There is talk about spider legs and stack constructions for the original Quad ESL, but little talk about the original feet.
Some make something that looks a bit like the original feet which are often lots or bad or damaged etc.
I took the 100% original design and 3D printed the feet, re-inforced it with a 6 mm aluminium rod for strength.
PLA is available in various wood resembling colours and the mounting plate is black like the originals.
Some make something that looks a bit like the original feet which are often lots or bad or damaged etc.
I took the 100% original design and 3D printed the feet, re-inforced it with a 6 mm aluminium rod for strength.
PLA is available in various wood resembling colours and the mounting plate is black like the originals.
That's some out of the box thinking that I can really appreciate. Well done. BTW, not all vitanges of the original ESL's have the locating dowel pin in the middle.
BTW, I've modeled up the feet in solidworks as well, but haven't ever gotten them recreated in any material.
Sheldon
BTW, I've modeled up the feet in solidworks as well, but haven't ever gotten them recreated in any material.
Sheldon
Great looking feet for the original Quad ESL.
Reinforcing them with a rod (aluminium,steel or stainless steel) is good idea as I found that PLA fails in a long run (at least in my case) when subject to stresses or thermal differentials or exposure to sun (UV).
Nowadays, I use ASA filament when better ductility and long-term integrity are required. The printing requirements are very similar to ABS.
I’m also following your ESL Plus work on Facebook - great effort there ! 👍
Regards
Zvon
Reinforcing them with a rod (aluminium,steel or stainless steel) is good idea as I found that PLA fails in a long run (at least in my case) when subject to stresses or thermal differentials or exposure to sun (UV).
Nowadays, I use ASA filament when better ductility and long-term integrity are required. The printing requirements are very similar to ABS.
I’m also following your ESL Plus work on Facebook - great effort there ! 👍
Regards
Zvon
Correct, but in the design the peg can easily be removed. That even saves me some support material in printing 😉.
Most of the original ESL's wood constructions have the holes to hold the peg. At least the dozens we have in the house all have them.
The problem with these "technical" plastics is the lack of colour choices for this type of work. Better strength (and more harmful fumes while printing) sure, but much less colour choices. 😢
Maybe I should post some of that info here too.
Surely will do that when our Ultimate design finally comes to life shortly.
You are right about the limited color choices. Regarding strength, it is interesting that PLA is often stiffer than some “technical” plastics. However, PLA is very brittle - has low ductility.
The original ABS had unpleasant fumes, warped significantly, had poor bed adhesion, and required an enclosed chamber. Modern ABS and ASA filaments include added polymers, making prints much easier, with almost no warping, very low odour, and excellent interlayer adhesion.
My experience is based on Formfutura’s ApolloX (ASA) and TitanX (ABS).
Disclaimer: I have no association with Formfutura—just a happy customer! 😁
Best regards,
Zvon
The original ABS had unpleasant fumes, warped significantly, had poor bed adhesion, and required an enclosed chamber. Modern ABS and ASA filaments include added polymers, making prints much easier, with almost no warping, very low odour, and excellent interlayer adhesion.
My experience is based on Formfutura’s ApolloX (ASA) and TitanX (ABS).
Disclaimer: I have no association with Formfutura—just a happy customer! 😁
Best regards,
Zvon