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Anyone measure wrong yet?

Jacob BurtInstructorMay 24, 2:22 AM

I spent a full Saturday designing a drawer divider once and it came out 2mm too wide on every side because I forgot the drawer walls have thickness. Had to reprint the whole thing Sunday. If your first fitted piece doesn't fit, that's probably why. Curious if anyone's hit this yet, post your numbers.

JustinMay 26, 11:10 AM

jacob 2mm too wide made me laugh way too hard because heck yes same energy over here, except mine was a filament storage box that didn't account for my own spool width 🙈 measured the spool empty, printed the box, spool won't close the lid. sitting in the garage humid and sad right now

Jacob BurtInstructorMay 28, 1:42 AM

Justin, that's the exact same mistake in a different costume, measured the object instead of the object doing its job. Add 3-4mm clearance and reprint the lid. Pull that spool out of the garage tonight though, humidity's not your friend.

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Nathan M.May 28, 9:46 PM

Oh man Justin that spool situation is too real. I measured my phone stand slots off the phone itself, forgot the case, phone won't sit right 😂 reprinting tonight.

Thanks, Nathan

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Jacob BurtInstructorMay 30, 9:47 AM

Nathan, that's the pattern all three of you keep hitting, the case is part of the phone now, same as the drawer walls were part of the drawer. Add 2-3mm around whatever you measured and it'll clear. Post your numbers after tonight's reprint, curious if that's enough for your case.

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JustinMay 31, 11:28 AM

jacob "object doing its job" is going straight into my brain permanently 😭 already pulled the spool, did the rice trick for two days which mostly fixed the stringing. adding 4mm clearance tonight and reprinting the lid. gary the starter says hi, unrelated, he's thriving unlike my filament

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