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100% OT - but the wooden cable grips on the DIY Embroidery Machine tutorial really appeal to me! https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/44113605/47873925-21

100% OT - but the wooden cable grips on the DIY Embroidery Machine tutorial really appeal to me! https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/44113605/47873925-215c9900-de1b-11e8-9f2e-0598991a7ad3.JPG https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/44113605/47873925-...

jstanley 5y ago
Seems strange to go to the trouble of making them out of wood when there's evidently a 3d printer available.
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- bichonnages 5y ago
  Wood is fun to work with! Very rewarding.
- gearhart 5y ago
  Looks like they could well have been CNC routed - if you turn them sideways they're a 2D design so it might be even easier than 3D printing them (and pretty!)
  - jstanley 5y ago
    I think you're right, but as someone who owns both a 3d printer and a CNC router, just preparing toolpaths for the router is more work than the entire process of 3d printing. Obviously they had a reason to make this choice, I just think I personally would have made a different one.
- Karliss 5y ago
  The amount of "trouble" highly depends on the kind of tools and skills you have. For some people just going away from workshop to use the computer in office can be more hassle than taking a piece of wood and shaping it directly. It's the same as machinists choosing manual mill for simple one off parts even when CNC mill is available. 3d printing is good for more complicated parts. Some comments suggest cnc router but simple part like that with the right set of woodworking tools could be made in a couple of minutes freehanding it or maybe using paper template glued to a piece of wood. Also maybe the 3d printer was busy printing the other more complex parts which actually benefit from it. Different tools have different advantages for different parts.
- bennyp101 5y ago
  Maybe one of those bored days and turn out a load of 1/2/3/4 cable grips to live in a box for the next project

jstanley 5y ago

Seems strange to go to the trouble of making them out of wood when there's evidently a 3d printer available.

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bichonnages 5y ago
Wood is fun to work with! Very rewarding.
gearhart 5y ago
Looks like they could well have been CNC routed - if you turn them sideways they're a 2D design so it might be even easier than 3D printing them (and pretty!)
- jstanley 5y ago
  I think you're right, but as someone who owns both a 3d printer and a CNC router, just preparing toolpaths for the router is more work than the entire process of 3d printing. Obviously they had a reason to make this choice, I just think I personally would have made a different one.
Karliss 5y ago
The amount of "trouble" highly depends on the kind of tools and skills you have. For some people just going away from workshop to use the computer in office can be more hassle than taking a piece of wood and shaping it directly. It's the same as machinists choosing manual mill for simple one off parts even when CNC mill is available. 3d printing is good for more complicated parts. Some comments suggest cnc router but simple part like that with the right set of woodworking tools could be made in a couple of minutes freehanding it or maybe using paper template glued to a piece of wood. Also maybe the 3d printer was busy printing the other more complex parts which actually benefit from it. Different tools have different advantages for different parts.
bennyp101 5y ago
Maybe one of those bored days and turn out a load of 1/2/3/4 cable grips to live in a box for the next project