Topcover finished printing

After some printing the topcover is finally completed (from the fdm point-of-view). I'll order the acrylic panels soon (drawings and dxf-files already prepared)

The frame of the topcover

The pin feature of the top and middle-section is slightly off that's why there is a clearly visible gap on the both top parts. I'll try to better align them or even glue them together to eliminate the misalignment. I think the misalignment comes from the drillout because the tilted boreholes where slightly to tigtht and I had to drill them out manually.

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bad.iori wrote 04/03/2023 at 16:32

I really like the design of your topcover

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Simon Wirz wrote 03/15/2022 at 12:41

What do you mean with end-to-end lines?

If you're referring to the parting lines of the different sections than it will be solved after the fitment check with the acryilic panels. Because of the high tilt the boreholes where to tight and have to be drilled out slightly which caused the visible offset of the pin-centering feature. If I would print them again it would be solved right away (like you can see in the lower section, theres almost no gap visible)

But I don't want to waste any filament so I'll glue the top section together as soon as I ordered the acrylic panels. Sometimes you'll have to be flexible with solutions :D

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kelvinA wrote 03/17/2022 at 12:36

Wow I didn't even notice that the lower-mid section were 2 seperate prints.

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kelvinA wrote 03/15/2022 at 12:16

Looking nice (other than those end-to-end lines)

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Topcover is taking shape

Tool-Log: 20W Laser Module (NEJE N30820)

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