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[UPDATE Jan 4, 2025] My fanout card case seems to have gotten very positive reception from the community, so I wanted to make it even better in this version, V2. The 2 areas I've gotten the most feedback about are:
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the changes above, V2 is NOT compatible or interchangeable with V1 parts.
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[UPDATE Dec 30, 2024] I'm working on creating a Star Wars Series of Fanout Card Cases, to be published as each one becomes ready. The ones I plan on releasing are:
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For playing cards, a card case is a card case is a card case, right? NOT SO! This card case takes a more dramatic approach to revealing your playing cards - check it out.
*** ATTENTION: PLEASE READ the printing directions before printing. ***
PLEASE NOTE: This case is for a standard deck of bare cards only. If you are interested in fitting a deck with its original box inside this case, voice your interest in the comments, and I might publish a separate model that accommodates just that.
Key Features:
4 Variants offered for the Inner Case:
Recommendations:
*** IMPORTANT TIP FOR A SUCCESSFUL PRINT: DO A TEST PRINT FIRST! ***
This model relies on properly extruded thin walls to close properly. It's important that your printer extrudes your filament correctly. If you are not sure that the extrusion multiplier is well-adjusted per your filament, do a test print of 1 cover first. For example, if the wall thickness of your 1st thru 3rd layer cover walls measure 1.32mm (should be 1.2mm nominal) your printer is over extruding by about 9-10% - so set your extrusion multiplier to 0.90 or 0.91 (instead of 1) and try again. The model can tolerate a little bit of over extrusion (up to 2-3%) but above that, the covers will not open or close properly - it won't close all the way, and the excessive friction will mess up the opening action as well.
As far as I can tell, the material-dependent over-extrusion happens particularly on models with thin walls (1.2mm), like this one.
If you don't do the test print above, you might see this result (below): the case not closing all the way.
If there is a chorus of voices that the wall thicknesses are too thin, I might make a thicker-wall version. Let me know your thoughts in the comments section.
Printing Quantities:
Assembly Instructions (do not assemble out of sequence!):
NOTE: for the fan out mechanism to work smoothly, you'll need to exercise (open and close) the entire motion a few dozen times. After that, it should work very smoothly.
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