Parallel Marking Gauge Mk II by fmod

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Mk II 15 cm - MANUAL change, pause at layer 3 and 11

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4.8(151)

Mk II 15 cm - for AMS (2 colours)

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4.9(293)

Mk II 25 cm - MANUAL change, pause at layer 3 and 11

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2.3 h

1 plate

4.9(31)

Mk II 25 cm - for AMS (2 colours)

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2.4 h

1 plate

4.8(195)

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Description

This is the “Mark II” version of the Parallel Marking Gauge (or also scriber / ruler / t-square). It does exactly what it says - in increments of 1 mm (or 1/16th inch) - but this version comes with a flattened stop-block and markings on the back. This allows you to turn it around, place it against corners and draw parallel markings using the same holes.

It is a somewhat demanding print and for best results it is highly recommended to use the provided print profiles on a clean build plate. There are 2 colour changes to highlight the markings, either done manually (pauses are set in profiles) or with an AMS.

Versions:

Metric Mk II 15 cm - 1mm interval,15 mm stop-block

Metric Mk II 25 cm - 1mm interval, 20 mm stop-block

Imperial Mk II 6 inch - 1/16th interval, ¾ inch stop-block

Imperial Mk II 10 inch - 1/16th interval, 1 inch stop-block

You can find the original marking gauge here. It is simpler, needs only one colour swap to print but can only be used from one side.

The gauge is designed for woodworking and has a stop-block with a height of 7.5 mm but there is a remix of version 1 available with a block height of 1.5mm that is more suitable for working with cardboard or paper and general desktop applications.

If you are looking for more practical tools for your workshop, check out the new Fractional Center Finder here.

Print Settings:

0.4 mm Nozzle

0.2 mm Layer Height (also 1st layer)

0.4 mm Line Width

Wall Generator: Classic

Seam Position: Random

Only one Wall on First Layer

No Narrow Infill Detection

for the 25cm and 10 inch Version (diagonal): Infill direction 0°

Colour Changes:

set a **pause on layer 3** (0.6 mm) and a **pause on layer 11** (2.2 mm) and manually change the colour **(already included in the manual print profile)**

The text (markings, numbers, etc.) are cut out 0.4 mm deep, so you only got 2 layers to make them stand out. I find it the easiest to read if you start with a bright colour (opaque, lots of pigments), add a pause on layer 3 (0.6 mm) and change to a dark colour. Then add another pause on layer 11 (2.2 mm) and change back to a bright colour to print the markings on the back.

Both pauses are already set in the manual print profiles and there are AMS print profiles available that do these changes automatically.

A smooth build plate can help a bit to improve the text.

I had a lot of fun designing this and would like to thank everybody involved in the first version. Thanks so much for all your support, suggestions and requests. They mean a lot to me and it feels nice to be part of such an awesome community.

Have fun and if there are any flaws or suggestions, feel free to message me and if you got the time, please share some pictures of the gauge in action! It would be amazing to see it being used in all of these projects around the planet ♥

Cheers and happy printing,

fmod :)

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Comment & Rating (1164)

@ddcardin

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Overall, for woodworking, it honestly tracks fairly closely to my precision ruler for how thick an actual pencil line is. I'm quite pleased! It printed really quickly, really cleanly, and very little filament. 5 stars! Pic 1: compared to a precision ruler, pic 2: comparing to pencil marks, pic 3: intentionally trying to angle my pencil towards the top and bottom of the hole, and pic 4: my suspicion of the culprit. The only concerning part to me is how pic 3 shows that i could accidentally be about a 1/16th off if i was incorrectly skewing it towards the top or the bottom of the hole. And i think pic 4 shows that it's partly that the geometry allows for too much of the pencil tip through. I'm not sure that it shows up in the picture because of camera perspective, but the *real* line for pic 3 is right in between the two pencil lines, so if I wasn't doing that on purpose, it ends up being accurate. I think either reducing the hole sizes, or altering the thickness (so that the cone of the pencil sits further back) could help with this.

