Personal Projects
The main two challenges with this project was 3D printing threads and designing a holder for a freeform shape.
By printing the threads large (ISO 22x2) the print quality was better. However, I learned the importance of using more common threads since I needed a specific nut to thread through to correct print imperfections - luckily someone in the workshop had a thread file and this was fixed. A bit of graphite powder from a sacrificial pencil and I was able to spin the whole part around the thread with one hand!
I did not have a model or schematics for the controller so this took a few iterations to get right, but I got there in the end!
Jan 2025 - Print-in-place phone stand
Manufacturing method - ABS 3D Printed
Using SR 30 soluble support and ABS model material on the Uprint SE Plus
Post-processing - Support removal using acid station
Using SCA 1200 cleaning station
What makes a part "print-in-place"? (Click for more details)
Something that is print-in-place requires no supports and no assembly to 3D print in FDM printing.
This means all of the mechanisms are contained within the body, and the idea is that you can take it straight off the print bed and use it!
Here I am checking crucial areas such as the hinges – making sure they aren’t printed to fuse
Unfortunately the UPrint SE Plus is an older printer that requires a raft, otherwise this print would have printed completely without supports or assembly