/challenges-projects/design-challenges/enchanted-objects/b/blog/posts/a-bit-of-3d-printingWhilst Hans was coding Matilda was fine tuning the mechanism and finishing the housing. When the magnet housings had been tested their positions had put Hans and Matilda a bit far back into the cottage. The magnet carriers were redesigned so that theen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/enchanted-objects/b/blog/posts/a-bit-of-3d-printingSun, 21 Jun 2015 14:42:11 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5c19a6f6-40aa-42fe-a91f-b033543add49Workshopshed1<p>I&#39;m pretty sure that all of the 3D printed parts in the project could be made without a printer. For example the linkage for the movement could have been cut from wood and screwed together with hardwood, metal or plastic bushes. The only one that would require a rethink to make a different way would be the fibre housing.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=21147&AppID=117&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/enchanted-objects/b/blog/posts/a-bit-of-3d-printingSun, 21 Jun 2015 12:02:21 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5c19a6f6-40aa-42fe-a91f-b033543add49balearicdynamics1<p>Good lesson, Andy.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is one of the rare cases where the (real) things are shown in 3D printing. Thinking comparing to the mill machine, the top of the buttons will be very simple to do reaching exactly the same design after milling the pieces but the bottom part, that is a cylinder with a smaller diameter than the top button, will be impossible in a single passage.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Enrico</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=21147&AppID=117&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">