Author: 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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We are moving and I have to take a break from making sliders while I focus on other things. Feel free to message me on Reddit, Etsy or here if I can find a way to add my email address. I may be able to start back up in November or December. Hope to see…