Don MeyerFeb 21

Well, now I have a better idea of just how detailed an item my 3D printer can print.

Old (30+ years) Mac floppy drives have a tiny eject mechanism gear that becomes brittle. You can find a design for this gear that allows printing them.

My resulting gear was way too low-resolution for a gear this size, sigh.

Time to buy one.

#MacintoshSE #RetroComputing #3DPrinting

Show threadLeon Cowle
@donm This may or may not be a useful tip, Don: try your local library. Ours has 3D printers that cost several thousands of dollars each. That can print down to 0.06mm granularity -- far exceeding most home 3D printers.
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Show threadDon MeyerFeb 21

@leoncowle
Hmm, interesting! I love libraries, but since I also love collecting the books I read, I don't use them much these days.

I tend to think of them as just sources of books. Fascinating if some of them also have 3D printers!

I wound up ordering gears on eBay. Reasonably price, printed on a much better printer.

Will definitely keep the library idea in mind for the future!