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The way plaboi did it was kinda neat. The can had an internal smooth bore that a production flash can would be hammered into, then pinned inside using steel rods. It was much stronger than threads could be alone.
If you do dimensional calibration and tolerance testing you should be able to fit down to 0.1mm tolerance
How much tolerance did you include in the female threads and how much tolerance can you print down to?
Is this one of orcas generated tests?
Yes.
Dope thanks. I've yet to do any of the calibration stuff, but i probably should.
With something as stress-prone and tolerance sensitive as 2A components I think it's definitely worth doing. Especially if you modify your printer or use a variety of filaments. Shit, my K1C came basically unusable from the factory. Every upgrade you do requires verification.
I'd rather fail a test print than a 24 hour print job.
I haven't tested tolerance yet. I'll be printing a cauliflower when I get home. I downloaded the file, so idk what tolerance they had baked into it or if it was a true 1/2×28 thread modeled in.
Print the above tolerance test, follow the calibration help page for that print, after that test+adjust for shrinkage, which should be consistent throughout the print, and will be adjusted by a flat % across the entire stl
From the califlower test, I had a -0.1% skew. Fixed that and adjusted for shrinkage. Just printed another flashider, and it's much better now. Tight initially, but once worked back and forth, it threads on well. I imagine a tight fit is better than a loose fit.