HER COMPUTER 3D PRINTED A RETROCOMPUTER!

[@howiefoley81]

Ladyfractic, that was awesome! I love that we see the mishaps on this journey, and so cool to print your own computer.

[@RetroRecipes]

Thank you! Mishaps are part of the journey and I feel it’s important to keep them included. ☺️

[@elmariachi5133]

You should try using an dual extrusion printer with water salvabe PVA filament for supports in future.

[@Ramdileo_sys]

@@RetroRecipes at 17:01.. well of course Perifractic can do it... I mean he just use the force.. 🤣​😂​🤡​

[@MaxFleye]

Peri: 'You wanted a muscle bound hunk?" Ladyfractic: "Yeah, but you'll do" 😁😁

[@larsmuldjord9907]

Safety first! I've started wearing gloves and safety goggles when removing supports - especially from larger prints. I started doing this after drawing blood waaaay too many times (one time where I didn't notice until I saw the blood on the print itself...). And when I finally got a piece of plastic INTO my eye, where it started sneaking behind my eye, I realized that removing supports is a lot more dangerous than one would think. That plastic is darn sharp and it could cut your corneas and leave a permanent vision impairing scar. So to every aspiring maker out there: Please use gloves and safety goggles when removing supports. :)

[@plan7a]

I read your comment after I'd posted mine, but I've kept my comment as I posted it, as it can't be mentioned enough, I feel!

[@adrianmalkovich7101]

Yeah, I once had a little piece fly right into my eye and get stuck under the eyelid. It was a literal and figurative pain to get it back out (no lasting damage, fortunately). Ordered a box of cheap safety glasses from aliexpress and distributed them all over my place so I'd never have an excuse not to put one on when removing supports 😀

[@CoLD.SToRAGE]

This comment x 1,000… safety first!

[@trevorpomroy550]

Agreed!

[@shawnwade302]

I discovered this channel on the 8 bit guy's channel with the think differently challenge. The pi lle. I was born in 1970 so I grew up in the 70's and 80's and love the retro tech from my youth that you guys often showcase. Keep up the great videos!

[@Dwarfboysim]

A refreshing realistic video showing what can go right and wrong. Appreciated seeing the goofs and difficulties. Love what you have built so far and look forward to seeing chapter two.

[@hairydvdz]

Just bought a 3D printer and this video has given me food for thought. Cannot wait until episode 2. Looks like the journey is as good as the destination on this one.

[@Agamemnon2]

That is a wonderfully over-engineered case, but the moment when the keyboard fit into its recess just perfectly was very satisfying.

[@Retrocatone]

I really appreciate the ladyfractic build episodes, always fresh and fun! And first of all, full of tips and tricks! Thanks Ladyfractic!

[@worldofretrogameplay6963]

Bravo, Ladyfratic! Fantastic episode! I can’t wait to see part 2.

[@scottminutolo894]

That project took a lot of patience! I am thinking of getting a 3D printer, it has so many uses and possibilities... Great video and looking forward to Part II.

[@Colin_Ames]

Great video. I liked that you showed the all the little mishaps. Looking forward to watching part two, which I just found, and which pointed me to this episode. Don’t know how I missed it when you released it.

[@Galerak1]

"My computer printed a computer" - That's how it starts. Before long you get Cyberdyne robots building Cyberdyne robots and we all know where that road leads.

[@JackPillawa]

9:30 this is the reason why i wear always safety glasses when I'm cleaning up the print. I'm glad to see this because i thought that somehow I was cursed.

[@RevRod92]

The Xena theme is what got me. Hit me in the nostalgia. Happy New Year all!

[@Naoh_tech]

Wow, Great job! I usually use 3d printer to rebuild missing parts for my restoration projects, but this 3d printed computer case is amazing 😁!

[@HisVirusness]

Ladyfractic never disappoints in her recipodes. Great project video, and excellent job cleaning up those prints. My fingers would have been non-existent after trying to remove those supports.

[@derekchristenson5711]

What a neat little ADM-3A-inspired case! Some of the fun I don't have because I don't have a 3D printer. (And, well, some of the tedious cleanup work and re-work I don't have, I guess, hehe.)

[@eskey691]

Ladyfractic doing a great job with Puppyfractic playing nurse. Loved this so much and it has a commodore pet vibe to it (that's a good thing imo) can not wait for part 2 and hope there will be more Ladyfractic videos like this in the future ofc we will let Perifractic do videos as well haha. Hope the battle scars heal up nice and roll on the next part. Take care guys and have a great weekend.

[@djmips]

Very Commodore Pet but even more the lesser known but iconic Lear Siegler ADM-3A

[@djmips]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADM-3A

[@rylar717]

This project might have tested your patience, Ladyfractic, but I am sure you had a lot of fun and learned a lot. Perafractic with the pinch hit! Nice job to the both of you.

