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.
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)
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.
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.
