Northern Forge 3D Printing

I like big prints and I cannot lie! This is part 1/4 for a 22in v belt pully. 2mm wall thickness all the way around and 30% infill. Each of the 3 outer pieces will take just shy of 17 hours to print.
I think I need to invest in some larger nozzles for big prints like this.

After dealing with an issue where the pegs on the looms I was printing were too weak and would easily break off, I've got the design fixed in a way that makes the pegs really strong while barely increasing the amount of material required for the print.

Blue Tray stackers are back in stock! Head on over to northernforge3dprinting.com/store now to order!

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Pink and gold does not sound like it would work as a color combination, but honestly it is one of my favorite dual color filaments. The contrast between the 2 colors creates a really vibrant dual color print.
Unfortunately the pictures really don't do this filament justice, but it is really a fantastic filament from matterhackers.com.

Why pay $113 for something when I can throw together a design in an hour, then print it in 2 days and about 2kg of filament. Total cost will be about $40.
Unfortunately this is something that most printers would not be able to produce due to its size (8" wide by 12" deep by 14 " tall) but my Kobra 2 Max can handle the size no problem!

The BA Tray stacker storage box is ready! The listing is now live on store.northernforge3dprinting.com where you can purchase a storage box already printed, or purchase the STL files and print your own.

Sometimes you just need to sit down and complete a project that you never quite finished. And sometimes finishing that project involves completely redesigning it from the bottom up.
I did that tonight, but now I finally have a model for a storage case for the Blue Alpine Tray stackers. The original design was just a square box, but today I decided the corners should have the same shape as the tray stackers do, so I started over and made the design I wanted instead of what I had already worked on.

The first one is mid print as I type this, and there will likely need to be some tweaking to get everything to fit just right, but once that is worked out, I will have them listed for sale on northernforge3dprinting.com/store in both physical and digital formats.

For those who have been waiting for me to upload the filament spool storage files, I finally did it. I've added a new page to my website for providing downloadable STL files for free. At the moment the only thing on there is the spool storage files, but I have a few other things I think I will be adding there too. Head on over and download the files for yourself so you can start using those empty filament spools!

Free Downloads — Northern Forge 3d Printing Free DownloadsSometimes a design isn’t worth putting in store for any number of reasons, usually because its either to niche or because shipping would be too difficult or costly to make it worthwhile. That doesn’t mean I don’t still want to share the files with the world. Those files will be u...

The new tray stackers for the Blue Alpine Large freeze dryer are now available on my website in all the same colors as the previous Blue Alpine tray stackers. Head on over to https://www.northernforge3dprinting.com/store/freeze-dryer-accessories to order today!

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On the right is the original example from Milwaukee, and on the left is my custom design. These are bins for the Milwaukee packout low profile organizer. Milwaukee does not have an option for 4 separate spaces in these bins, you can only divide them in half in either direction, so I made one that can.
I have tested it and this fits perfectly inside the packout low profile organizer. Next I am going to make one that is double wide.
If you have any suggestions for other configurations for inside of this bin I'd love to hear them in the comments.

I finally have a use for all the empty filament spools I have been throwing away for years. I printed these drawers that fit inside an empty spool and get screwed in on one side so they can rotate out and be used to store small parts or tools. I also printed a small stand that will go up the inside of the empty spools so I can stack them up. Currently only 3 high, but I want to try and add a printed thread to the top so they can be stacked up.

There is still a bit more tweaking to all the fit just right, but once these are finished I will be uploading the design as a free download on my website.

The first version of the new tray stackers designed for the trays that come with the new large Blue Alpine freeze dryer is printed. I already have someone lined up to test these to make sure the fit is good. I will be sending them out today or tomorrow and as soon as I verify a good fit they will be going up for sale at www.northernforge3dprinting.com
I'm really excited as I have had a lot of people asking about tray stackers for the large, and now they are almost here!

I have 14 dewalt tool holders on sale! I accidentaly printing these using an older version of the file and they lack the back piece that goes up against the wall. They still work, just not the normal design I sell.
Selling these for $2 each until they are done. If you'rw willing to take all 14 I might even be able to go a bit cheaper.

26 hours in running at 400mm/s and things are going smooth!

I was feeling adventurous this afternoon ans I decided I push my printer up to 400mm/s just to see what would happen, but didn't have high hopes for print quality.
These came out 100% perfect! Probably going to be running all my production printing at 400mm/s from now on.

850 grams of filament over a 48 hour print. 24 Dewalt Battery holders and 14 Dewalt tool holders. Being able to print at 300mm/s second using this Anycubic Kobra 2 Max has really been a massive game changer. Using my Ender 3 printers this would have taken 152 hours (6.3 days), and that's not including the time to remove prints from the bed and start new ones.

Its good to be home. Got the printer going for a large order of battery and tool holders. 30 going now that should be done tomorrow morning and I can start the next batch.

Travelling is a great time to get caught up on projects that have been sitting on the back burner for a while. Had a request for a rack and pinion desk toy a few weeks ago and here is the first prototype ready to be printed.
Everything should work, but sometimes tolerances can be tricky to get right with printing, and usually you can't be sure until its in your hands.