[@pikuma]

Oh, I was *just* about to go ahead with printing one of this but I was not sure how the final product looked. I'm so glad you've decided to do this. It looks pretty cool actually. :) Also, "chopsticks" at 0:00.

[@MrBlakBunny]

i often find banging the print on a table sometimes loosen the supports, cause its only held on by fine contact points, so a good shock is sometimes enough

[@alessandroconcas]

New to the channel and...Absolute love it!!! my 40s going reset to 20 again!

[@parjf]

Oh! I remember seeing the first version of that case on thingiverse and was very tempted to print it - this update looks even better! And yes, removing supports is always a major pain. Regardless, your new/old computer looks great!

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

Reminds me of a Lear Siegler ADM 3A / 3A+ - I had several when I was in College 30 years ago - I'd buy 1200 baud modems and rent them out to CIS students so they could work from their dorm rooms - that kept me in pizza and beer money for several quarters.... I'll have to build one of these!

[@MSHarvey_Lyricsmith]

Excellent Ladyfractic. Your patience does you credit. It looks very 1970s computer terminal in style, and what might make it look more authentic are custom deeper key caps in a classic retro style font. Still. it looks amazing, and I look forward to the next part.

[@redneckbryon]

Something I love about your channel, are the dogs thought bubbles.

[@enochroot9438]

great job, love the way you highlighted the heaven & hell that is removing the print supports. It should be noted this is really a project about 3D printing a computer casing rather than a computer tho.

[@3DJapan]

Tree supports are great! I use them for almost all prints. They print faster, use less filament, and I think they're easier to remove.

[@richardbrobeck2384]

I like how the cabinet came out and I use a Flash Forge 3d printer and have had some filament tangle too .

[@wafflecart]

They were some strong supports! Just discovered your channel, now on a binge :)

[@Tommymang]

Some good advice: always wear (safety) glasses when removing supports ;-)

[@RetroRecipes]

It definitely crossed my mind, and my eyes. 🫣

[@mal2ksc]

Safety squints engaged!

[@larsmuldjord9907]

And gloves... :)

[@Kurtiscott]

Emencely satisfying and genuinely delightful video. I would have probably broken down and grabbed some gloves and a Dremel tool for the clean up but obviously you powered through just fine. Lovely job and cheers to the whole Fractic crew (both in front of and behind scenes). Ready for part two!

[@billyoung9538]

Every plastic crunching sound made my skin crawl as I know exactly how it can go from awesome to fail art in a split second.

[@octogames6823]

Wow, good for you waiting until everything is printed to do the cleanup. After my first big print, I quickly changed my support % down to 5.00, I will even go as low as 3.0%.

[@lactobacillusprime]

Very nice documentation of putting this together all hiccups included! Looking forward to part 2

[@McFluchtfahrer]

What an incredibly enjoyable video. I just love watching tinkering videos like this one. Makes me wish I had a 3D printer myself. Very excited for part 2. Keep it up, great work. Thank you ☺️

[@modrobert]

Impressed by your patience printing and assembling the case, that plastic residue seems nasty. The case has that awesome old school terminal look, will be interesting to see how it runs.

[@tsmith3286]

That is so cool. I give you all the credit in the world for you patience. Cute puppy dogs. ☺️

[@cbyrd01]

What a fun project, the results came out great. If it helps, I've found that the filament snagging happens if it is ever let go after being opened - once it unwinds even a little, it can be difficult to uncross the filament. There are designs for 3d printed filament clips that you can use to hold it when its not loaded in the printer. Looking forward to part 2 of the series!

[@shaynestephens]

What a great project! I have two Raspberry Pis (A 8GB Extreme and a 400). I have a seven-inch LCD monitor and my brother has a 3-D printer. Looks like a great case to print to do the same thing you are doing! You have done a fantastic job so far! Look forward to part two! Sorry for the finger owies!

[@tdalloutdoors4293]

Nice! I want to make one... Will have to look into it. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to part 2.

[@joshhardin666]

it's a massive pain, but if you get reel tangles like that, unfortunately the only thing i've found to do is to re-spool it. grab an old spent spool, stick it on a spinny thing (I usually go with another spool holder or a broom handle or whatever, put the problematic spool on the printer's spool holder, and start re-spooling it... when the newly wrapped spool doesn't try to work it's way back off the spool any more, you can spin it and guide the filament back and forth along the spool to get nice even coverage across the spool.

[@juhojohansson1716]

Watching these videos makes so want to do something like this... I really enjoy these builds.

[@CubicleNate]

That was so good, I think I watched it 3 times. I wonder how many people picked up on the "chopsticks" at the end. Too funny! This looks like a super fun project to do. I can't wait for part 4!

