I decided to drop the idea of making the GoFlight 166 enclosure match the dimensions of the Saitek switch panels. Too much negative space and I wanted to mount it on a different part of a portable cockpit stand I use (This is a tricked out GT Omega Racing Wheel Stand ). The end result turned out well but needed a revision to add a mounting hole and a recess so it would fit flush against a new Virpil desk mount . The finished project is shown below. In part 1 we used Fusion 360 Sketches to re-create the Radio Panel to get used to the tools. To build the enclosure we could have just used the outer dimensions. To organise the project in Fusion 360 we should create a separate "component" each part. We created one called "Case" and started with a simple rectangle in a sketch from the side view, making it the side profile we want our box to be. Then "E" command to extrude it along the correct axis. The result was a volume that was just slightly larger
Late July came, and with it, a 3D printer...some assembly required. In this blog (there's a lot to cover) I'll touch upon the following topics. Building the Pursa i3 Mk2 kit, key points Calibration, calibration and more calibration First prints and expectations vs. reality What next As I write, I've had two weeks of hands-on printing and lots of beginner anecdotes to share, but first; is it everything I hoped it would be? Yes, and more. It's almost become an obsession, and it lives in a two foot square corner of the kitchen. The term 3D printer doesn't do it justice, it's essentially a fabrication robot. A needy one at that. It's also noisy. This was a big problem because I have a family, and some of them need to do things like sleep. When complex prints can take over a day and you only have a 12 hours print window it limits what you can do. While some 3D printers are said to be really quiet, this one is louder than an XBOX 360 attached to the