3d printer owners... Could anyone make me this?

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Hi.

I am thinking about air assist for my diode laser and I have found this thingverse item which may just do the trick…

… The problem is I do not have a 3d printer or know anyone who does… In the UK I cannot find a ‘print my 3d item service’ either.

Could anyone help?

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https://www.makeitquick.co.uk maybe this would help you.

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That’s does look helpful but minimum order is £20+ delivery which seems a lot.

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don’t know in which corner do you live… but there are some maker spaces in UK. maybe one would be in reach? https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libraries-and-makerspaces/libraries-and-makerspaces

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Hmmm, not seen these before… I will defo check these out.

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I’d be happy to print it for the cost of shipping. But sure what it would cost to send it to ya, I’m in the US.

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i also could try to print this for you, but i am form Austria and the Shipping to UK…

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I have no idea the cost to ship from Austria or US??

I’m not even sure what postal options Austria has🤣

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if i see this right about 15€

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Any charge for the print itself???

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Nah I’ll do it for free. I just got my printer and I’m still learning it. So some thing new to try would be cool.

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If you still need this printed I am in the UK (Dorset) and have a small business that does just this type of thing. Let me know if you still need it doing.

Cheers

David

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I have PM’s you David

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How will you adjust the focus with that thing bolted over the lens?

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Well having run a focus test I know that my laser is focused currently… I also know that this focus point correlates to the z axis being 17mm up from its lowest position.

If I do not touch the focus knob then I will still be able to focus by ensuring that I am 17mm up from lowest setting when using 4mm plywood. I can then extrapolate to increase this as the wood size changes, so 10mm plywood would need the laser at 17+6mm = 23mm from bottom of the z axis.

The focus knob is more hassle than it’s worth now I have it focussed really well.

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Coming late to the party, but see if you have any “Maker Spaces” in your area. You can either rent time on a machine or have somebody make for you.

Or, buy a 3D printer and watch your “project time” go from seconds/minutes to hours. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Hi, just sen your post - I am in the UK (Wakefield) I would be happy to give this a go, must warn you however that I only recently bought a printer and am still getting to grips with it , in between modding the monkeys out of it. I wanted a new toy to add to my WorkBee CNC and laser.

So if you want I can give it a go but cannot guarantee the results.

Regards Andrew

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I have PM’s you Andrew

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You might want to run your existing cone for a longer cut and see how much it heats up. You’d be surprised at how large the beam diameter REALLY is. My metal cone gets hot from the “extra” beam width.