The designer has replied

@fmod

:) nice! thanks for all the thought and effort you put in there! especially seeing it next to an actual precision ruler was a true relieve ^^ since i don't use imperial i only had a strange plastic ruler from a dollar store to compare it to my testprints... seems good and math didn't lie, apparently. but yes, the overall skewing problem is definitely there, especially with freshly sharpened pencils and mechanical ones for sure. the smaller the tip, the more it can move around of course... but you know, i wanted to create a tool that is useful in at least 80% of all cases for 80% of people and including a ballpoint pen just seems like a must. i think i'm trying to say something like "it's not a bug, it's a feature!" and decreasing the hole size would make it difficult to use for a lot of people... including blunt pencil wielders like me :) but that being said, i really think i'm going to make a precision version of this anyways. especially looking at the imperial version, it seems there is so much wasted space and narrowing the holes would probably even allow for a 1/32 interval. got some ideas to make this row of 8 holes readable but maybe i'm overengineering again ;) idk, what do you think? would a 1/32 precision version make sense to you? anyhow, thanks a lot for all your input! very appreciated! cheers

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@ddcardin

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to be clear, I’m very pleased with the current version! i don’t mean to imply to **ought** to do anything, this one should work for most people. just my observations, and that i would definitely print a more precise version if you made one! particularly in the largest length the printer would print (ideally 12+ inches) as for 1/32ths. i can say I’m not measuring anything at that granularity, although i guess i could imagine using it every so often. that’s not my personal priority, but if that were the version you wanted to design, i’d still print it. i could imagine putting a colored line down the face as an indicator of the half or quarter circles

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@fmod

Replying to @ddcardin :

no worries :) i was mostly thinking out loud and really like to consider every input i get thoroughly since... well, this project got printed now 1k+ times in only 11 days and i don't want to waste time, energy and resources around the globe just because of some mistake or not thinking it through properly. but so far i'm quite happy with how it went and consider the ~25g of plastic very well spent ;) anyhow, i'm mostly replying to tell you the 10 inch version is there now. i was even considering to make an awkward 11 inch one but couldn't do that without crossing everybodys poop line. (what a sentence ^^) cheers and happy printing

@Hollandje

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Print Profile

Mk II 25 cm - for AMS (2 colours)

I had cleaned the bed before printing this but still had some warping in the spot that's next to the chamber fan. Not a massive deal but rotating it so it's not near this exhaust would probably yield slightly better results. Aside from this very happy with this ruler and marker :)

@fmod

yeah, i've seen your print profile! thanks for that and thanks for the boost! seems to be a good idea! although i never had a problem with that... it really looks like it got blasted away, wow. are you running the chamber fan on 100% with PLA?

(Edited)

@Hollandje

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Replying to @fmod :

60%, the stock setting pretty much. when I saw it I lowered it down to 30% but can't go lower cuz I'm printing in a room that's 29°C 😅

@fmod

Replying to @Hollandje :

that's crazy! mine is at 70% and i had room temperatures of sometimes 35° while doing the test prints. must have printed about 10 of these 25cm/10inch ones, still never had a problem in that direction in the slightest... your sure it's not the filament maybe (but i doubt) or a spot missed with cleaning the plate maybe? especially the edges are the easiest to dirty again with handling right after cleaning... looks a bit like bed adhesion on picture one but of course i wasn't there to witness it (sorry to be so persistent, i'm just surprised and suddenly start to doubt all the other profiles, you know ^^)

@YamT52

Print Profile

Mk II 25 cm - for AMS (2 colours)

Printed nicely, though next time I'll choose a different color lol

@fmod

i like the colours. has a "banana for scale" vibe somehow ;)

@user_2254917424

yellow makes it easy to find 👍

@user_3140614347

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Maybe im doing something wrong but the markings on the top are unreadable but the ones on the bottom are fine. I used a 0.2 nozzle with red and white filaments and a AMS lite. The first pic is the bottom 2nd pick the top.

