Mechanical Drafting Pencil - Print in Place -With Custom Name Option

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<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td style="width:55%;"><p>This pencil uses a hidden compliant mechanism to hold the lead securely.<br><br>The biggest design challenge was getting enough grip to hold the pencil lead in place when writing</p><h3>Custom Name</h3><p>You can add your own name&nbsp;easily,&nbsp;<br>or maybe your company name like PRUSA<br>(Fusion360 name plate provided)<br>Other option is remove it and print it blank.</p></td><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/126421/rich_content/f59f5164-6f42-4eb3-972e-cc9ece122284/mecpencil-v54.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22971155db-dcf4-4c37-a220-da020c3c086a%22%2C%22w%22%3A339%2C%22h%22%3A254%7D"></figure></td></tr></tbody></table></figure><figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Made for 2mm pencil lead&nbsp;</td><td colspan="2">embedded complaint design</td></tr><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/126421/rich_content/acf41111-fde9-4654-9b98-8df746f036be/502ba0c2-64df-4684-ad9a-3cda2c830155.jpeg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22eb79e7ad-9cf6-4ec0-9c19-84540bba4d73%22%2C%22w%22%3A4032%2C%22h%22%3A3024%7D"></figure></td><td colspan="2"><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/126421/rich_content/ea442ea6-70c1-47cf-a0d4-72d83064143f/e3c9c088-6183-4e8d-a08a-d9c913f3fae8.jpeg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%229c822596-62b1-4f21-bced-d1914426fe66%22%2C%22w%22%3A4032%2C%22h%22%3A3024%7D"></figure></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><h4>Printing Settings</h4></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Design for PETG 0.4mm nozzle, 0.2mm layer and 0% infill, on Prusa Slicer</td></tr><tr><td>After printing</td><td>w/ 2mm Hex key, spin it to clean any stringing left and</td><td>printing more than one at time improves quality a lot</td></tr><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/126421/rich_content/1542dbc9-6b6b-414f-a2ac-d93756536390/dc85866b-7279-4fd6-b49a-c61016cf6034.jpeg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22d1b12f6c-c737-49f0-aa0c-c2d77793bdf1%22%2C%22w%22%3A4032%2C%22h%22%3A3024%7D"></figure></td><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/126421/rich_content/1be0a112-0fc9-43cf-961e-bfa754b77322/104f9e2e-c695-4cd3-9644-72528ea1e044.jpeg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%221579fd2c-81c5-40f5-9bbb-8be963e42667%22%2C%22w%22%3A4032%2C%22h%22%3A3024%7D"></figure><p>to ‘softener’ the mechanism&nbsp;</p></td><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/126421/rich_content/1a2e99f0-42cc-417c-9942-47df203d28b3/2eccb5f0-0d40-468b-9016-ace8b75f0837.jpeg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22f9133256-ff06-4dfb-8596-4e11a3252abb%22%2C%22w%22%3A4032%2C%22h%22%3A3024%7D"></figure></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><h3><br>Add your Name - optional</h3></td></tr><tr><td>On Slicer load the file</td><td>Delete the existing Name</td><td>On Fusion file Edit Sketch</td></tr><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/126421/rich_content/6908a23d-8218-46f1-9bbb-d4cba890fd2c/1.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%224659b0ff-367e-4199-a0fa-18c54a1dcae8%22%2C%22w%22%3A1920%2C%22h%22%3A1040%7D"></figure></td><td><figure class="image image-style-align-right"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/126421/rich_content/32a86c6b-415f-44c8-8414-7ce3681f7e10/2.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22375343e0-b4a7-49dd-a1cb-f8985966f054%22%2C%22w%22%3A1920%2C%22h%22%3A1040%7D"></figure></td><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/126421/rich_content/e7656907-0572-482d-b7ae-f27ebdcc6753/3.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%225b8731d5-b134-4038-99e0-86fda3615d51%22%2C%22w%22%3A1864%2C%22h%22%3A1300%7D"></figure></td></tr><tr><td>then export mesh file</td><td>select pencil &gt; add part</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/126421/rich_content/641997b2-7bff-427d-88d7-73311d275f37/4.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%223b9256c2-7cc6-4d6e-8922-13424eb84251%22%2C%22w%22%3A1798%2C%22h%22%3A1278%7D"></figure></td><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/126421/rich_content/38d9f93e-09c1-4f30-8089-1af681620a1d/5.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%2246bd8c00-e12a-4c26-bced-b250ee634a0e%22%2C%22w%22%3A1896%2C%22h%22%3A1071%7D"></figure></td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>it falls in place nicely&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><h4>What to expect</h4></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">The lead is held in place quite firmly after button released.&nbsp;<br>The pencil lead may not slide down by gravity when pressing the button.&nbsp;<br>To improve it, first softer the mechanics by pressing harder around the button before loading it.&nbsp; Expect to have to use both hands in most cases.&nbsp;<br>The button is part of the “shell” not a separate object.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure><p>Please leave me some feedback so I can improve de model.&nbsp;</p><h4>Cheers<br><br>Updates</h4><p>Jan31,2021 - Added 3mf file with Prusa Slicer Print settings . Model has now longer gripping area, stronger ‘nose’ and slanted base&nbsp;</p>