Hey guys. So since im still waiting on my 3D printer i decided to

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Hey guys. So since im still waiting on my 3D printer i decided to order something off of thingiverse. Adafruit’s 500mA lipo battery holder. And i just clicked on buy which redirected me to 3D hubs. I selected the color. But no option for material! And i cant find any way to contact whoever it is thats printing it for me. What do i do? I submitted the order yesterday

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Ask them tomorrow.
If you really have to invest in a new one, you can always sell the house as a last resort.

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But how could i contact someone if i placed my order through thingiverse?

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I am

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@Cristian_Martinez Use your browser history to rediscover the 3dhubs user? I don’t know how much thingiverse masks the 3dhubs site from you, but hopefully you ended up at the 3dhubs site at some point in the transaction? Once you have a handle on the 3dhubs user it should be easy to talk to him/her.

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What? No email confirmation of your order? That seems odd. Maybe you got one and it is in your spam folder. I have not ordered through thingiverse or 3D hubs myself. I am simply used to email confirmations for everything ordered online.

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I tried using the request a refund link and that seemed to get me through to someone but they told me they had no idea what filament was used since you dont get a choice to select filament when you place the order… oh well its supposed to arrive on the 16th. I suppose $25 isnt too bad of a loss. Ive lost over $300 on bad PCB designs lol

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Hopefully, it will be an acceptable filament type. Was it a part that needed to be ABS or another temperature resistant filament. PLA used to be warned against for parts that would be used where they may get hot. I do not know if that is still the case for PLA that needs to be printed at 210C, for example. PLA has changed some in the last few years and I do not use it so I can not track those changes easily.

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Hmmm…check you Thingiverse notifications? Maybe it will track the orders there.

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Nah its just a simple battery case. Its gonna be inside of a piece of clothing. The case is just for added protection against bending and puncture. I would rather not catch fire lol

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Well, I doubt the filament type and color matters much then unless it is a type that might snap or the battery gets too warm…which you would not like either.

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Yeah it was supposed to be flexible. You know because of the cloth and all but i may be able to work with rigid

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Now you have me wondering what sort of battery this is supposed to be a case for.

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Lol Lithium Polymer. 500mAh. I dont mind it if its not flexible but it needs to provide good protection from drops and scratches. I mean the battery by itself has survived my little brother for a year now inside a tie. Being left on the floor stepped on. Crumpled and thrown in the corner. But the case is just added protection.

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Well for anyone who is interested it seems thingiverse only prints in PLA and is limited to only 5 colors. Did not know that.

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Hmmm…look up “oven cleaner pla softening” if you want it sort of rubbery. I have not tried it myself. This is just a starting point for you.

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Yeah im thinking about just filing the inside a bit so the batteries fit. Its made smaller from the sides but thicker on the inside so it grips the battery. But that only works if its flexible lol