Dabbling in Fusion 360

Ok, so before I come to do any fitting of LED’s, need to get this model to print. (Yes I’ve gone this far after Robs work and not yet had a go.)

what orientation do you guys suggest? Upright, angled or flat?

post and head to print separate.

btw Rob, If you use the post else where, hollow it all the way through and also add a little bit more to the top for the head to go over - you have only gone as far as the collar for the lamp head, where as the plan shows the cast should be 5inch tall.
I still can’t get over how amazing it looks!
I wish I had a computer powerful enough to draw in 3D Leek station, now that would be something!
Andy

 

Some of the commercially made lamps, especially in 4mm use fine enamelled wire to feed a lamp head, should be a fairly easy proposition in 7mm with more space.
Keith.

 

I’m going for all 3. See which works best.. I’m expecting a fail on at least one orientation.
8hr print at 0.05

 

yes, that’s what I’m thinking.. however, it’s where to hide it. Depending on how thick of thin some of the bits are, I’ll maybe make a channel for said wire to be recessed in to to be hidden.
I’m still considering the brass rod up the middle. I know it would help with electrics, strength and probably locating in the boards/platforms for Paul.

 

Well it ran overnight..

Initial inspection looks to be that both of each orientation have at least printed. No fails stuck to the fep etc!

probably won’t get to clean etc till later tonight, so will report back later (Mrs in bed on nights and I have the youngest)

 

With sending me the “original” I’ve been able to amend this end..

I hope to have a print later to show!

do you want me to send the head to you? So you have the complete set up? (Mind you, I have to work out how to do that.. the original 123 file will import in to Fusion east enough, I’ve never sent a Fusion file to anyone?)

andy

 

I don’t have a f3d option? Only f3z which is says is archive file??

 

i wish I knew what you had just said?

yes I saved it with the disc icon..
Cloud? Where??

 

Not yet stripped from the scaffold, but looks like we have had success on all three, although now I see some missing support on one of the lamp heads, so will need to see what’s actually come out..


Vertical - the missing section in the top lamp head.


horizontal.

45 degrees.

so, more tonight when I’ve removed the supports and cured. First impression is it looks ok, although the fine fluting Rob did on the upper column isn’t very visible. May be we need to adjust this for future prints to a larger flute with less of them? Not sure how many there should actually be?

 

Rob has got the F3Z file to work anyway..

I wonder if it’s a Z as it’s been imported from else where rather than created in Fusion? So it itself knows etc..

no basis behind this, just a thought and may be wide of the mark.

Andy