[@RetroRecipes]

Thank you so much! As I’ve been working on part two the last few days I can confidently say you’re in for an adventure! 😆-LF

[@CubicleNate]

@@RetroRecipes I am very much looking forward to it. My daughter asked if we could make a computer so thank you, LadyFractic, for inspiring my daughter in technology.

[@RetroRecipes]

I am so happy to hear that! A main goal of mine is to widen the retro and tech space and make it a welcoming place for women of all ages, from everywhere. I can’t wait to hear all about her project! - LF

[@MartinFarrell1972]

It looks like an ADM terminal. Impressive job

[@Fozz84]

top tip. if your print fails, measure the height it got to then just print the top bit by subtracting what you already printed from the z height in cura.

[@RetroRecipes]

Wow. How accurate is that?

[@Fozz84]

@@RetroRecipes Really accurate. For example if you measure the height of your failed part at 102mm just type into Cura -102 and watch the part disappear 102mm below the virtual print bed of your machine. By the way I love the show. my partner has started watching because she loves the dynamic both of you have on-set. also it reminds her of playing games when she was a kid. thanks for this. :)

[@RetroRecipes]

@@Fozz84 Awesome, thank you so much! And her ;-)

[@Reed-Publications]

That's a really cool project! I'm planning to make a 3D printed clamshell handheld out of a Khadas Vim 4, a Rii mini keyboard and gamepad components from 8BitDo. It may take a while to complete the project, but it's nice to see similar projects in the works. I look forward to watching Part 2!

[@RetroJack]

Perifractic is so lucky to have someone who shares his interests!

[@stevehastings2010]

You now have a blood bond with your computer. Your blood is in the computer; the computer is in your blood.

[@Danelectro_56-U2]

I'm here for all of the Ladyfractic content. The best.

[@LeonGames]

Love this video, it's a cool build! Pro tip! Use gloves and glasses, I've had plastic in my eyes and cut my hands during cleaning and not want to repeat that. You only have two eyes and you wanna use them as long as possible xD

[@elduderino1287]

Great recipode Ladyfractic, nice cracking action! I also liked the cameo from muscle bound hunk #1. Keep up the excellent work Teamfractic.

[@OlafurJonBjornsson]

print out a filament guide close th the spool, thread through it, that will prevent the filament going back and over.

[@slappymcphee]

Have a buddy that did this build last fall. Plenty of cleanup work, but great sturdy design.

[@TheJimbo1791]

A m a z i n g ! What a huge work and the result is just fabulous - thanks so much Ladyfractic for this episode, enjoyed every minute of it (except when you hurt your finger...) !

[@Teknotion]

I'm really glad KZbin recommended me this video! You have a new sub. :) Can't wait for part 2!

[@moseshorowitz4345]

Thanks for sharing this. I'm tempted to build the one you made, it looks like the old remote terminal I used in college. Have you considered using a Dremel tool to clean the schmutz off the printed parts? It might not be as fun as the rip-and-wrestle approach, but you'll cut yourself less (I hope).

[@suvetar]

Just noticed Dizzy the Egg @1:20 Love it!! Great games ... and thanks for a great video ❤

[@c0ldcity]

This looks WONDERFUL! What a great project, thanks for sharing the build.

[@johnnyhellfire6]

Try Ziro brand filament,(yes I spelled it right lol) works great, and bridge is less a problem. I do mine at 220 degrees on the hotend. Comes silky smooth each time.

[@andymuzzo8568]

Great project. I recon I might look at designing one up based around the Pi 400

[@graemejohnson6489]

Really enjoyed the video. Thank you ladyfractic

[@ldisc66]

All things considered Ladyfractic, for a first attempt this turn out pretty friggin amazing! Took me a year to tune my 3D printer to print reliably. 👍

[@FelipeGonzalezHerrera]

You can take off the supports way easyer if you turn on "support roof", but you need to set Cura to show the "advanced" or "all" settings.

[@DavidSpitzerLawDog]

i used reguar supports and they came right off - no issue

[@005AGIMA]

This looks awesome. Can't wait to see where the build goes. I love how you just shoved the electronics inside. 100% how I'd have done it. A nice honest build.

[@nelcijr]

Can't wait for part 2! Greetings from Brazil!

[@Patrick1985McMahon]

I love the color of the plastic.

[@stephanepiquemal8297]

I love that kind of project, it's always inspiring. I can't wait for part 2 now :)

[@bjy128]

Great Video. You may want to double check the Display PCB it looks like you may have it plugged in upside-down.

[@Xenonandplutonium]

I’ve only seen like 45 seconds of this channel and I’m going to be addicted lol RETROOOOO

[@MrWaalkman]

I had looked at building that "Thing" awhile back, but came to my senses when I looked around the place and saw all of my other projects staring back at me accusingly.

