Tiny little play around in @FreeCAD using the assembly workbench. Tinkering with ideas for a N20 motor driven miniature peristaltic pump. #freecad

It's #FreeCADFriday! What are you working on today? #FreeCAD #CAD #CAM

Loong journey here yesterday but ace to see #ohs2025 open this morning. Come chat to me, I'm a big beardy one in a #freecad tee.

Just ICYMI the deadline for the second wave of FPA grant proposals for projects relating to #FreeCAD development is next week, June 1st.
https://blog.freecad.org/2025/05/09/q2-2025-grant-program-deadline/

TPU spark plug wire boot for a Ford Thunderbird EDIS module, with PETG retaining clips (imitation of the original wires, which are hard to source.) designed in #freecad. I don't think these are going to do well under the hood so long term I'll remake these with a silicone mold. But it's fun right now.

This weekend in the UK it's @oshwassociation Open Hardware Summit, Jo aka @concretedog will be there and is keen to meet #FreeCAD users (and has stickers!) similarly @ajinkyapdahale is attending @lgm Libre Graphics Meeting over in Nuremburg. Be sure to say hello and chat about FreeCAD! #ohs2025 #LGM25NBG

Comes around fast! It's #FreeCADFriday once again! What are you working on in #FreeCAD today? Happy weekend to everyone in the community. #opensource #CAD

Took a minute to play with the tools in the Fused Filament Design add on @rahix created for @FreeCAD

Pretty impressive. I am going to have to use the hole tool more often to be able to really make use of this... I usually just sketch and pocket my holes, but these time savers are worth breaking habits.

Very impressive stuff.

@3dprinting #3DPrinting #FreeCAD #3DDesign

Finally had the time to take some of the topics from my blog post about design for #3Dprinting and make them into a proper #FreeCAD addon!

You can download "FusedFilamentDesign" from the FreeCAD addon manager.

Also check it out here: https://github.com/rahix/FusedFilamentDesign

(This addon also integrates the macros I mentioned here a few weeks ago)

Another little #mayke today. This one combines a bit of scrap Hacksaw blade, some mini grinding, a quick @FreeCAD design and a #3Dprint and a bit of #paracord work to make this tiny knife! #tools #FreeCAD https://concretedog.blogspot.com/2025/05/tiny-diy-knife-from-hacksaw-blade.html

One of the locking levers for the convertible top vanished between last week and today. The good news is that even though this is a 50 year old car I can get a new one for $13. The bad news is it takes a week to ship. I thought about milling one from brass but #freecad is a pretty quick way to model something good enough. I told prusaslicer to use 5 layers for wall thickness in hopes it would be strong enough to last until the new one arrives.

Gosh it's #freecadfriday once again! What are you lovely people up to with #FreeCAD?

Something for the weekend? I'm super pleased to have just blogged with the 1st issue of #SOURCE. SOURCE is an idea for where to place articles I'd like to write but that are to difficult for my brilliant paid clients to home. SOURCE is opensource, free (pay as you feel) and I'd LOVE it if you shared my first experimental issue on Computational Fluid Dynamics with @FreeCAD that's on this blog. Ta.
#opensource #FreeCAD #newsletter #decentralise
https://concretedog.blogspot.com/2025/05/source-issue-1-out-now-computational.html

If #FreeCAD had a #SuperTuxKart racer, what would it be or look like?

Hey! It's #FreeCADFriday once again! Show us what you're working on in #FreeCAD #CAD #OpenSource

Very useful article on #3dprinting about how to design and orient your #3dprinted parts:

https://blog.rahix.de/design-for-3d-printing/