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tomster wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2020 2:48 pm Hi Troed,

just realized that the recommended print temperature is pretty high for PLA. I had printed this PLA with around 200 C so far and had no issues, but I might give it a try with a higher temperature in the future.

What temperature did you go with?

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Tom

tomster wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2020 2:48 pm just realized that the recommended print temperature is pretty high for PLA. I had printed this PLA with around 200 C so far and had no issues, but I might give it a try with a higher temperature in the future.

What temperature did you go with?

Icky wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 1:44 pm Well we have been printing lots of prototype case bottoms as we keep getting break points in the same two places.

The last run I did on a full case bottom, which took around 29 hours, had to be halted due to one of the break points actually coming away whilst printing, even with substansial supports. This is not the first time this has happened so they are definitely the weak points which need to be resolved.

So although its not a full print and has a nasty extrusion on the back right all is not lost as this helps to confirm our thoughts on a removable (slot in) back panel to allow printing of different port layouts, such as accommodating an H4 with the stacked Phoenix Shifter board having a HDMI out slot above the original ST monitor slot or other options. The removable panel will elevate that weak point and allow for improved printing.

In addition the full case has shown almost all posts etc are in the right place. Just the front three post need to be moved 3-4mm towards the front a bit more.

Well @exxos now you can get a sense for what a pink ST will look like


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Maeke wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2020 3:48 pm Maybe you could make the back plate a detachable part, this way it would be easyer to print and you can make the case being compatible with more computers (imagine a back plate for the ste or the falcon).

Icky wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 1:44 pm So although its not a full print and has a nasty extrusion on the back right all is not lost as this helps to confirm our thoughts on a removable (slot in) back panel to allow printing of different port layouts, such as accommodating an H4 with the stacked Phoenix Shifter board having a HDMI out slot above the original ST monitor slot or other options. The removable panel will elevate that weak point and allow for improved printing.

Icky wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:10 pm A bit of manipulation and we now have a slot-in rear panel allowing different panel layouts.

Icky wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:10 pm A bit of manipulation and we now have a slot-in rear panel allowing different panel layouts.