Amazing! Do you have pics of it printed? Will 3 pieces fit a 11s3p plus 2 focboxes.
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thanks, not yet as Iām still working on it. Seems pointless to spend 20 hours printing out when I am still adding features 
Depending on your battery length and cell layoutā¦ The 3 pieced one measures 40cm overall, against 60cm for the 5 piece one.
Today I have made provision for a Volt LCD (a standard one readily available online), Momentary ON/OFF switch (standard diameter) and Charging Point (using one I had in my toolbox so assume itās a standard size!).
Location recess for 2x FOCBOX, and finally Phase Wire Routing Holes.
Iāve also previously designed a Cable Riser, which you can view on my thingyverse profile, and I will do an END version that joins into this for a sleak OEM look.
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Updated here. Extra 3mm clearance as became apparent that 22mm isnāt enough for FOCBOX
2 different END Sections now, one with provision for stuff, and the other blank. Gonna leave this for a while now and actually print one out. Only then will I see what needs to change for the real world applicationsā¦ Been a fun project.
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What is the material you use to 3Dd print your gadgets? I had an enclosure printed in pla for my esc but after a year it fell apart so now I printed it in TPU because it should resist better the vibrations.
been testing size and fitments with PLA because itās easy, but the final version will be ABS, printed in draught free enclosure. This whole thing is just a design exercise for fun, but if someone likes it enough to use themselves that would be good enbough for me
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Nylon 910 alloy or bust.
Iāve worked with printers for 9 years or so now, best filament in terms of strength and ease to work with.
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Anyone here printing, or have experience with printing with 0.8mm or (gasp!) 1.2mm nozzles?
Iām going to print my battery enclosure again and printed my last one with a 0.4mm nozzle. I remember someone saying that you should print the enclosure vertically since the āgrainā is important and it would have more strength.
I have only just got my Volcano hot-end going and both of the larger nozzles produce hella-strong partsā¦ Iām tempted to print my enclosure āface downā.
Face-down would be a benefit cause I understand support material is hard to remove with the larger nozzles and I have some over-hanging parts.
(OMG love the 1.2mm nozzle; itās comically large though)
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Havenāt used bigger nozzles myself yet using the new printer to upgrade my old one for larger print volume so Iām planning to try some bigger nozzles there too. Regarding overhangs if you can adjust the model to have a draft/chamfer that goes up at 45degree angle or higher then the printer should be able to make that angle happen without adding support underneath but sometimes youāre better off slicing the model in half and printing the two pieces then binding together (with abs using abs slurry/glue works super well, basically a chemical bond plastic to plastic to plastic).
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Yeah I use 45deg angles everywhere with 0.4mm nozzle but Iām not sure if it works with 0.8mm/1.2mm nozzlesā¦ yet.
Iāll report back.
.6 nozzle, 45 degrees are fine for me. As long as layer height is not much more than 0.6x extrusion width, overhangs shouldnāt be a problem.
Yeah 0.8mm was fine at 45 degrees. Just have to sort out my cooling.
The biggest nozzle Iāve tried on my Volcano was 1.0 mm. With a good filament the prints come out ridiculously strong, even one layer width is tough as f**k. I havenāt tried supports with this 1.0 mm but I did try using a brim and it was a major pain to remove 
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I found that with the enclosure I was printing there was only about 5 mins difference in printing time between the 0.8mm and 1.2mm (~3 hours). Figured it was because the printing speeds were faster on the 0.8mm (35mm/s compared to 25mm/s). 0.8mm would be a nicer/smoother surface.
No one seen a 5p version of this by any chance? 
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can someone confirm that this locknut will fit 97mm flywheels
I can modify it for you if you tell me if you need the 12mm or 10mm strip
Iāll add 5p when I get home lol. I should make it openscad/parametric. With options for opening in front. If I wasnāt so lazy.
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here you go this @bigben (the 10mm version) lol already made it hope you donāt mind @deucesdown
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Nice work! I was too late to replyā¦ I use 12mmā¦
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added a 12mm version (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3261965/files)
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