Projects, joy, etc
I have a lot of unfinished projects. I’ve had to get used to that– that it is okay to have lots of unfinished projects. My wife is a super creative, prolific artist (I admire the shit o…
True unfinished proj – some ugly LED strip driver boards I made ages ago
https://lemmy.world/post/30669064
Getting closer to a working 3d printed pleated filter
https://lemmy.world/post/30580334
Designing a pleated air filter to 3d print
https://lemmy.world/post/30101468
Designing a pleated air filter to 3d print - Lemmy.World
I failed again on a couple of levels, but am figuring out the problem…
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/a478411b-451b-4d36-93f5-bef8c4e5b6f1.jpeg] I
think for the next design I am going to attack each pleat segment as an assembly
like a Lego build. I need to shape the pleat and secure both top and bottom in a
way that allows the fabric to pass through the ends. Then mount that brick
assembly into a frame that pulls tension along the pleat length. I’m kinda at a
mental impasse at the moment because the alternative idea I have is to melt a
bead of PLA into the top and bottom edge of the fabric to allow assembly with
the fabric already cut to length. With the Lego bricks-like clipping assembly,
the conundrum is how to trim the excess and still create a filer frame that is
easy to build into a larger air box assembly. My goal is to have taut pleats
with no cardboard or material forming them. This is actually a second project
and attempt at such a thing. I could easily buy something, but screw that.
Amazon won’t list dimensions of filters because that would be honest, when
branding is exploitable for price fixing. I would rather cut up an old tee shirt
for a better filter media anyways, or toy with more complexity in sensors with a
microcontroller or filtration media later down the road.
Laptop GPU water cooler mod phase-2 mounted
https://lemmy.world/post/29787034
Laptop GPU water cooler mod phase-2 mounted - Lemmy.World
pic of it mounted through the bedside stand
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/96ea58ba-8888-40d4-af35-fcc7b3549f09.jpeg]
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/840830f5-4852-4ddb-ab66-9b8cb548eb2a.jpeg] I’m
actually quite surprised that it is doing so well on the first design and
prints. It is printed in polycarbonate. Here is the inner ring with a cover for
if the cooler is removed.
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/2c26eaf0-658a-4cae-9198-85095875d383.jpeg]
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d29ad8e3-c990-4c08-b57a-cbcbd28c907c.jpeg] I
still need to make some parts, like a better cap cover for the water block, the
enclosure for the power supply, radiator, and fan. And I need a guide that keeps
the hoses near the table top, but the hardest parts are done now. This is one of
the largest GPUs ever to come in a laptop. I use it for AI stuff, but it often
throttles from temperature. A laptop is ideal for my ergonomic needs with
physical disability. That’s the why.
Laptop GPU water cooler mod phase-1 working
https://lemmy.world/post/29505513
Laptop GPU water cooler mod phase-1 working - Lemmy.World
So I have this old CPU water cooler and my laptop still throttles from some AI
workloads on the GPU due to thermals. There is a nearly flat spot directly above
the GPU heat pipes. So I’m making a way to connect the water cooler block. After
cutting a hole in the laptop enclosure cover, I need a way to attach the water
cooler block securely. I have come up with a ring that can use the enclosure
hole as the mount for the water block. I still need to design this mount.
However, I needed to test and iterate the inner enclosure mounting ring before
creating a mechanical mount for the cooling block, so I decided to design a
cover for the hole when the laptop is not on my bedside stand, (physically
disabled/laptop is for ergonomic needs/never actually leaves the bedside stand).
I went with a bit of a Dune theme with some asymmetric implied symbolism that
harkens the Arab undertones of Arrakis and House Atreides. I was also working on
dialing in the finest details I can achieve with a 0.25mm nozzle and
polycarbonate. I need to lower the first layer z a few thousandths as this came
out with too many visible layer lines, but overall it is okay. I’m working on
ways of adding infill like patterns in the slicer but making them appear nicer.
I still haven’t nailed that one yet as this print has minor deviations between
the geometric art pattern and the infill like screen. I did this one by brute
force in FreeCAD but I think I can do better infill like mesh patterns after
watching some tutorials on the Lattice 2 workbench. I am going to create an
insert of another color or texture for the House Atreides symbol. I had to build
my printer enclosure to print these in PC too.
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d29ad8e3-c990-4c08-b57a-cbcbd28c907c.jpeg]
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/3f2ca10e-4149-4c0a-be80-aba6ab8b480b.jpeg]
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/2c26eaf0-658a-4cae-9198-85095875d383.jpeg]
Started a water cooled laptop GPU mod today
https://lemmy.world/post/29143168
Started a water cooled laptop GPU mod today - Lemmy.World
Working on the 3d print designs to hold the water block, radiator/fan, and a
little alignment connector and cover for the hole in the laptop enclosure at the
GPU. I already did grizzly extreme thermal grease, and modified the enclosure in
several places to allow better fan airflow. The water block will hopefully stop
the throttling with CNNs and keep the GPU from going offline when under sudden
loads like loading a new model. I had the water block from an old comp I was
given, so why not try to use it. This is a 16 GB 3080Ti, so it gets pretty hot
with a CNN. I won’t even use Flux models because they run so hot.
I built a thing that will send you low quality Fun Facts about Foxes by Fax:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRhNBLas8a4
No I'm not really sure why I did either, but once it was in my head I had to make it not be.
Illustrations are by the wonderful https://instagram.com/nellyperkins/
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