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Post by nick on Nov 24, 2018 12:54:55 GMT -5
Finished the Harvest Cheat Mark I design today.    I’m fully prepared for this to not fit. I’m sure there will need to be measurement tweaks given how much rounding I did. However, I think the general structure of it looks right. I just sent the first print over to the lab at work. I’ll pick it up on Monday and tweak based on the result. |
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Post by Shawn on Nov 24, 2018 12:57:01 GMT -5
Looks great Nick!
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Post by nick on Nov 25, 2018 14:44:24 GMT -5
As expected the Mark I Cheat is not quite up to snuff. Looks like I was off by a millimeter or so in one direction. It should be an easy fix for Mark II though.   Even with the mistake I think this made for a nice proof of concept though. I should have the Harvest Cheat ready for reproduction soon! |
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Post by Shawn on Nov 25, 2018 15:58:31 GMT -5
Looking good so far!
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Post by Happy on Nov 26, 2018 22:38:11 GMT -5
It sure looks a whole lot better than my homemade cheats!
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Post by nick on Nov 27, 2018 11:06:45 GMT -5
I decided not to bore you all with the details of the Mark II and Mark III designs since they were both iterative and incorrect. However, the Mark IV is very close to what I’d want the final version to look like.    The minor changes I want to make in Mark V: 1. I’m going to bring the top of the piece up to be level with the tops of the basket ports. This won’t look as nice, but it won’t require each piece to be trimmed after printing (which is what the Mark IV design requires). 2. Add a lip to the bottom of the basket ports to prevent light leaks to the tank. 3. Add a small bit on the back to fill in the gap between the Cheat and the part where the original water port cover attaches to the deck. Again, this is to prevent a light leak into the tank. I think that should do it though. Almost there! |
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Post by Rialle on Nov 27, 2018 11:21:59 GMT -5
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Post by Shawn on Nov 27, 2018 12:16:27 GMT -5
Between what you have shown and what drbanks has done is amazing. Dawn has made some covers for the holes and also a cute container that has a twist lid. |
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Post by drbanks on Nov 28, 2018 1:23:00 GMT -5
My covers pale in comparison, mainly because I just copied the model off Thingiverse.
My light hood extender rods are a little bit more of me, because I've actually ended up creating the models in software like Fusion 360.
But this is brill.
At one point, I was putting some serious thought into printing a replacement grow deck that would accept standard 2" net pots, but ultimately, two things stopped me:
1) I need a bigger printer, or I'll need to print the deck in multiple parts and glue them together. And when I try to glue parts together, I usually end up with parts that are still separate, but with my fingers glued together.
2) can't really think of a good way of shunting the water from the interior of the grow plate to drip more or less to the middle of the net pot without having to resort to little inch long pieces of plastic tubing, or ending with a design in which the pots are only insertable/removable by taking the grow deck apart (as you would do when cleaning).
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Post by drbanks on Nov 28, 2018 1:25:56 GMT -5
Oh yeah, and the cute container was just someone else's remix of Emmet's print-in-place iris box (to use lingo that makes sense only to 3D printing buffs).
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Post by Shawn on Nov 28, 2018 4:05:21 GMT -5
Well regardless drbanks, as far as I am concerned you did great! |
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Post by MaryL on Dec 9, 2018 11:46:26 GMT -5
Nick, this is beyond cool!!! I just saw this otherwise I would have squealed my excitement when you first posted this. (Apologies to all, I’ve been away and have tried to jump on and off here and there but have missed a ton). I am amazed at your ingenuity.  |
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Post by nick on Dec 10, 2018 8:04:32 GMT -5
Nick, this is beyond cool!!! I just saw this otherwise I would have squealed my excitement when you first posted this. (Apologies to all, I’ve been away and have tried to jump on and off here and there but have missed a ton). I am amazed at your ingenuity.  Thank you! Unfortunately life has slowed me down after that initial bout of productivity. Shouldn't be long before I can finish up the final design though. 🙂 |
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Post by Shawn on Dec 10, 2018 9:22:33 GMT -5
nick, take your time. Life always comes first 
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Post by aerogrower on Dec 10, 2018 21:32:32 GMT -5
Nick, this is beyond cool!!! I just saw this otherwise I would have squealed my excitement when you first posted this. (Apologies to all, I’ve been away and have tried to jump on and off here and there but have missed a ton). I am amazed at your ingenuity. Thank you! Unfortunately life has slowed me down after that initial bout of productivity. Shouldn't be long before I can finish up the final design though. 🙂 This is great! What a great idea! I would be interested in picking one up. No rush, Nick! |
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Post by nick on Jan 6, 2019 12:43:40 GMT -5
Alright, I've given up on chasing perfection with this one because time just won't allow for it. However, I *think* I've got a good enough design done now. I'll do one last test print at the office this week and if it looks good I'll upload the files to Thingiverse for everyone. And of course Shawn and Happy are going to be the first recipients of these when they're done! |
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Post by Happy on Jan 6, 2019 16:44:32 GMT -5
Awww thanks, Nick!
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Post by drbanks on Jan 7, 2019 6:56:09 GMT -5
And of course Shawn and Happy are going to be the first recipients of these when they're done! To me, no print is complete until I can send a couple to Shawn . |
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Post by Shawn on Jan 7, 2019 7:14:29 GMT -5
And of course Shawn and Happy are going to be the first recipients of these when they're done! To me, no print is complete until I can send a couple to Shawn .
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Post by gina1104 on Jan 7, 2019 8:25:37 GMT -5
Alright, I've given up on chasing perfection with this one because time just won't allow for it. However, I *think* I've got a good enough design done now. I'll do one last test print at the office this week and if it looks good I'll upload the files to Thingiverse for everyone. And of course Shawn and Happy are going to be the first recipients of these when they're done! I'm just finding this thread and I find your 3D printing projects to be absolutely amazing! I do have a few questions. 1. If you guys don't use the fill hole tomput water in, how DO you fill? 2. What is "Thingiverse"? 3. Is this design for the older Harvest models only? I got mine at Christmas and I keep seeing things that say the new one isn't compatible with the old accessories and such! Thanks! |
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