Very brave sir! PLA starts to go soft around 50-60c With enough air flow it should not be a problem on the inside. I have not measured every part of my PC case but after a few hours of gaming my PC does pump out a lot of heat to the outside. I am planning to do something similar but at least I will be using PETG and I am currently in love with PETG-CF and love the matt look.
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I guess time will tell. All of the joints holding the PLA panels together are made from PETG and there are also metal threaded inserts and metal bolts. The reason I didn't print the whole thing from PETG is because I was getting bad warping with it and the big pieces of the case took a day and a half each so it was a lot of time to risk getting a bad print.
This video is from the guy who designed the case and he has confidence in PLA but again only time will tell.
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Testing out a Centauri Carbon 2. Printed the Carbon 13 figure out of PETG (grey frame) and Silk white PLA for the rest. Printed at 0.12mm layer on a 0.4mm standard nozzle. Came out pretty clean
https://thumbs2.~imgbox~/83/2c/LuMnTvNY_t.jpg
https://thumbs2.~imgbox~/83/2c/LuMnTvNY_t.jpg
Nice! Did you design them?
No, I wish I could!
Legs
Drawers
Handles
https://makerworld.com/en/models/2431804-dual-color-furniture-handle-drawer-handle#profileId-2667579
I did tweak them in TinkerCad and Orca for size and position of bolt holes.
I’m sure if you can tweak them, then you can design them mate
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How much does that cost to make?Got my Mars 2 dialled in really nicely now. Took a punt on some Eryone ABS-like resin from Amazon because it was half price and it's amazing. Prints fantastically and feels a lot stronger than Elegoo ABS-like.
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For the resin it would only be a few quid, it was a long time ago so no idea on the weight/ml of it but it would have been less than a fiver.
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Ok not too bad then, thx
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All ready for Blood Bowl now
https://i.~ibb.co~/nNx7MpJ3/IMG-1181.avif
https://i.~ibb.co~/84S7NkR7/IMG-1180.avif
https://i.~ibb.co~/0y10DTFq/IMG-1179.avif
https://i.~ibb.co~/fdXCgCh1/IMG-1177.avif
https://i.~ibb.co~/GzGHFVL/IMG-1178.avif
Love this! Is this something you designed yourself or is there a link?
Its called a Warganizer, you can buy the files from war-ganizer.ca
Not perfect. There's a gap on both arms where the joints didn't quite fit flush, and I've had to sand it in places where the supports were. But most people won't notice.
I will fill the gaps, sand and paint it a darker brown at some point. Standing at 16" and about 35 hours in printing, the light is red but doesn't show properly.
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That's awesome is it the antiquing paste or a gold print sprayed black then sanded back?
I tried 'Rub 'n Buff'. Slightly over done in places and under done in others, but not too bad.
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Well impressed by how smooth these prints are.
It was originally white. I primed it black and used Antique Gold rubnbuff in a few places.