Springs are not springy anymore after just a few hours to a day. I'll try PETG next. Hope it will work. But I have to say, that my filament wasn't the driest, even after drying for multiple hours. Maybe I'll print the case in PETG too, because it has some minor blemishes.
Thanks for your feedback! Some people recommend printing the PIN and SPRINGS in PETG for greater durability. Personally, I printed them in eSun PLA, and after a week they’re still working great!
Now I just need the reference for the filament you used to get that old-yellowed-plastic, please!
Thoughts about using bone color filament, but not sure it will give the proper result.
This is a great project! I really like that we're enabled to create custom disks. I made this DOOM logo disk with the 1993 logo instead of Barbie. turns out it was actually used on disks. My only suggestion is to update the number of needed prints for the springs and pins in the 3MF file. The interior slots are labeled with x8 to say print 8 total. The springs have x2 and the pin has nothing. Please update it to x16 for the springs and x8 for the pins. Otherwise, a perfect design with a lot of thought and effort put into it.
how did you do this? i have been trying to replicate this and its a lot harder than it looks. is there a custom font you used? and did you use bambu studios to do this? or a different software?
I JUST finished printing this and it was a delight - by coincidence, I ended up buying the same beige filament you recommended in a previous comment and I have to say, it really nails the retro computer colour.
For others wondering, I used PLA for everything, including the springs - No issue there!
Could you list what fonts you used for the text on the floppies? As soon as I go to modify any of the text, it reverts to the default font on my system and ends up looking nothing like it was intended.
I printed the pin in CF-PETG, but it was actually more vulnerable to deformation than the PLA. That said, the filament I used was also several years old.
Hi! That seems strange to me because everyone else is telling me it works really well without any issues. The only thing I can suggest is that you use a new filament—one that isn’t damp—so the print will come out nice and dense and solid.
If it keeps breaking, I recommend using a more durable material for the PIN, like PETG.
Let me know how it goes!
Thanks,
I have had most of the pins break. I have added a small cube to the pin design to give more surface area to the where the pin attaches to the back piece. I am testing now. I have also found, that unlike yours, my springs do not fling the floppy across the table. When the pin is working, they eject but only about a 10 to 15 mm. Since I can grab them out, it isn't a big deal. I do fear that over time, with the coasters in the unit, the springs will fail to spring back to their full length.
I've printed 3 different coasters and on all three the grey part that engages with the case has not printed connected to the colored body of the floppy disc. What am I doing wrong?
The floppy doesn't fit, it took me a really long time to print the whole package and now the first floppy doesn't want to lock once inserted, no matter how hard I push
While disassembling everything and figuring out how to fix it, several pieces broke, and I even paid for this model. It took very little to get it working. Now I'm going to make the lever thinner and will have to use more material to fix the broken pieces in the process... it's not worth the money.
Not sure if my original post disappeared, but are there instructions on how to change the graphic on the floppy? Not sure if I missed it somewhere in the instructions. Thanks in advance!
I've tried several different types of PLA and of PETG and can not get the mechanism to work reliably more than once or twice. The disk clicks in and out once or twice, but then I have to push hard down on the disk thereafter, and cannot reliably get it to disengage. I printed at 0.2mm layer height with Anycubic, 3D Printing Canada, Spectrum, and Kodak PLA, and Filaments.ca PETG-CF on an Anycubic Kobra S1.
I am having the same issue. Especially once I put the outer case around it and it all gets a bit tighter. If the locking mechanism worked flawlessly even most of the time this would be a great print but I just took it off my store due to the numerous issues im having with the locking mechanism
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Springs are not springy anymore after just a few hours to a day. I'll try PETG next. Hope it will work. But I have to say, that my filament wasn't the driest, even after drying for multiple hours. Maybe I'll print the case in PETG too, because it has some minor blemishes.
Thanks for your feedback! Some people recommend printing the PIN and SPRINGS in PETG for greater durability. Personally, I printed them in eSun PLA, and after a week they’re still working great!
