How big should threaded insert holes be in a 3D printed model?

Designing multi-part assemblies, you expect a certain amount of assembly AND disassembly. When the material is from a FDM printer like PLA, assembly and disassembly can weaken and eventually break parts, very common with hinges, clips, and matted faces where you use fasteners like screws to secure two or more parts together. As part of …

Shooting gallery frame design

Continuing with the Shooting for charity – building the Hunger Games project, we’ve got a frame to design. Re-focusing on project tenets …and how they apply to the frame: BE FUN It should feel like a carnival game, that means colourful art/design, places to hang rewards/toys/plushies, angled header banner, LED lighting, the works. Also, fun …

Shooting for charity – building the Hunger Games

Where do we begin? Feeding the mind has always been important to me, whether with knowledge and fun problems, or with food. So when I joined PointClickCare and experienced how much they value giveback initiatives I jumped at the opportunity to start one. FoodOps was born and has been fighting food insecurity in our staff …