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Will there be more sliders…?

Posted on August 25, 2023August 26, 2023 by finley

I’ve been considering hanging it up. It’s a tedious process to make them, and I won’t lower my standards. My printer is acting up, so I’d like to take apart the feeder mechanism if I’m going to start printing again. Generally, life things have been keeping me busy lately. On the plus side. I do…

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Very close now to releasing the new batch

Posted on June 9, 2023August 9, 2023 by finley

I’ve made 10 so far. I have enough materials to make 20 and ‘thought’ I made 20 shells, but I only printed 14. I’m not sure if I should start selling now or when I have all 20 made. Also, I’m going to increase the price to $39.95 $59.95 each. I’m doing this because of…

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Production started

Posted on May 18, 2023 by finley

I have most all of the slider bodies produced and cleaned up. I’m waiting on magnets, the bases still need to be printed, and time for assembly. I’m really pleased with the quality of the prints. At one point I thought about printing the parts less dense to save time and material. I’ve decided against…

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Working out kinks in 3D printing

Posted on May 7, 2023 by finley

Things were busy for a bit, but have slowed down. I have time now to work on the next batch. I’ve been working on getting a cleaner print to come off the bed. It’s been tedious work cleaning up the completed prints. Each one has to be trimmed by hand, and I do it using…

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When is the next batch?

Posted on April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 by finley

I’ve been busy with life stuff lately, so I’ll need a few months before I’m able to release the next batch. I’m going to do a bit of redesign on the slider to make it more reliable to print. The next batch will be the matte black slider 2 click version. At some point I’d…

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Video shows the difference between the clicky and silent version

Posted on December 17, 2022December 17, 2022 by finley
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Sliders are printing & clicky testing

Posted on December 10, 2022 by finley

Sliders are printing, I have about 5 or 6 printed. They still need to be cleaned up and assembled, and I’m still waiting on parts to complete the sliders. I’m pleased with the quality and the process so far. The enclosure has been nice. Clicky slider testing I’ve made one clicky slider and it feels…

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Enclosure is complete!

Posted on December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 by finley

Last night I finished building the enclosure and venting system for the 3D printer. Everything is working and I test printed a slider. The shell came out great, but the magnetic plate magnet spacing is off by .05mm. I’ll have to test and make adjustments. I printed a blue material, but I’ll try black filament…

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Printer still works

Posted on December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 by finley

I was not sure the printer would work after the move, but it looks like everything works. I’ve been printing parts for the exhaust system. I may also print the hinges for the enclosure. I still need to get the plexiglass for the enclosure and figure the best way to drill the exhaust holes.

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Printer enclosure & new design (sorta)

Posted on November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 by finley

We made it though the move, and I’m starting to think about what is needed to get the printer ready to go again. In our old house the printer was in the basement, and because of that a lot of running was needed access it. This time I am going to build an enclosure and…

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  • Will there be more sliders…?
  • Very close now to releasing the new batch
  • Production started
  • Working out kinks in 3D printing
  • When is the next batch?

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