file (usually from Thingiverse), thought I also use tinkercad.com to design my own stuff from time to time if you wanted to try your hands at that. As they come in, I'll make a post with progress, and we can keep track that way.Thanks for starting it, too.I use Autocad's Fusion 360 (which is free to use for non-commercial individuals, e.g. Hobbyists). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobak August 13, 2019 Author Share August 13, 2019 Yeah autocad is waaaaaay more sophisticated than tinkercad. I was mostly replying to the whole thread for folks in case they wanted to give something a shot. Tinkercad was on a level that I could pick up pretty easy, vs autocad, which seemed to be for a much more capable user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobak August 13, 2019 Author Share August 13, 2019 (edited) First print complete for Menglish: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3642666 That the model. Here's the output. Honestly, it feels small, though I printed it at the scale that the model came in. I don't own a PMUP. Are they relatively small pumps? Edited August 13, 2019 by brobak Additional info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobak August 14, 2019 Author Share August 14, 2019 Next one is out as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobak August 14, 2019 Author Share August 14, 2019 Also printed out a copepod hotel for Dmatt56: Cost was 4.73 in materials (it's heavy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobak August 15, 2019 Author Share August 15, 2019 Created a quick design for a bristleworm trap since I didn't see any online. Welcome thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest September 25, 2019 Share September 25, 2019 (edited) Thank you so much for offering to do this for people! How incredibly wonderful and generous of you. I definitely have a few things I would love to have 3D printed, and maybe pick up at the Fall meeting if you're attending. I'll PM you! How lovely! Edited September 25, 2019 by TrueTricia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest September 25, 2019 Share September 25, 2019 I was looking through R2R's 3D printing library, and there's so many interesting things! Like power block holders! How great are these for ensuring power blocks stay off the ground and away from stray water! https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3642624 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3207044 And these float switch holders! Awesome for people who don't have a dedicated water mixing station! https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3033540 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobak October 9, 2019 Author Share October 9, 2019 Here are some pics of the parts I've printed for you Tricia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest October 10, 2019 Share October 10, 2019 1 hour ago, brobak said: Here are some pics of the parts I've printed for you Tricia. You're seriously awesome!!!! ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmatt56 October 10, 2019 Share October 10, 2019 How did the Bristle warm trap turn out?Any luck finding a design for a mushroom trap/Acclimator/box?thanks Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobak October 10, 2019 Author Share October 10, 2019 Dmatt, I posted the bristleworm trap here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3815286 I've printed it a few times. Its 95% there, but the lid could use a tiny bit of tweaking yet I think. If you show me a picture of a mushroom trap, I'll see what I might be able to do with designing one. Even if you sketch it out on some paper and upload the pic here I might be able to work with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlem October 10, 2019 Share October 10, 2019 Hi can you do something like this for Mp40/60? https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/wide-flow-upgrade-cover-for-mp10-pumps-niche3d.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=remarket>dpa-view>us>purchase&utm_content=carousel>dpa>24062019&utm_term=nonpurch>3d-view>fbfeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmatt56 October 10, 2019 Share October 10, 2019 Dmatt, I posted the bristleworm trap here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3815286 I've printed it a few times. Its 95% there, but the lid could use a tiny bit of tweaking yet I think. If you show me a picture of a mushroom trap, I'll see what I might be able to do with designing one. Even if you sketch it out on some paper and upload the pic here I might be able to work with it.Maybe something like thishttps://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F163856389091Thanks Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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