Summary

It’s handy to use my Dell Latitude laptop sitting on its neoprene sleeve (e.g. on my lap) – but the soft sleeve blocks the fan intake. This spacer keeps a gap to let air in.

The lugs keep it attached to the E/Port connector (so works for Dell Precision E-Series, too), if you pop something like this on the top of each lug. When you remove the spacer the dots will stay in the holes ready for next time.

Print Settings

Printer:

BQ Prusa i3 Hephestos

                                            <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>                     <div><p>No</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>                     <div><p>No</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong>                     <div><p>Layer height: 0.2 mm<br>Line width: 0.6 mm (my nozzle is 0.4 mm)</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong>                     <div><p>For the base, I used 19.9% Triangles with X/Y offset to line up nicely, with a single top layer of Lines running front-back (with part fan reduced to 50% to prevent pillowing) and no bottom layers.  This gave a pleasing triangular-patterned base covered in a skin of separate (because line width &gt; nozzle diameter) lines that’s flexible, so doesn’t crack if bent a bit.</p><p>I used a <a rel="nofollow" href="https://support.ultimaker.com/hc/en-us/articles/360013370140-How-to-adjust-print-settings-of-a-part-of-my-model-in-Ultimaker-Cura">cutting mesh</a> in Cura for everything above the base, so that the base’s skin extended under the lugs, and to change the number of top layers for the lugs to a more solid 3 (and to set the unneeded infill there to 0%).</p></div></p>                                                    <strong>Filament:</strong> I used [SUNLU](https://uk.sunlu.com/collections/pla/products/pla-1-75mm-filament-1kg-2-2lbs-fit-most-of-fdm-3d-printer). I used PLA.                I used Grey.

How I Designed This

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Dell Laptop Air-Intake Spacer

Dell Laptop Air-Intake Spacer

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