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Offline djpolstee

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Good repository/site for 3d print files?
« on: Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:34:47 »
Is there a good repository/website/aggregate of 3d print files that are keyboard specific? I'm looking for something (a case for the mechanicalkeyboard.com 6 key tester board) that I believe is already exists, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. I've checked thingiverse, pinshape, grabcad, and a few other randoms.  I think I'm just using the wrong keywords in my search.

Any suggestions or links?

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Re: Good repository/site for 3d print files?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 02 March 2017, 01:06:24 »
at the top of this forum theres a thread "sticky'ed" that has some cad files that would help you with the layout.
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Re: Good repository/site for 3d print files?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 02 March 2017, 08:42:58 »
I was hoping for 3d print ready files. The CAD sticky and the Living 3d Thread, include measurements and other detailed information, but didn't see a lot of STL files. I know I could use this information to build the case I need, but I think that's just re-inventing the wheel.

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Re: Good repository/site for 3d print files?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 02 March 2017, 10:06:18 »
I would say its unlikely that anyone has uploaded their design for free since it seems like people are selling them on /r/mechmarket. I would say that its a very simple cad design. Just some basic knowledge of solidworks or even sketch-up could suffice.
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Re: Good repository/site for 3d print files?
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 02 March 2017, 10:13:45 »
Unfortunately, it seems the 3D-print world has a bit less of a sharing culture than the keyboard-obsessive world. There is stuff out there, but a lot of it is (a) very simple, (b) wrong or (c) hard to modify.

I don't know of the thing you're looking for, sorry. But it should sounds pretty straightforward to design - if you're willing to invest a weekend in wrapping your head around basic CAD, Youtube will teach you what you need to know for, e.g., Sketchup.

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Re: Good repository/site for 3d print files?
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 02 March 2017, 10:53:40 »
That's a shame. I guess I should go back to all the links I did find to stuff and start aggregating it.

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Re: Good repository/site for 3d print files?
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 02 March 2017, 19:42:40 »
This thread is supposed to be something like that.

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