I feel like you need some text underneath, like
“Fail safe”
“Emp”
“Detonate”
lol
I kinda want the files…
I think if I build it I will use one of my safety flip toggles… I love those switch’s for no other reason than it’s satisfying as hell to use
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Prep is big. Sanding down layer lines or applying something like spackle and then sanding it. Then prime the whole piece first and then painting.
I’ve done a few and the prep is key and the primer is the biggest step. It is what allows the paint to stick.
For the metallic finish. Get your base coat done first and pick up some “rub and buff”. This stuff works wonders on giving it that metallic weathered look.
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Makes it scream, “Ah, My Throat”, followed by gurgling noises.
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I need to get into mecha cosplay… Finishing is going to be a pain from the sound of things… I need some encouragement.
And also printing large parts on a smaller printer. I should probably build a large one, like a Voron Trident or Zero-G Mercury one.
Henry Ford — ‘Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs’
Do the hands. Just the hands. Like your avatar. You will be inspired.
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The fuzzy feature always seemed to be underutilized to me. To me it seems like it would give the most surface area for paint to stick, as well as let you make the finishing aspect easier as you would basically only be shaving down the high parts.
a good rattle can primer should do more than enough to help prime the part. If you dont have much experience with rattle can finishes…
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first coat is litterally a dusting. hold the can a few feet from the part and just dust the entire surface. you only want light overcast on the piece.
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after 10 minutes apply your second dusting but a bit heavier. wait 10 min.
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3rd coat should be an inspection. Pick the piece up, rotate it, identify how you need to start orienting the part between coats to get perfect coverage. then your third coat should be about 12 inches from the piece, slightly heavier and gently overlapping each pass. this one should dry 1 hr.
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4th coat should be the same as the 3rd. you let this one sit 2hrs.
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this step is a gentle sand with 400g sandpaper or sanding sponge.
6th this should be a final coat. avoid runs by getting too close with the can, apply it evenly, and let it sit a day.
- Start using your actual paint color.
My father owned a refinishing shop as well as being a hobbiest woodworker and these are the steps us taught me for rattle cans as well as poly applications. it seems like painting is the most time consuming step since it is spread across 3 days. but honestly you could spend 4-5 days in just prepping a part and the imperfections in what you missed wont appear until you get to your final coat of paint or clear.
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A coat of bondo helps smooth the layer lines and it sands well …
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That introduces a lot more sanding
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There’s also the whole electroplating movement… I really wanna start playing with that but I need to decide if I wanna mess with the chemicals involved
Never thought about electroplating as a movement… Surface activation sounds like a pain TBH.
I’ve seen people airbrush a copper based paint onto the print, then electro plating that with good results. I don’t think the paint was too toxic
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I tried it with copper plating onto mason jars. Didn’t work because I couldn’t find a coating electrically conductive enough to work on the glass.
This was pre internet.
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I’ve done nickel plating and planing on getting into anodizing (I have 90% of the stuff, just need the time to put it together 
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Electro plating isn’t too bad as long as you don’t try to dispose of the metallic solutions …
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- “You Can Do It Guy” aka Rob Schneider,
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That is forking awesome! Do you mind sharing the STL? I have been wanting to make a Nikola Tesla bust with a hidden button/RFID reader for a LONG time!
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https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3221078
Here is the link to the original Einstein button. The 200% version is in the comments section. The 200% pedestal file is missing a hole at the base for a cable so I remixed the pedestal.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6798070
This is the link to the remixed pedestal
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Now I need a secret lair…
And why didn’t you guys show off your smart home stuff when I was looking for inspiration!?
Apart from an automatic clean/dirty indicator for the dishwasher, I don’t have many ideas.
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I printed these figures as a bit of a torture test for one of my printers:
The silk filament I used is terrible and doesn’t flow very well so there is under extrusion in a couple of places…
Anyways, you 'borgs know me… Which one do you think I like the most? And which one do you guys like the most?
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I’m a bit of a Star Wars fan, so I gotta go with the Super Battle Droid.
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