I still have it as a Solidworks file. I can send you that file, but I would recommend sending it to one of the other 3D printers for a little refinement and they could convert into a printable file.
Didn’t someone design an AzB chalk holder a while back
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Is Solidworks the standard format for 3D printing?
Solidworks is an Autocad program. There are many out there both paid and free. I use autodesk inventor and solidworks.
Doesn't really matter what program you use, as long as it can convert to a .stl or othe printable filetype.
Yes. MortuaryMike made one for me.
I sent him a deer antler. Turns out it was from a species of deer that has passed. I spoke to my barber looking to find
a deer antler and one of his customers wrote a book about many animals and had taken the antler of a deer and had
it in his garage for 20 some years. I have information somewhere on my computer.
I use it all the time. It slips in your pocked smooth as silk and it is an eye catcher. He made leather chalk cubes
specifically for different chalk brands.
There were photos posted in NPR. I like it better than the other holders. He engraved my first name in the side of it.
I think he was making and selling them. The antler I sent him provide 5 to 8 chalk holders, but he made others.
He also had a photography thread that was popular. He self taught and posted many outstanding photos. He was
artistically skilled.
I haven't seen him post for some time. He had a near death experience and when he got out he made it for me.
Mike Massy has one.
Best Chalk Holder was like a CLIP that only held Bottom 1/4 of Cube, guy in Valley of Sun did em, but apprently he died, the design was great because you could use most of Cube, and not get Cavity type hole on Chalk.
SolidWorks is a CAD (computer aided design) software. It’s probably the most popular one in small and medium sized companies. It costs about $7000 initially, then about $1500 per year after.
There are probably 20 competing products, ranging from free to the $100,000 range. These CAD products are used to design Boeing airplanes at the high end, and fidget spinners at the low end, and everything in between.
In today’s marketplace, Autodesk Fusion 360 is probably your best bet for hobby work. It’s free for hobbyists, and $500 per year for commercial users. Go to autodesk.com. Make an account there, and download Fusion 360 for hobbyists. Almost all the hobbyists are using this software now (because it’s free and pretty good), and hence there are tons of absolute beginner tutorials on YouTube on how to use it.
With any of the CAD software, you basically draw what you want to make. It takes time to learn how to draw stuff.
After you draw the shape you want, you export it as an .stl file. This file then gets read by the software that came with your printer. This is generically called “slicer software”. This software divides your design into many thin horizontal layers. These thin layers are what get sent to your printer.
The biggest learning curve by far is the CAD. You can practice that now, before the printer arrives.
Of note, you only need to learn CAD if you want to make your own designs. You can go to thingiverse.com, where people share their own .stl files that will load directly into your slicer software, skipping CAD entirely. There are thousands of designs on there, for any topic under the sun.
Tinkercad.com is great for making simple designs as well without having to learn anything
SSDiver2112
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Slide Rule-great job those are really high quality.
Been experimenting with some magnetic holders. These are purpleheart and oak. I just got some curly maple I’m gonna try out.
Update: Curly maple and purpleheart
Been experimenting with some magnetic holders. These are purpleheart and oak. I just got some curly maple I’m gonna try out.
Update: Curly maple and purpleheart
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MortuaryMike made the holder for me and he made several more for others.
Mike is the one with artistic talent.
I sent Mike the antler.
My holder is the first one with my name on it.
I had previously used a magnetic holder but the magnetic force seemed insufficient and the
chalk dropped with the slightest bump.
I also had an attachment that was an old style phone holder and it worked quit well with a mechanical
interlock cage for the chalk. I used that about 10 years.
I had a discussion with Mike about antlers and didn't understand his concept.
I said how about black and white, and he dubbed them a tux holder.
I think of him every time I shoot.
I haven't seen his posts for some time.
Al
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I was worried about the magnets too. I tried these and I haven't had any issues, they hold real tight.
just messing around, chalk holder maintenance,
anybody got an idea of what the bonding agent or what ever it might be called that holds the special brew of what makes a piece of chalk, when taking the wrapper off the chalk looks like it was some kind of paste, sliced into squares when its just about curded, maybe?
I'm thinking with the amount of chalk grit I get from sanding to fit the new in the holder i could collect, mix and fill the like chalk paste into the chalk holder.
I'd say it's ready for a change out, gets used half way, then tapped out, then reinserted and used to the current state of condition.
Using same size bonnet tap out the old, this is what's left, holder is the same size as the caulk is, so it needs to be fitted
end up with all this grit/caulk, I'm thinking a couple more change outs I'd have enough to just fill a holder with the reclaim new caulk paste like material for a perfect fit.
the one on the right, all new, cleaned up and ready, back in the line up. these holders been in action now since the new table build, I think its been 3 years now.
anybody got an idea of what the bonding agent or what ever it might be called that holds the special brew of what makes a piece of chalk, when taking the wrapper off the chalk looks like it was some kind of paste, sliced into squares when its just about curded, maybe?
I'm thinking with the amount of chalk grit I get from sanding to fit the new in the holder i could collect, mix and fill the like chalk paste into the chalk holder.
I'd say it's ready for a change out, gets used half way, then tapped out, then reinserted and used to the current state of condition.
Using same size bonnet tap out the old, this is what's left, holder is the same size as the caulk is, so it needs to be fitted
end up with all this grit/caulk, I'm thinking a couple more change outs I'd have enough to just fill a holder with the reclaim new caulk paste like material for a perfect fit.
the one on the right, all new, cleaned up and ready, back in the line up. these holders been in action now since the new table build, I think its been 3 years now.
My Taom chalk kept rolling away (and chipping) so I made a holder for it:
You can download the design (for free) here:
www.thingiverse.com
You can download the design (for free) here:
Taom Chalk Holder by oz1051
A chalk holder for Taom's excellent pyro chalk. It has two recesses for 6x2mm magnets but can be used without them. Prints fine with either .4 or .6mm nozzles. No supports needed.
www.thingiverse.com
What's that like 6” ferrule?
Can I just purchase 2-3 from you?My Taom chalk kept rolling away (and chipping) so I made a holder for it:
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You can download the design (for free) here:
Taom Chalk Holder by oz1051
A chalk holder for Taom's excellent pyro chalk. It has two recesses for 6x2mm magnets but can be used without them. Prints fine with either .4 or .6mm nozzles. No supports needed.
Sure, I'll message you with details.