Fan shroud by Cope413

[McSlappy]

The first piece I've been using as sort of a test piece for PLA for a while since I actually wanted one. It has some good overhangs to test as well as small areas for infill.

I'm still sorting out PLA so I printed it out of ABS in the meantime - It's a better material choice for this anyway.

Thanks to Cope for the design.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/wMjO2kM.jpg?1[/img]

It turned out ok, I was pleased with the minor stringing, but I'm still not happy with the slight gap in the top infill, and the very visible gap in the 'c' clip. It's like it's infill in small areas isn't working quite right.

I'll post this also in the troubleshooting section, so if you have tips on getting slic3r to infill better, put them over there to avoid clogging this section with troubleshooting tips.

The second part is a knife scale for a Spyderco Endura.
Designed the initial shape in Illustrator, then over to Blender for some boolean action, then to print.
I'm not totally happy with this, I really want to bevel the larger holes, but Blender is a bugger and doesn't seem to behave like a 'normal' 3d program. I'm sure it's just my noobness with it... I'm sure I just need to get used to it but I do just wish it worked like 3ds Max

Knife scale in illustrator:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/sQoCFJd.jpg?1[/img]

And freshly done:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/E26p9gg.jpg?1[/img]

[Eaglezsoar]

Let us know how difficult it is to press the c-clip over the shaft without deforming it and how the general fit feels.

[McSlappy]

It was a little tight, but not bad. The shroud itself was more difficult to push over the fins. It's a solid fit, with a decent resistance to movement. You have to mean to move it

[Eaglezsoar]

It was a little tight, but not bad. The shroud itself was more difficult to push over the fins. It's a solid fit, with a decent resistance to movement. You have to mean to move it

Sounds good, I will have to print a couple of those. I prefer the fact that they are hard to move.
Thanks for the comeback.

[McSlappy]

No probs, I do recommend this shroud. I think I should have pre-drilled larger holes for the screws though, it works, but there are stress marks on the plastic from driving the screws in.