I am still having fun with my Bambu Lab A1 3D printer. It is on special offer at the moment if you want one. I am tempted to get the AMS 2 Pro filament system so I could do multiple colours. It can also dry the filament to prevent printing issues.
So far all my prints have turned out well. I was really impressed by this book/tablet stand. It all printed in one piece apart from the prongs that would hold a book open. Those just clipped in. This is about as big as I can print and it works really well.
A work in progress are these drum triggers. They clip onto drums and will send signals to my Yamaha EAD10 to play samples when I hit things. If you buy ready made ones they cost from £50-100, but all they really are is a holder for a piezoelectic sensor that costs pennies. You need a socket and then some foam that goes between the sensor and the drum head. I have the special foam on order, so will report on how it goes with them. I found these models on Thingiverse that has loads of items. I just had to load them into Bambu Studio to prepare for printing. I am learning how to use this software that allows for all sorts of tweaks. I may have to adjust the models slightly as the hold for a nut was a little too small.
I had another little project that I had wanted to sort out from the start. I got a little Samson Mixpad audio mixer from a charity shop ages ago. It works fine, but a couple of the knobs were missing, so I wanted to print those.
As you can see I have a full set now. The reason everything is red is just because that is the filament I have for now. Those knobs along the bottom were some attempts to get what I needed. I found a model on Makerworld for a knob for a different Samson mixer that was not quite right. That is the ones with the longer base. The orientation of the flat part for the potentiometer shaft was wrong, but I could fix that in Bambu Studio by reflecting it. I tried that, but it was also slightly too large on the outer diameter. I have now learnt how I can make changes. I snipped off part of the length and then reduced the diameter by making another object with a hole of the right size and subtracted the difference. This might be easier in a proper CAD application, but I have not figured that out yet. So I printed off another version and it fitted, but the orientation was wrong. What I had not realised is that not all the knobs are the same! The Level ones on the bottom row that I checked are different to the others.
At this point I returned to a knob I found on Thingiverse that I thought was wrong and realised it was what I wanted after all. I got there in the end. I did have to do a few prints, but each one cost pennies. I may upload things to Makerworld to that others can benefit from what I found out. It would be so much easier if companies could make their parts more standard, but it provides opportunities for the 3D printing world.
I do need to find time to learn more about the available tools. Someone suggested Tinkercad for basic CAD work as it is free to use and is on the web. There are various other options, but it takes time to explore these things.
Happy printing!
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You know I have never so much as seen a 3D printer. I think it would be wild to have one of those. A lot of fun. Nice creation with the music holder. This is a noob question but are you able to get the information for the prints from some sort of shared online database or do you just draw it in some sort of autocad type program and make it completely from scratch?
They are consumer appliances now rather than just for geeks. Most of what I have printed came from the library linked to the printer app, so you just select and go. There are general libraries such as Thingiverse where you have to download models and import them, but it is not hard. I am just getting into tweaking models to my needs and I expect to design my own eventually.
Oh, I’m dying over your new kit that you’ve 3-D printed.
So what do you think, are you ready to print me a clarinet?
There is so much I could make and I have see various instruments made by others. I am open to requests.
I see the potential and usefulness of a 3-D printer, and I like what I see.
It would be nice to have an action figure.
There are plenty of models for those out there.
This is looking great, one of my old synths is actually in need of some replacement knobs, not that I use it much now but it’s one I want to hang on to, the Yamaha CS2X.
I’m looking forward to more posts on this topic.
Someone may have designed that already. I've seen lots of replacement knobs out there. It's great when you can repair old tech.
They have in fact, I did look for them a little while ago and found some but have yet to make an order.
It's amazing the amount of stuff we can do with one of those. I have a friend into action figures customization and We've been toying with the idea of getting one to create special customization items.
It's ideal for that. I expect model makers do a lot with this tech. There are ways to scan items to make copies, but I've not tried it yet.
That's pretty awesome. I dig the useful stuff you are printing off. What kind of plastic is that? Does it seem to hold up fairly well?
These are all PLA that is made from plants. They seem fairly tough. I have some PETG that is suitable for outdoor items, but I have not used it yet.
Ah, okay. That is cool.
Love my A1 and A1 mini!
I was told the Mini might be a bit limiting, but Bambu have good products. I'm happy with mine.
The only limitation is the 180mmx180mmx180mm print area. In that case, they are all limited in some way, haha.
I've already done some prints bigger than that. I think with the current sale price for the A1 it's a real bargain. The AMS is really tempting me.
It's all depending on your needs. Like my buddy has an A1 mini farm and only 1 A1 with the AMS because he prints drone parts and doesn't need big beds for that stuff. I have both. My A1 mini is primarily setup for white and transparent only to keep the nozzle clean.
Interesting to see all the creative uses for 3D printing.
Pretty cool! In the past month I've seen so many cool little things produced by musicians with 3D Printers... starting to think it's time to invest in one...
I have made various music accessories already. At the drumming show I went to a guy was selling some he had printed, but I am not looking to do it commercially. I will make things for friends. My drum teacher was impressed by my clips to hold sticks together. The printers are cheap and easy to use these days.
A few pennies for a print sounds great, overall all look good as if out from a factory
@steevc, I failed to pay out 7.242 HIVE and 0.000 HBD to reward 14 comments in this discussion thread.
My wallet is running low on Hive or HBD. I will try again later.