Project Whurple - White/Purple Watercooled Build - Changes to 3d printer build!!

ALXAndy · 31 Mar 2020 at 18:10

Before.

After. 6 months.

It's really not worth it. It's not as simple as just doing a flush either, you have to take all of your stuff apart to get the residue out.

Vince · 31 Mar 2020 at 18:41

ALXAndy said:
Before.

After. 6 months.

It's really not worth it. It's not as simple as just doing a flush either, you have to take all of your stuff apart to get the residue out.

Exciting but sadly too late. I have ordered the world! The world I tell you!! Also bendy insert is here!!! Just gotta have a play with it later tonight!

Vince · 31 Mar 2020 at 19:17

Daisy (one of my little fluff balls) and I, we bent some stuff:

As you can see from the bend my silicon insert is not right, although it claimed to be 12mm it clearly isn't, it's 10mm for sure! 12mm has now been ordered.

ALXAndy · 31 Mar 2020 at 19:26

Vince said:
Exciting but sadly too late. I have ordered the world! The world I tell you!! Also bendy insert is here!!! Just gotta have a play with it later tonight!

You can't beat toys

But yeah, just make your loop very easy to drain.

Vince · 31 Mar 2020 at 19:34

ALXAndy said:
You can't beat toys

But yeah, just make your loop very easy to drain.

I'm going to have a valve that goes down and out of the rear panel of the case where you can pull the little do dah and drain the loop. One of these little fellas...

Vince · 31 Mar 2020 at 19:42

Would also like to add that I ordered a 3d printer. If we are going to have some fun then we may as well 3d print some stuff along the way!

Mcnumpty2323 · 31 Mar 2020 at 20:07

Vince said:
Daisy (one of my little fluff balls) and I, we bent some stuff:

As you can see from the bend my silicon insert is not right, although it claimed to be 12mm it clearly isn't, it's 10mm for sure! 12mm has now been ordered.

had to do a double take lol
thought you had my cat in your photo

Vince · 31 Mar 2020 at 20:12

Mcnumpty2323 said:
had to do a double take lol
thought you had my cat in your photo

She is one that I rescued when my two were in at the vet getting ops at 6 months old. She is a beautiful cat.

Mcnumpty2323 · 31 Mar 2020 at 20:15

Vince said:
She is one that I rescued when my two were in at the vet getting ops at 6 months old. She is a beautiful cat.

good for you mate
mines a rescue too,couple of woman druggies
were using him as a football
yet hes turned out the gentlest cat i have ever had
not the tiniest bit of spite in him despite being
kicked in the head and stuff by them

clifbel · 1 Apr 2020 at 00:48

The cat's adorable! And the valve is a lovely piece of engineering..

What 3D printer did you get? I guess that's not part of the build cost?

I keep toying with the idea of getting one but I feel like they're still a bit finnicky. Was attending a 3D printing lecture and I was just overwhelmed by the sheer amount of varying factors that come into play which can impact the quality of your print. :eek:

So now I usually just get a mate to print jobs for me instead

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Vince · 1 Apr 2020 at 10:36

clifbel said:
The cat's adorable! And the valve is a lovely piece of engineering..

What 3D printer did you get? I guess that's not part of the build cost? I keep toying with the idea of getting one but I feel like they're still a bit finnicky. Was attending a 3D printing lecture and I was just overwhelmed by the sheer amount of varying factors that come into play which can impact the quality of your print.

So now I usually just get a mate to print jobs for me instead .

Dunno its another £75 China special

We will see when it gets here!

clifbel · 1 Apr 2020 at 13:28

Looking forward to it! Does it come with the 3D printing material as well? You're going to have loads of fun with that methinks!

LePhuronn · 1 Apr 2020 at 13:41

Loving my Ender 3 Pro.

clifbel said:
I keep toying with the idea of getting one but I feel like they're still a bit finnicky. Was attending a 3D printing lecture and I was just overwhelmed by the sheer amount of varying factors that come into play which can impact the quality of your print.

It's not as bad as you think. It's quite daunting at first, especially ensuing you've built the thing properly to start with, but if you take baby steps a lot of it becomes second nature quite quickly.

Mcnumpty2323 · 1 Apr 2020 at 14:42

Vince said:
Dunno its another £75 China special We will see when it gets here!

You sure owe that guy in China a few beers

Vince · 1 Apr 2020 at 14:50

Mcnumpty2323 said:
You sure owe that guy in China a few beers

clifbel said:
Looking forward to it! Does it come with the 3D printing material as well? You're going to have loads of fun with that methinks!

It comes with some printing materials as well as all the bits I need to build it. Look it isn't going to be the best one there is but for £75 notes (everything in china is £75) its going to be awesome!

Mcnumpty2323 · 1 Apr 2020 at 14:57

Vince said:
It comes with some printing materials as well as all the bits I need to build it. Look it isn't going to be the best one there is but for £75 notes (everything in china is £75) its going to be awesome!

3d print something nice to go on the psu shroud ~nice font whurple for example
You good with cad?
Tried it a few times anything but a cube etc was my limit lol
Swear it's the softwares fault though lol

clifbel · 1 Apr 2020 at 15:00

Vince said:
It comes with some printing materials as well as all the bits I need to build it. Look it isn't going to be the best one there is but for £75 notes (everything in china is £75) its going to be awesome!

To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if comes out of the same factory as the "branded" ones. For me it's having the imagination to come up with enough stuff to print! I'm sure you've got some grand plans for it

I know what you mean McNumpty. Lucky for us there's a huge amount online of premade stuff we can just go to print with! I tried doing a google home mini mount for the kitchen but the designs either needed a huge print surface or a super high precision printer. I'm sure the right one will come along soon, or I'll just make one myself

Vince · 1 Apr 2020 at 15:02

Mcnumpty2323 said:
3d print something nice to go on the psu shroud ~nice font whurple for example
You good with cad?
Tried it a few times anything but a cube etc was my limit lol
Swear it's the softwares fault though lol

No major plans for it but I want to print a thing to hold my electronics for my epoxy thing. Then I thought I can print some things for the pc as well. I also have a friend that is making a massive model railway and im going to make the pub in 3ds max and paint it all for them

And yes, I spent years designing things in MAX and then importing it to Director and creating games so the modeling side of things shouldn't be all that tricky.

I have 10 items still waiting delivery including the damn chairs which I have been messed around on like you wouldn't believe. Should have been delivered Friday but after many calls they are telling me delivery in July... So that just won't do and I have now ordered them somewhere else.

LePhuronn · 1 Apr 2020 at 15:40

Vince said:
And yes, I spent years designing things in MAX and then importing it to Director and creating games so the modeling side of things shouldn't be all that tricky.

Shout out to Director, may she rest in peace. My bread and butter for almost a decade.

MAX has a native STL export so you should be fine. I recommend Cura for slicing the STL for printing. Holler if you need a hand setting anything up when it arrives.

Vince · 1 Apr 2020 at 15:41

LePhuronn said:
Shout out to Director, may she rest in peace. My bread and butter for almost a decade.

MAX has a native STL export so you should be fine. I recommend Cura for slicing the STL for printing. Holler if you need a hand setting anything up when it arrives.

Director was awesome and it was so easy to import Havok it was silly! Man I miss that!