[@laloramos]

Absolutely love this video, thank you .. ❤❤❤ ❤❤

[@anno5936]

Ah yeah... The joy of messing around with bigger parts off a 3d-printer 😂 I ended up constructing parts in more pieces using ABS (got that dirt cheap) and avoid hangovers and supports best possible to save some sweat and blood. Kudos for going through all of this, Ladyfractic!

[@leagueleaders]

Great project! Thanks for sharing

[@awilliams1701]

so apparently I need a heat gun and a metal spatula. I just built my Prusa I3 MK3S last weekend and I've been having trouble with supports as well. I did print my own made from scratch models the 1979 Enterprise Refit model and the Pyro-GX from the video game Descent. I also had trouble with bad filament. It's just the just that came with the printer. Thankfully, I'm past the part of the spool that was tangled on the spool.

[@GAMECLOSET]

I would love to attempt something like this. With my luck, I’d end up with support spool plastic in my cornea! I can’t wait to see part 2! Way to go, Ladyfractic! 🎉

[@awilliams1701]

I'm surprised you didn't have a filament sensor. Mine does, but I put the magnet in backwards so it thought there was filament at all times. But I've fixed that.......only to discover that the upgrade for the multi-material upgrade (MMU2) has a different mechanism so that wasn't necessary. Same IR sensor different detection method.

[@emmayu4343]

really good job,Ladyfractic!

[@RobA500]

Fantastic work there Ladyfractic, that’s a super cool project. Looks like you need a printer that can detect broken or spent filament so it stops and waits for you to fix the problem before resuming where left off, could save a lot of time and frustration. Can’t wait for the next recipode.

[@madson-web]

Great episode! Waiting for the second part

[@gamingtherapy7587]

Very impressive. Would love to make one of these if I had a 3D printer . Excellent vid !! Great job 👏

[@NortelGeek]

I have seen that keyboard on Amazon for a long time now and that brand name gets me everytime. Dierya, lol.

[@KennethSorling]

For a lady with a perfect RBF, you sure have a gorgeous smile! And I admire your tenacity with this task.

[@RetroRoadshow]

increase the z air gap on your tree supports by a layer for easier removal.

[@michaelcartwright1260]

Nice work Lady Fractic. I too love a clicky keyboard :)

[@merman1974]

Fascinating project, the shape of the case is so evocative of early home computer design.

[@thecount25]

That's a pretty fantastic project. I'm thinking of doing it now.

[@thecount25]

I decide to do that other crazy one with the 4:1 monitor

[@deathcube2006]

Funny video I loved !. Btw need to play with orientations, in order to minimize supports. That top lid didn't need supports if printed vertically with a brim!. Also holes dont need supports, printer can do a little bit of bridging there!

[@fluffycritter]

I’ve had nothing but problems with 3D Solutech filament. I’m almost glad to see I’m not the only one.

[@Evilslayer73]

im thinking making a modified screen bezel to adapt a 7 inch more popular screen and available on amazon or ebay

[@banditboy1]

I have found that the Amazon Basics brand filament and the brand you were using does that a lot where it gets hung and stops feeding… I use Hatchbox filament and it prints perfect! Just a tip incase those other brands keep doing that

[@Frank_D]

Great work! I can't wait to see part two!

[@AlejandroRodolfoMendez]

Cool build. I want to see part 2 too. Maybe you can try some color for the final look like certain games that have similar looking pc. It's really solid. I wonder if the nozzle configuration need some calibration since the project doesn't spicify on the 3d printer.

[@GORF_EMPIRE]

Nicely done Mrs. Fractic!

[@nickblackburn1903]

Nice job! It look s like a Lear Siegler Terminal

[@claudiameier666]

i really like that little computor. retro stuff is fun

[@mysfiring]

Nice work, Ladyfractic! I guess this is yet another example of why a filament run out sensor is a good idea, at least in theory. But not exactly enough to push it over the line to implementation - hence why I say ‘yet another’. I’m nearly tempted to say that the filament breakage could be due to wet filament, over being a bad batch. Buuuttt if it’s PLA then... I mean, maybe? Oh! And clearing out supports from holes! Usually I just drill them out if I can. If not, a small piece of chromed rod (from a former 3D printer, no less) gently hammered into place breaks and compresses the supports so you’re able to remove them with long nose pliers and o-ring tools, and gravity. :D

[@Dethmeister]

I love the Times of Lore sound effect you always use.

[@superviewer]

Cool :) I can't wait to see the follow up. I normally don't like these print projects with visible seperation of the parts but that is a small price to pay for what it does.

[@darren25061965]

Modelling filler can close the seams between parts, plus a sanding and polishing could make all the difference.

[@Dethmeister]

2:57 I can only imagine how frustrating 3d printer problems are. The regular old dot matrix and jet printers were bad enough when things didn't go right.