Great to hear the fingers still have feeling and you can move them. Follow dr’s instructions, don’t skip any of your physical therapy, and you’ll be better than new ……. eventually …… just keep working the therapy and accept that it’ll take longer than you wish to get there. But you will get there. 💪💪
Delighted to see the surgery went well. I just got my first 3d printer (going constantly for 29 hours now) and your channel has honestly been a pleasure to watch. I got an A1 mini this week. I wanted a printer to solve small, unusual problems, and your channel has shown it's very possible to do. My first print was even functional, and not a benchy. Looking forward to your next upload. Look after yourself. A fan from Ireland!
Next Friday, @FunctionalPrintFriday will show us all the 3D-printed tools and gadgets he designed from his hospital bed to help the doctors and nurses do their jobs better and easier...
Nice video. Just a tip. It's easier to use abs or asa. Because you can glue abs with pvc glue. Pvc, abs asa react to the same solvents. And pvc glue is just solvent and en devolved pvc.
Very pleased your surgery went well hope you recover quickly. I look forward to your videos every week to extend my 3D printing knowledge. I would like to share with you something that I was taught many years ago as an engineering apprentice, and have always been aware of when I have been “hands on” around machine tools etc in a workshop. I noticed in last weeks video that you have a ring on your left hand, a wedding ring I believe, to avoid an accident becoming a very serious injury please take it off. Rings can get crushed onto your fingers when handling heavy items such as lathe chucks or milling machine vices. Also they can get caught in rotating machinery. I hope you take this advice in the spirit it is intended , you will find it awkward enough with one hand out of action, never mind both. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Stuart
9:35 I want to say it's called the radius. I had a similar surgery in early 2009 where my ulnar was partially shattered at the wrist. Make sure you do the exercises the occupational therapist gives you and don't put any excess weight on it until you are given the ok. I speak from experience as I snapped a pin and still don't know how almost 15 years later.
so funny just subscribed to you last week.. i own pool service company and just a couple weeks ago i designed and printed a wrench tool for removing the return eyeballs (for when they come apart and only the bottom piece is stuck in the threads still. seriously one of my favorite tools. I also made one for the rubber wing nut plugs, just a handheld to all the crank down the wing nuts.
The other bone in your arm is your radius. That's why when someone checks the pulse at your wrist, it's referred to as your "radial" pulse. They are feeling your heartbeat within your radial artery, which runs along that bone. Probably more than you wanted/needed to know, but there you go lol. Glad the surgery went well!
If water does seep into the tube (or get sucked in by pressure changes), a small drain hole could be drilled at the handle end or through the bottom of the socket hole.
Hope the surgery goes well. An easy video you could make would be to search the internet for other people’s functional prints. Or even subscriber’s functional prints. I could send you some of mine. Step files and all.
Instead of the plumbing department plugs, we used plugs that were more like tubes made of flexible plastic that came up above the waterline, so that if the water in the skimmer freezes it will crush the tube instead of cracking the skimmer itself. It also allows you to pour antifreeze into the skimmer line without draining the pool to below the skimmer level.
@@FunctionalPrintFriday We use the non-toxic RV antifreeze. Most of the valves on pool filters also have an option to discharge it to waste, like backwashing but skipping the filter. We also used antifreeze in the lines from the filter to the pool, and that just gets flushed into the pool.
Hope you recover quickly! Maybe we'll see some left-handed or one-handed functional prints soon... Something I might have done differently on the wrench is to lean into the water ingress problem. If you design a cone into the opposite side of the square wrench with a drain through the middle, and add a hole on the handle side, then water can easily flow in and out, and then you won't have to fight the buoyancy when pushing the wrench into the water.
