Are we gonna get a XenoCow bonkrat collab? Lego Drawers for the framework? Gonna need a place to store all these legos
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I was thinking that as soon as I saw it! Which legos and how many can fit in a standard-sized snack drawer? And of course, the snack draw should have lego pegs on the front.
Someone bothering you at work?
Open snack draw facing the perpetrator, click on two angry lego eyes, close drawer. Say nothing.
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From the looks of it, it might be possible to fit the four studs on the slide of the medium drawer and replace the extra space with the female side. So, you’d end up with a normal volume drawer but with the lego connectors on the front and bottom.
@bonkrat, how tall are the studs?
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The studs are 1.8mm in height and 4.8mm in diameter.
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My FrameWork may just give me the push I need to get into 3D printers. I love gadgets and tech but I could never really think of anything useful I would want to make at small scales such as I’ve seen in youtube videos and such. These ‘drawers’ fit that requirement plus I could probably come up with some bracket variations to fit inside the FW16 rear blank (or discrete graphics module slot on the rear).
Keep up the good work coming up with creative ways to enhance/customize our laptops!
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This is how I got into the hobby, the Fidget Spinner Expansion Card was the first project that I printed. I used an online printing service and it cost around $50. Once I received the print, it was nice but there were some design issues. I didn’t really want to spend another $50, and I had a bunch of other dumb projects I wanted to prototype. I ended buying a Prusa MINI+.
Printing was an easier hobby to get into than I anticipated. I’d recommend it if you’re into design and have ideas you’d like to try.
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Hey. Quick question, because I’m interested in building a Lego throne for my laptop… Could this be made as a case for the original type C? With the bottom be able to receive bricks? I would hate to lose the charging, but love to have it higher from the desk with stable Lego based legs
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It definitely can, I’ve seen some similar feedback since this was posted. Another quick project I posted could help here: Lanyard Loop Expansion Card Mod (and base mod files)
I could merge the Brick System Expansion Card and the base mod file from above. I’m thinking of keeping two studs on the outside, and having the card stick out a bit instead of being completely flush on the bottom for the tubes. This print would allow you to unscrew your current USB-C card and replace the shell with the brick system one.
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Drilling and gluing is, while exactly what I usually would love to do, is not what I had in mind. I rather it look like it was meant to be like that. And yeah, female holes on the bottom of the card, preferably at positions so if I change the left and the right side both (or al six) they would stay in Lego alignment (long parts could connect to all of them at the same time)
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That is what I was thinking, yeah. Je be so great having that printable, maybe in resin, transparent, and switch out the cases of all the cards!
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Quotes for on demand prints around ten quid, which is nice.
I get some warnings from online print shops about “Walls are too thin, minimum recommended thickness value is 1.0” - from https://makeitquick.co.uk for instance.
As the Lego clutch walls are less than this, is there a particular material/process I should be picking to minimise any issues ?
Does that include shipping? Edit: It seems is must.
I just went there and unless their printers are poorly calibrated, it shouldn’t be a problem. The only thing I might worry about is that since they are using ABS plastic, thin features like the walls will be more prone to warping if they don’t have good heating while they print… The toughness will be good, but I’d prefer them printed in PLA, PET-G, or even ASA if possible to keep the small details.
I’d offer you a better deal if I could ship outside the US cheaply, but sadly international shipping is pricey.
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Oh, ta.
3dprintmything will do ASA (sadly in black) for sub 12 quid, delivered.
That’s more likely to come out well, I think. Again, the first company’s ability to print the fine details is probably good enough. I suspect the warning is just that, a warning, rather than a “we can’t do this.”
I think real Lego is made from ABS if I’m not mistaken.
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I’ve added an STL for a Brick System USB-C Expansion Card mod built with the mod files from my other post.
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Let me charge it for you. 
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That’s even more useful as you don’t loose the USB port. Now to find a really short USB-C extension cable…
Like,
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Extension-RIITOP-Extender-Compatible-Nintendo-Red/dp/B08DR6R5SZ?th=1
is far too long and a fixed extender like
isn’t long enough…
The mod doesn’t add to the dimensions of the card if that’s the implication. You unscrew the old one and put the printed version in its place.
I am confused then… so with the hollow version, you can just gut the official expansion card and transfer it across ?