Sadly it's impossible to simply import some 2D vector graphic. I've embossed my monogram on the end caps, which could also be swapped out for pretty much anything that doesn't have too thin lines. With the maximum print volume of my printer, I can produce tubes that hold up to 60 chips. What if I want a bounty chip in there too? Sure thing. Perfect fit for 8/8/4/7? You can have that. Any chip thickness? Check.Īlso, any capacity, for example for tournament starting stacks. Measurings were done using my Prusa i3 MK3S unit and PrusaSlicer 2.0.0.ģ9mm tubes: 50mm L x 50mm W max (center section: 42mm x 42mm)Ĥ3mm tubes: 54mm L x 54mm W max (center section: 46mm x 46mm)Ĭapacity 20 chips (including end caps): 78mm HĬapacity 25 chips (including end caps): 95mm HĬapacity 50 chips (including end caps): 179mm HĪny chip diameter? Check. The other ones off the print bed are all 25 chip capacity, including the ones without caps.įoreground right: tube caps with windows.īackground right: Tons of demo tube cap sets in different colors.ģ9mm Tube (20 chips capacity): 2h 28m print time / 17.53 grams PETGģ9mm Tube (25 chips capacity): 3h 00m print time / 21.17 grams PETGģ9mm Tube (50 chips capacity): 5h 45m print time / 39.51 grams PETGĭual end caps: 1h 31m print time / 19.08 grams PETG Left to right on the print bed: One 20 chip tube four 25 chip tubes with another 25 chip tube on top two 50 chip tubes. But they will certainly keep chips nicely in order. Impact / outside force resistance is questionable - I would avoid dropping them. The end caps have a pseudo 'seal' that will plug about 1 mm into the tube to better keep lint out of the tube if you stow it away somewhere. While I was working on the parts I also refined the tube, taking away a lot of unnecessary volume that would only waste filament and increase printing time. I believe I've come up with one now that is stable enough - it's a screw and clip combination. The clips would break off the cap after only one or two uses.Ī couple of days ago, I remembered this project, and did another brainstorming session for connection design solutions. and put it on the back burner for a good while after I was frustrated being unable to find any new ideas on how to design a connection for the tube caps to the tube itself which would not be so extremely brittle as the push-over clip design I was using back then.

This has been another side project I started around the same time as my cookie cutter project.

Casino chip 3d model