The designer has replied

@fmod

it looks like the filament change is happening too late for some reason... did you change the layer height, or moved the markers in any way? the change from filament 1 to filament 2 should happen on the 3rd layer (so only 2 layers get printed in red, the 3rd should be white in your case). when you "preview" it in bambu studio it should look like this (looking up through the build area):

@user_3140614347

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Replying to @fmod :

definitely didnt change the layer height. The markers possibly. I was moving the tab on the side to see the layers. I guess thats possible. I try again and let you know.

@user_3140614347

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Replying to @fmod :

I re printed it and it came out perfect. I must have changed the layers where the color changed. Interesting that I tried to do that on another print and it didnt change the layer where the color was supposed to change. Any idea as to why it didnt?

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@raymanengland

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Print Profile

Mk II 15 cm - for AMS (2 colours)

Perfect, thanks!

@fmod

happy you like it! thanks for the rating, the boost and sharing the picture. cheers

@raymanengland

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Replying to @fmod :

You're welcome, great product! :-)

@bwyke

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Look at this beauty! Printed the 6” on my mini. It’s perfect for me! Nice clean print too, thank you for the mini profile, not everyone thinks to include it.

The designer has replied

@fmod

thanks for the boost and congratulations on that clean print! ...even waldo seems to be impressed ;) cheers

@bwyke

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Replying to @fmod :

You found him! 😆😆

@OPA10

Print Profile

Mk II 25 cm - for AMS (2 colours)

helpfull

@fmod

:) glad you like it! may i ask, what happened there at the end? is there a piece broken off?

@OPA10

Replying to @fmod :

got some lifting at the end, but I just cut it off :-)

@user_3267266510

Print Profile

Mk II 10 inch - MANUAL change, pause at layer 3 and 11

Thank you so much for taking the time to do so many diffferent versions of this file. Printed on Bambu A1 with PETG HF yellow & Black. Awesome file. I also printed the 6” verion in a single color and the numbers are still very legible. Great job. Thank you.

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@fmod

looks amazing! you're very welcome and thank YOU for sharing the results! :) i never tried to print it in PETG, could you maybe check if the measurements are still correct because of the shrinking that may or may not happen? otherwise PETG would be clearly superior to PLA. cheers and i hope it comes in handy

@Voop

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Print Profile

Mk II 25 cm - for AMS (2 colours)

printed really well I will be using this for sure. thanks

@fmod

oh, you're welcome :) thanks for the boost, the rating and the picture! looking nice with that PEY plate! cheers

@Voop

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I think it came out good too I will be making more for a project this weekend. and your welcome for the boost if I get more will drop another.

@3Dkreation

Total newbie here with a Bambu P1S with AMS. I just made the longer gauge for my husband without following the setting instructions and although the base layer turned out nice, the layers seem to pull apart and the top layer was very grainy (pictures 2 and 4). So I tried to adjust the settings in Bambu studio to the suggested settings and made the shorter version. I don’t know what happened with the colors, but the top layer was much smoother although I’m still getting the layers splitting in the thicker area. I’m printing in PLA with the door open (but no drafts in the room). What am I doing wrong? I’d really like to boost this but I want to get a nice print first.

The designer has replied

@fmod

this is very strange. the only thing that comes close to an error like this (that i experienced) was printing with glow in the dark PLA that seemed to have a partial extruder clogging happening, so the filament got stuck on some layers and it just printed air for a minute or two... did you do the flow rate calibration in bambu studio already? all i can think of otherwise is maybe way too low temperature (if it's PLA it should be around 215 degrees)... or i really don't know... if you should give it another try, keep me updated! would really like to know ;) cheers and sorry for the inconvenience

@3Dkreation

I’ll just learn how to do a flow rate calibration and find out where I can control the heat. Should I have the door closed when I print to keep the heat in? I’ll try again tomorrow. Funny thing I just noticed when I was showing my husband- on the first print - the longer one - the part with the holes is all gritty on the top, but where the text (made with love) is was all nice. On the short one, this was reversed?????

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