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Cog Caddy!
🕑 Added 2020-10-07 23:11:44 +0000 UTCHowdy, wonderful people!
Hooray for gratuitous cogs and moving parts! :D
So, this is where that caddy with the hinged lid ended up! As expected, we have two cogs rather than three, and you'll notice they're big now, too! As large as possible within the confines of the lid, in fact. Apart from the fact that it looks cooler that way, it means the cogs turn more easily, with less unwanted tilting.
One thing that did change along the way was the position of the "handle" cog - it's now on closer to the edge of the lid to make the whole thing more natural to open.
Printing Tips
As usual with these kinds of articulated designs you'll want to make sure your bottom layer is nice and neat, and that you don't have any print issues like stringing or overextrusion that might bind together moving parts!.
The parts print like so:
File Locations
You'll find this one on Dropbox under 798 Regulation Caddy System / Cog Caddy 1x2
(dropbox post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31697592 )
Final Thoughts
I'm not sure that putting a hinged lid with cogs is the most practical addition to the caddy set, but it definitely makes it more interesting, which is pretty much the point! :D
Have fun!
xoxo
Sven.
Comments
Clockspring3D
I think some of the people on the discord channel had to deal with that exact problem, so that's probably a good place to ask the question. Seems odd, though - the MK3S with Prusament should have no problem printing that model! I wouldn't drop the temperature or cooling, but maybe slowing it down a bit could help reduce curling that can be caught by the nozzle. There are probably people on discord with much better suggestions, though! 😁
I have tried printing it, but my first attempt failed. The 60° overhang of the hexagons kept curling and colliding with the nozzle/PINDA probe every now and then, eventually pushing the print off the plate on my Prusa i3 MK3s. I used Prusa's PLA (or Prusament, as they call it) for this. Do you have any particular recommendations to mitigate this? Should I go lower than 0.2mm layer height and knock down cooling just a notch?
Clockspring3D
Interesting! What's the filament?
Cathy O'Malley
My inner part is a tight fit. It may be the filament.
Cathy O'Malley
Super Awesome
