Yesterday was Sunday, and sometimes on Sundays after I am done working I will go out into the shop to do a little more woodwork. It’s usually a time I can finalize the projects that I’ve been working on over the weekend that isn’t usually too intrusive to family life. I decided to take it relatively easy and did a little 3D printing and fixed my Genz pack Garmin Striker 4 fish finder.
The ice fishing shanty is missing a few quality of life items: Flooring, and rod holders being the two big ones at the moment. I decided to model a first draft of an ice rod holder and print it yesterday. I went with a hexagonal base design and used my rods to get the dimensions for the holder. The first revision I modeled and printed did not have enough height for the reel to hang freely. It would have worked but I heightened the holder by 30 mm and printed a second time. Now the reel will hang freely, and it’s not too tall so the center of gravity is still in a good, non tippable position. Here’s a picture of v2:
I used my signature icy teal-blue for this, but I can print in any color. I sent this picture to my brother and if he wants one I’ll print it in a different color. I’d like to figure out how to change filament better on my 3D printer. Right now I have to feed a piece of dummy filament in the opposite direction the filament is supposed to go. I then feed the actual printer filament into the machine, then I have to push against the dummy filament to get through the little filament sensor, who’s gates are always shut. Feeding the dummy filament through the other end opens the gates for the actual filament to pass through. Quite annoying and tedious to load new filament now, but I love the upgrade that I did. A small trade off for a better machine.
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