I appreciate that you printed a jig for your hole locations on the drive end of your tool. Now that I've been printing and designing for a while now, I print up jigs for hole locations, alignment etc. all the time. Something I never would have thought of doing earlier on in my journey. Simple practical tools are some of my favorite to design and print.
hey! good luck withthe surgery. I have had pain in my wrists on and off, and sometimes I'il use my left hand forhte mouse. once you get a couple of hours in, you get really good at it. so if that was a worry, then you should be fine. as for loosing the use of one hand, it sucks, but you`ll find that, provided that you have a cast of something wimilar, you`ll get quite good at using it as a stump. not the best but it works. good luck! also, maybe some of use can creat some content for you. we could creat functional stuff, submit it, and all you`d have to do, is present it. if you want. keep it in mind, especially at first..
New subscriber and looking into purchasing my first 3D printer. I’ve watch a few of your videos and had a couple of questions regarding your process of creating items from the 3D printer. 1. Can you just print the areas you want to test fit for or does the whole item need to be printed? 2. Does filament sand easy? Was think on some of your first iterations, just using sandpaper could help decide if the area needed to be corrected.
I'm all for over engineering things for the fun of it, but it seemed like the only failure point on the old wrench was the nails. Could you not have just replaced the old nails with, say, a piece of stainless all thread or a bolt? Plywood is used on boats in the ocean, so I think just replacing the steel would've made that into a tool that lasts 30 years. Whereas I imagine PETG and PLA will become brittle when exposed to salt just like most plastics do, PVC being an exception. Either way, glad your surgery went well!
Maybe HDPE pipe (since it's black) would look nicer. Similar price for small amount. You can shim using cut up cans, foil, thin metal etc instead of reprinting, less waste. Nice project nonetheless, I watched it ha!
I'm curious, why don't you share your files in STEP format. You are very generous with sharing your skills and STL files. Yet, STL files are nearly impossible to edit. STEP files can be modified by pushing and pulling on surfaces. Your design this week is inspiring. My house exterior water shut off valve is buried 3 feet below ground level because of winter. So it's very likely I'll be taking a cue from this video and design myself a PVC wrench. Thanks for the inspiration.
You can modify stl files in freecad to make them solid parts that can then be remade any way you need. Then if you like, you can export them as step files.
i had the same problem with my wrist the fix i was offered was to 1. fuse the wrist so i could not bend it or 2. have certain nerves removed from my wrist i chose option 2 because I'm a keen motorcyclist an getting my right wrist fused was not happening i was back riding 2 weeks after the surgery with no pain an full use of my wrist ever since 7 years an counting
surgery went ok, I definitely still have 2 arms, and I can wiggle all my fingers
Great to hear the fingers still have feeling and you can move them. Follow dr’s instructions, don’t skip any of your physical therapy, and you’ll be better than new ……. eventually …… just keep working the therapy and accept that it’ll take longer than you wish to get there. But you will get there. 💪💪
Delighted to see the surgery went well. I just got my first 3d printer (going constantly for 29 hours now) and your channel has honestly been a pleasure to watch. I got an A1 mini this week. I wanted a printer to solve small, unusual problems, and your channel has shown it's very possible to do.
My first print was even functional, and not a benchy. Looking forward to your next upload. Look after yourself. A fan from Ireland!
hope you get well soon and would like to see you tune your pressure advanced and stuff. (its all right if you miss a friday)
@@The_Chillguy7 thx, Big Benchy is taking good care of me
@@FunctionalPrintFriday he better be helping you
It's so satisfying to have the right tool for the job. I'd never seen a strap wrench before
man thanks for including the deburring tool. Ever time I look for one there wayyyyy over priced but 20 bucks.....cool
Next Friday, @FunctionalPrintFriday will show us all the 3D-printed tools and gadgets he designed from his hospital bed to help the doctors and nurses do their jobs better and easier...
Nice video. Just a tip. It's easier to use abs or asa. Because you can glue abs with pvc glue. Pvc, abs asa react to the same solvents. And pvc glue is just solvent and en devolved pvc.
So much overkill and so much perfection. Love it
Glad your surgery went well! Love your channel and the practical things you make..
thx
Gee whiz! Get a piece of 1-1/2 ABS sewer pipe & print the socket in ABS. Then glue ‘em together!!!
