Drilled her from behind and shoved a rod up in her, that straightened her out real nicely.
This warping seems to be inherent with 3D printing. Two different 3D printing companies, exact same warp. So I've got to see what I can do about it.
I laid a pair of pliers on the post and left it overnight to gently persuade it back into alignment. This actually straightened out the tower long enough to drill out the post:
The tower was modeled with a hollow post for a conduit for the wires for the lighting. But I had to widen it out a bit so that I could fit a brass rod up through there. I could actually feel the tip of the drill bit making its way up the fragile post, so I kept pressure on it so I could feel if the bit threatened to dig through the side.
The brass tube fits nice and snug. It will help provide the strength and straightness as well as a conduit for one of the wires and act as the return (ground) for the other polarity
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Ready for some paint now that it is standing straight and tall. Yes sir! Standing straight and tall!
Dandy
Well done!
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Bill
With that opening sentence, I thought I had stumbled on a 'Fifty shades of grey' blogsite that my wife may have observed, keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteVery straight, indeed! Your experience will warn us 3D gold diggers to design small long structures without reinforcement.
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Volkmar