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.
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.
Yep! There’s some small screws on the official Expansion Cards that allow them to easily be opened. You can then separate the bottom and top pieces and access the PCB. The printed part just swaps in place of one of these halves.
@bonkrat, I am considering doing a “Inspiration” series of SNACK drawers based on some ideas floating around that could be incorporated into my project. I noticed that your Printables license allows commercial use, but I still feel it’s prudent to ask you for permission before even selling a product inspired by your design.
Along those same lines, would it be OK to sell your base designs? I’m happy to negotiate some kind of profit sharing (probably would net you ~$20 a year at most).
aww man…couple of servo’s in there, small microcontroller hooked up via the usb-c …laptop already has cam/bluetooth/wifi/power …app on your mobile … I already see this zipping through the house
Printed out a couple of these in PLA on my A1 mini. I found the ones which are solid work best printed face down so you get a nice flat finish, and the expansion card one works best laid face up. I didn’t need to add any supports, but did need to do a bit of filing to make the bobbles mate properly with actual Lego bricks