❤😂
Very pleased your surgery went well hope you recover quickly. I look forward to your videos every week to extend my 3D printing knowledge. I would like to share with you something that I was taught many years ago as an engineering apprentice, and have always been aware of when I have been “hands on” around machine tools etc in a workshop. I noticed in last weeks video that you have a ring on your left hand, a wedding ring I believe, to avoid an accident becoming a very serious injury please take it off. Rings can get crushed onto your fingers when handling heavy items such as lathe chucks or milling machine vices. Also they can get caught in rotating machinery. I hope you take this advice in the spirit it is intended , you will find it awkward enough with one hand out of action, never mind both. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Stuart
Its good advice. I’ll try to remember to take it off.
I'm happy your surgery went well. Speedy recovery.
9:35 I want to say it's called the radius. I had a similar surgery in early 2009 where my ulnar was partially shattered at the wrist. Make sure you do the exercises the occupational therapist gives you and don't put any excess weight on it until you are given the ok. I speak from experience as I snapped a pin and still don't know how almost 15 years later.
so funny just subscribed to you last week.. i own pool service company and just a couple weeks ago i designed and printed a wrench tool for removing the return eyeballs (for when they come apart and only the bottom piece is stuck in the threads still. seriously one of my favorite tools. I also made one for the rubber wing nut plugs, just a handheld to all the crank down the wing nuts.
The other bone in your arm is your radius. That's why when someone checks the pulse at your wrist, it's referred to as your "radial" pulse. They are feeling your heartbeat within your radial artery, which runs along that bone. Probably more than you wanted/needed to know, but there you go lol. Glad the surgery went well!
If water does seep into the tube (or get sucked in by pressure changes), a small drain hole could be drilled at the handle end or through the bottom of the socket hole.
I'm glad the surgery went well. Best wishes on your recovery.
I'm looking forward to those videos on lasering and advanced slicer/printer tuning.
thank you
Hope the surgery goes well. An easy video you could make would be to search the internet for other people’s functional prints. Or even subscriber’s functional prints. I could send you some of mine. Step files and all.
I'd say either take a 6-week vacation (we'll still be here when you get back), or get FPF Jr. to be your hands for a bit.
Suggestion: A track ball might be helpful, particularly if you can find one with a larger ball.
Instead of the plumbing department plugs, we used plugs that were more like tubes made of flexible plastic that came up above the waterline, so that if the water in the skimmer freezes it will crush the tube instead of cracking the skimmer itself. It also allows you to pour antifreeze into the skimmer line without draining the pool to below the skimmer level.
interesting, but then how do you get rid of all the antifreeze-laden water in the lines come spring?
@@FunctionalPrintFriday We use the non-toxic RV antifreeze. Most of the valves on pool filters also have an option to discharge it to waste, like backwashing but skipping the filter. We also used antifreeze in the lines from the filter to the pool, and that just gets flushed into the pool.
@@sleepib thx, that makes sense
Hope you recover quickly! Maybe we'll see some left-handed or one-handed functional prints soon...
Something I might have done differently on the wrench is to lean into the water ingress problem. If you design a cone into the opposite side of the square wrench with a drain through the middle, and add a hole on the handle side, then water can easily flow in and out, and then you won't have to fight the buoyancy when pushing the wrench into the water.
I had the EXACT same idea watching it in editing. Has to be done.
The bone on bone pain is excruciating! Drill a hole above plugs and fill void in pipe with triple expanding foam to prevent water intrusion.
Excellent job as always. Be curious to see how filament holds up to saltwater over time too.
me too
I appreciate that you printed a jig for your hole locations on the drive end of your tool. Now that I've been printing and designing for a while now, I print up jigs for hole locations, alignment etc. all the time. Something I never would have thought of doing earlier on in my journey. Simple practical tools are some of my favorite to design and print.
I am looking forward to seeing the 3d printed cast with phone and tool holders.
I hope the surgery is a success.
