Desktop: Floor or desk?

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EvilGrins

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I'm curious, do you guys prefer to have your PC on the desk alongside other things, or out of the way on the floor? Are there any particular benefits for each place? Me for example, I have my PC on the floor on top of a stand so I guess technically not floor but you get what I mean :p , I know it might collect more dust on the floor but I have laminate and it's generally very clean in my room anyway.
 
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TonyCarter

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Mine have always been on top of the desk, but that was usually because I was plugging stuff in & out of USB, FireWire, CDdDVD trays, etc.

But now there’s so much other stuff stored under there that I couldn’t even fit a MacMini.

But my assumption would be that having it on/near the floor would increase the amount of dust the machine sucks up…even if you don’t see anything on the floor…as I use a Flash mop every morning in my small office, yet I still get dust (admittedly only needs a clean every 6 months) into the desk-based PC and laptop.
 
SpyderTracks

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No matter where you keep it you’ll get dust, that’s unavoidable, you’ll always have to regularly clean it say once a year. Modern cases dust filters are extremely effective though so it’s rare for stuff to build up inside the case.

Ive always kept mine on the floor, never had an issue.
 
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TonyCarter

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SpyderTracks said:
No matter where you keep it you’ll get dust, that’s unavoidable, you’ll always have to regularly clean it say once a year. Modern cases dust filters are extremely effective though so it’s rare for stuff to build up inside the case.

Ive always kept mine on the floor, never had an issue.
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I always thought your's would be a haven for your little furry friends...

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SpyderTracks

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TonyCarter said:
A 3D printer is one of those things I’ve managed to restrain myself from buying…so far.
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Same, I am increasingly getting swayed by them. In an old job they bought one of the very early budget units which was ultra fiddly to get set up and the resolution was so poor anyway it was total garbage.

But seeing the way they’ve moved on nowadays, and especially now with metal “inks”, it’s becoming more and more appealing.
 
Martinr36

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Back before 3D printers were a thing and I was working in the engineering department of the local university, we had some students who were researching such things using hot wax as a printing medium through a nozzle/jet assembly in a cnc milling machine
 
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TonyCarter

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I watch a few YouTube channels, and see them getting better and better all the time, but there are so many 'finished' prints claiming to be straight off the printer bed, but then there's no print lines or supports visible, so they've obviously had some tweaking...and if you ask they will admit they've probably spent an hour after a 12 hour print cleaning it up.

I want something that is usable straight from the print...without having to use a acetone vapour chamber smooth print lines.

Once I factor in my time, effort, electricity, materials, cost of equipment, etc. I might as well pay a professional service to do it for me (Hobs 3d, 3D People, et al).
 
SpyderTracks

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Martinr36 said:
Back before 3D printers were a thing and I was working in the engineering department of the local university, we had some students who were researching such things using hot wax as a printing medium through a nozzle/jet assembly in a cnc milling machine
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Awesome! Which uni was that?
 
SpyderTracks

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TonyCarter said:
I watch a few YouTube channels, and see them getting better and better all the time, but there are so many 'finished' prints claiming to be straight off the printer bed, but then there's no print lines or supports visible, so they've obviously had some tweaking...and if you ask they will admit they've probably spent an hour after a 12 hour print cleaning it up.

I want something that is usable straight from the print...without having to use a acetone vapour chamber smooth print lines.

Once I factor in my time, effort, electricity, materials, cost of equipment, etc. I might as well pay a professional service to do it for me (Hobs 3d, 3D People, et al).
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I recently got a fairly basic 3d print of a stand for my router, because, well any Nerd can clearly see why
This was £20 including shipping. And it was as you say by an industrial outfit with a super hi end printer.

The finish is flawless, there's absolutely no way I could reproduce that on a home printer, even after sanding it down I doubt I could get this kind of exactness.

And as you say, the time and effort, plus requiring specialist tools aside from the printer to sand in corners and awkward places.

You can see the cable parts on the feet, there are loads of those on the back and sides too, on the back they aren't connected to the main print, so must have had supporting parts for those which would have had to be cut away.

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SpyderTracks said:
I recently got a fairly basic 3d print of a stand for my router, because, well any Nerd can clearly see why
This was £20 including shipping. And it was as you say by an industrial outfit with a super hi end printer.

The finish is flawless, there's absolutely no way I could reproduce that on a home printer, even after sanding it down I doubt I could get this kind of exactness.

And as you say, the time and effort, plus requiring specialist tools aside from the printer to sand in corners and awkward places.

You can see the cable parts on the feet, there are loads of those on the back and sides too, on the back they aren't connected to the main print, so must have had supporting parts for those which would have had to be cut away.

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Do I sense a star wars theme there(R2D2)
 
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TonyCarter

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SpyderTracks said:
I recently got a fairly basic 3d print of a stand for my router, because, well any Nerd can clearly see why
This was £20 including shipping. And it was as you say by an industrial outfit with a super hi end printer.

The finish is flawless, there's absolutely no way I could reproduce that on a home printer, even after sanding it down I doubt I could get this kind of exactness.

And as you say, the time and effort, plus requiring specialist tools aside from the printer to sand in corners and awkward places.

You can see the cable parts on the feet, there are loads of those on the back and sides too, on the back they aren't connected to the main print, so must have had supporting parts for those which would have had to be cut away.

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So you never went for a set of those R2D2 decals?

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/784470828857423746/

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