Now I just need the reference for the filament you used to get that old-yellowed-plastic, please! Thoughts about using bone color filament, but not sure it will give the proper result.
PLA MATTE - LIGHT KHAKI by eSun
how did you do this? i have been trying to replicate this and its a lot harder than it looks. is there a custom font you used? and did you use bambu studios to do this? or a different software?
I JUST finished printing this and it was a delight - by coincidence, I ended up buying the same beige filament you recommended in a previous comment and I have to say, it really nails the retro computer colour.
For others wondering, I used PLA for everything, including the springs - No issue there!
Thank you so much!
Could you list what fonts you used for the text on the floppies? As soon as I go to modify any of the text, it reverts to the default font on my system and ends up looking nothing like it was intended.
Fonts: Ink Free Bubbleboddy Neue Trial Segoe MDL2 Assets (1984) Minecraft Courier New (Beer.rar) Classic Dolly
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Can we print everything on PLA or do the pins and springs need to be printed in something sturdier like PETG?
Hi! I printed the whole thing in PLA and it works fine, but some people have told me it's better to print the PIN in PETG
We printed springs and pins in bambu petg hf and they work really well. Printed on the supertack plate on a H2D so they are nice and smooth as well.
I printed the pin in CF-PETG, but it was actually more vulnerable to deformation than the PLA. That said, the filament I used was also several years old.
I have printed this and found the small arm breaks very easily or gets stuck and does not release the coaster. Any suggestions?
Hi! That seems strange to me because everyone else is telling me it works really well without any issues. The only thing I can suggest is that you use a new filament—one that isn’t damp—so the print will come out nice and dense and solid. If it keeps breaking, I recommend using a more durable material for the PIN, like PETG. Let me know how it goes! Thanks,
I have had most of the pins break. I have added a small cube to the pin design to give more surface area to the where the pin attaches to the back piece. I am testing now. I have also found, that unlike yours, my springs do not fling the floppy across the table. When the pin is working, they eject but only about a 10 to 15 mm. Since I can grab them out, it isn't a big deal. I do fear that over time, with the coasters in the unit, the springs will fail to spring back to their full length.
I've printed 3 different coasters and on all three the grey part that engages with the case has not printed connected to the colored body of the floppy disc. What am I doing wrong?
The floppy doesn't fit, it took me a really long time to print the whole package and now the first floppy doesn't want to lock once inserted, no matter how hard I push
While disassembling everything and figuring out how to fix it, several pieces broke, and I even paid for this model. It took very little to get it working. Now I'm going to make the lever thinner and will have to use more material to fix the broken pieces in the process... it's not worth the money.
Not sure if my original post disappeared, but are there instructions on how to change the graphic on the floppy? Not sure if I missed it somewhere in the instructions. Thanks in advance!
Are there instructions on how to change the text/graphic? Not sure if I missed it somewhere in the file. Thanks in advance!
How do we put the springs in the back part of the print if there's no space to put them in?
I've tried several different types of PLA and of PETG and can not get the mechanism to work reliably more than once or twice. The disk clicks in and out once or twice, but then I have to push hard down on the disk thereafter, and cannot reliably get it to disengage. I printed at 0.2mm layer height with Anycubic, 3D Printing Canada, Spectrum, and Kodak PLA, and Filaments.ca PETG-CF on an Anycubic Kobra S1.
I am having the same issue. Especially once I put the outer case around it and it all gets a bit tighter. If the locking mechanism worked flawlessly even most of the time this would be a great print but I just took it off my store due to the numerous issues im having with the locking mechanism
Can you share the Snapmaker U1 3mf file as well? the bambu file doesn't allow text to be edited on Snapmaker Orca.
How do i edit the text on the floppy disks?
If you are using Bambu Studio, Select the "Text Shape" tool and edit the text (or just press "T").
Is the top part of the pin supposed to break off? I’ve printed several times and they all detach
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If I had 3.5' floppy disks could I use those instead of printing out the ones provided in the file downloads?
Hi, would you mind adding the file setup for the snapmaker you used on your video?