Hello Doug! Thank you for following up with detailed comparison on material/time.
Printed base feels and functions good to me. Slides great, with tight click at the end. Holds together really well, love tapped with hammer to release. Visually though… The transition from thick to single line Vase is visible on exterior skin, personally am ok with that since those walls face down and towards the struts.
Originally was thinking of stripping the case down to a skeleton frame and fill with sheet metal. However, kicking off prints with some thinner walls was less time consuming of my time. Honestly, I over estimated my abilities as a ~1.5yr Fusion hobbyist and spent more time faffing around in Fusion than any print time saved.
Yes, I’m blaming the artifacts on how Fusion (Free) converts STL mesh to a Fusion body that can then be manipulated. I do really appreciate Fusion, fantastic tool, but importing and manipulating meshes can be time consuming, for me.
Your lightened wall and standoff version looks great to me.
Did you consider creating a gap in the hook to allow mounting to temporary struts? Low priority, am going to see if that’s needed even. My first cuts will be LR3 struts, I can always duct/painter tape the box for that. Am not desecrating the print with a Dremel.
Woot! TFT box print just finished, time to assemble this stuff…
