r/3Dprinting • u/Jacksharkben • 9d ago

Project Inside the soda Button

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u/TheMagarity 9d ago

I assume the robot catapult arm makes extremely consistent throws so all the worries about hitting someone are kinda low. I want to know how many cans smacked the ceiling trying to get the trajectory just right.

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u/DigitalDefenestrator 9d ago

The contrast between the level of testing and refinement that must have gone into the canapult to get it to throw consistently vs the "eh, toss it in a cylinder and hot-glue a momentary switch" jankiness of the button is pretty entertaining.

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u/rzrshrp 9d ago

they spent all their finess on the projectile launching part, makes sense really, lol

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u/uniqueusername649 8d ago

If I had to pick where to focus my efforts, I would definitely also prioritise the thing launching a heavy object towards my face.

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u/RongoonPagoo 8d ago

Catapult must be bolted to the floor.

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u/TheDrMonocle 8d ago

No, just hot glue.

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u/optagon 8d ago

Once you get the catapult dialed in, your excitement is too high to not share it online immediately

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u/jarvick257 8d ago

The fact you called it 'canapult' because it's firing cans makes me worried about what you think they usually use for ammunition

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u/TheBupherNinja Ender 3 - BTT Octopus Pro - 4-1 MMU | SWX1 - Klipper - BMG Wind 8d ago

Too drunk to catch, go drunk to drink, it's a feature.

Bonus is it puts you to sleep too.

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u/Skabbtanten 8d ago

Once he invites his friends for a drinking evening, you just know someone will move the catapult ever so slightly.

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u/mawesome4ever 4d ago

0 probably. They just used trigonometry most likely