Comments on: ABS Puck Case Prototype

By: Keith Neufeld

Keith Neufeld — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:42:31 +0000

Merrill, I haven’t tried that yet so I really don’t know. One thing that comes to mind is that acetone is said to dissolve ABS; so you might be able to “buff” the part with an acetone-dampened rag and get that to seal the gaps between layers.

By: merrill snell

merrill snell — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:31:09 +0000

i have a uprint 3d printer and am making parts that i want to fully waterproof as im finding the absplus material allows water to go through do you know how to waterproof the absplus

By: Arun Kumara

Arun Kumara — Sun, 03 May 2009 15:01:35 +0000

After watching this a few weeks ago http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=944641

i got this incessant urge in me to sell my car, woodworking tools etc.

There is a cheaper version for $14k
http://www.dimensionprinting.com/3d-printers/3d-printing-uprint.aspx

By: Zach Hoeken

Zach Hoeken — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:26:15 +0000

Absolutely! Just send me an STL or a Blender file and I’ll try my best.

Cheers,
Zach

By: Keith Neufeld

Keith Neufeld — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:17:36 +0000

Zach, great to hear from you again!

In the long term, I want to open-source everything about the puck, including the Blender source and STL files.

I’m hesitant to do that at the moment, though, for a couple of reasons.

First and foremost, the design isn’t done. The outer surface of the shell is pretty good, but the inner surface needs work for mounting the pushbutton, a groove for an O-ring for waterproofing, and screw holes.

Second, I’d prefer to release everything about the project once I have it in a usable state. I’m not sure whether it’s selfishness or hubris, but I’d really like to get it working before setting it loose to go wander about in the world and have other people contributing to it.

I’m interested in your remark about building one with a RepRap, though. If I were to get some of my needed changes made and update the Blender and STL files, would you be willing to RepRap one for me for the cost of materials and shipping, plus snap some photos of the build?

By: Zach Hoeken

Zach Hoeken — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:40:10 +0000

Hey Keith,

Love your blog. I’ve been following it for a while and its good to see new work being done on the puck. Anyway, are you releasing the files for the puck design? I’d love to check it out and try to print it on my RepRap machine.

Also, if you’re into sharing, you should check out the site my friend Bre and I made: http://www.thingiverse.com. Its a place to share digital designs for physical objects.

Cheers,
Zach