As for ideas, maybe get viewers to send you their designs you can then review them.
Set screws work, but what about just plain ol glue? No drill guide neede, no rust concerns.
Good point. I guess if I used ABS filament and ABS pipe that would have been easier
I'm curious as to the choice of set screws as opposed to glue. This would seem to be an excellent candidate for super glue.
Have a speedy recovery
I hope you heal 100%. Stick to the therapy and doctor's advice. Your health is most important!
would pipe solvent (also called pvc pipe glue) have helped secure the two plastics ? Often used in pipes in Europe to join pipes permanently.
Good luck and rest i will rerun the old videos.
Thx
hey! good luck withthe surgery. I have had pain in my wrists on and off, and sometimes I'il use my left hand forhte mouse. once you get a couple of hours in, you get really good at it. so if that was a worry, then you should be fine. as for loosing the use of one hand, it sucks, but you`ll find that, provided that you have a cast of something wimilar, you`ll get quite good at using it as a stump. not the best but it works. good luck! also, maybe some of use can creat some content for you. we could creat functional stuff, submit it, and all you`d have to do, is present it. if you want. keep it in mind, especially at first..
What 3d design software do you use? It looks cool!
A touch screen could really help if you have limited use of your right hand. Maybe an ambidextrous mouse.
New subscriber and looking into purchasing my first 3D printer. I’ve watch a few of your videos and had a couple of questions regarding your process of creating items from the 3D printer. 1. Can you just print the areas you want to test fit for or does the whole item need to be printed? 2. Does filament sand easy? Was think on some of your first iterations, just using sandpaper could help decide if the area needed to be corrected.
I'm all for over engineering things for the fun of it, but it seemed like the only failure point on the old wrench was the nails. Could you not have just replaced the old nails with, say, a piece of stainless all thread or a bolt? Plywood is used on boats in the ocean, so I think just replacing the steel would've made that into a tool that lasts 30 years. Whereas I imagine PETG and PLA will become brittle when exposed to salt just like most plastics do, PVC being an exception. Either way, glad your surgery went well!
Maybe HDPE pipe (since it's black) would look nicer. Similar price for small amount. You can shim using cut up cans, foil, thin metal etc instead of reprinting, less waste. Nice project nonetheless, I watched it ha!
I'm curious, why don't you share your files in STEP format. You are very generous with sharing your skills and STL files. Yet, STL files are nearly impossible to edit. STEP files can be modified by pushing and pulling on surfaces.
Your design this week is inspiring. My house exterior water shut off valve is buried 3 feet below ground level because of winter. So it's very likely I'll be taking a cue from this video and design myself a PVC wrench. Thanks for the inspiration.
There’s no step export from sketchup. I should switch to fusion or onshape, but there’s reasons I can’t yet.
You can modify stl files in freecad to make them solid parts that can then be remade any way you need. Then if you like, you can export them as step files.
I forgot that on the free version of SketchUp, they don't allow step file export. @@FunctionalPrintFriday
@@neilnagel9857I do appreciate Freecad and have used it extensively. Thanks for the reminder.
i had the same problem with my wrist the fix i was offered was to 1. fuse the wrist so i could not bend it or 2. have certain nerves removed from my wrist i chose option 2 because I'm a keen motorcyclist an getting my right wrist fused was not happening i was back riding 2 weeks after the surgery with no pain an full use of my wrist ever since 7 years an counting
Get a trackball mouse. You only need to move your thumb or finger to use it. Your arm and wrist stay still
Now remove the text on the pipe with some accetone.
and maybe after putting the stainless setscrews put a dab of white silicone caulk to cover them.
I can draw up parts for you while you are on the mend if that helps. I do appreciate the effort you put into the channel. Let me know if I can help.
thx, maybe i'll do a viewer designs episode
That’s a good idea. I have a couple of useful parts you might want to show. Let me know.
Why not use a little CA glue, PVC glue or epoxy instead of the set screws? Then you don't need to print a drill guide either.