Lego minifig costume parts

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stienman
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Lego minifig costume parts

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It looks like my kids want to be lego minifigures. So I took a few measurements and used openscad to create a lego hand that would be hollow inside so you could wear it like a glove:

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:31553

Being large, thin walled, and ABS it delaminated in three places during the build (conveniently on the hidden backside) but for a costume prototype it was great.

I'm working on replacing the kapton laminated glass build plate with a kapton laminated thin steel build plate so I can flex the plate to remove large prints, rather than chipping away at the prints. Then I need to build an insulated box around the machine so I can heat the whole interior to 70C and avoid the ABS cracking... I hope. Plus with the steel plates I can remove one, put another one down and start printing immediately while I deal with removing the part and cleaning the kapton on the one I just removed. Should make some builds go much more quickly.

Of course the ideas are not mine - to learn more about the steel plate and heated chamber, read Nophead's posts:

http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/2010/01 ... e-bed.html
http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/2010/06 ... rcoat.html
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Nice!
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That part is huge. Awesome! I haven't had the guts to try a print that large yet. How long did it take to print?
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Fiero2M6 wrote:That part is huge. Awesome! I haven't had the guts to try a print that large yet. How long did it take to print?
It took just under three hours. It was a 0.3mm layer height, and only two perimeters. I too was surprised it printed completely, I honestly expected it to fail halfway through.
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