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[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

How would I go about putting them together? With super glue?

[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

I'd start with superglue, also @pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone makes a very good point. Creating some aligned holes and pins would make the assembly much more exact. I did something like this when I edited this model to fit on my previous printer. Slice the model and while it's aligned in whatever editor you are using, create a 3mm diameter pocket which goes 5mm deep in each side in three places, creating a triangle of pockets. Then print some pins which just fit those holes. This will ensure everything lines up nicely. Once printed and glued, you can use a filler putty like Bondo to fill any gaps. Then sand and paint.

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 weeks ago

That, but I'd also probably put some pins in to make it exact

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

A heat gun to weld the filiament together. Superglue actually sucks at bonding a lot of filaments.

[–] B0rax@feddit.org 2 points 4 weeks ago

Works great for pla though.