Making cases
Posted: Fri May 24, 2024 4:00 pm
I thought I'd create a topic about this as it might end up quite long.
As well as the casting in resin I recently had a cover for my clockwork pi devterm (https://www.clockworkpi.com/devterm) printed by JLCPCB. It was printed in their 'structural' resin and was reasonably priced at 10 pounds or so. It is quite a large print, about A5 in size. The resin looks quite tough, we'll see as this is a protective cover and will get some knocks etc. Quality wise the print is just about perfect, it is very similar to the case of the devterm which has been injection moulded. I tried printing a Psion case with JLCPCB using a file based on a scan of a case, but that never passed JLCPCBs review process (I did get a query from JLCPCB about this cover but it did eventually pass their reviews and get printed). I think if I model a top slot case using OpenSCAD and design it from the beginning to be 3D printed then it should be possible to pass the review process. I think I'll have a go at that, some time. A few iterations of the printing will probably be needed but I think this should result in a case.
As well as the casting in resin I recently had a cover for my clockwork pi devterm (https://www.clockworkpi.com/devterm) printed by JLCPCB. It was printed in their 'structural' resin and was reasonably priced at 10 pounds or so. It is quite a large print, about A5 in size. The resin looks quite tough, we'll see as this is a protective cover and will get some knocks etc. Quality wise the print is just about perfect, it is very similar to the case of the devterm which has been injection moulded. I tried printing a Psion case with JLCPCB using a file based on a scan of a case, but that never passed JLCPCBs review process (I did get a query from JLCPCB about this cover but it did eventually pass their reviews and get printed). I think if I model a top slot case using OpenSCAD and design it from the beginning to be 3D printed then it should be possible to pass the review process. I think I'll have a go at that, some time. A few iterations of the printing will probably be needed but I think this should result in a case.