Cool new case/enclosure for Arduino Uno - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: eengineer
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 23, 2014, 08:13:43 pm
content: Designed, 3D Printed, and sold by me! Please check it out and let me know what you think, it's got a location for a breadboard, spot for the arduino uno and a storage compartment for small electronic components!http://etsy.me/1hP97fi

author: con-f-use
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 23, 2014, 08:15:44 pm
content: Double-post!

author: os40la
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 23, 2014, 08:19:04 pm
content: Nice looking case.How long does it take to print out? I am seeing that 3D printed things take hours to print out. Is $17 worth your time and effort? ....Just wondering

author: eengineer
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 23, 2014, 08:22:19 pm
content: @con-fu-usesry, not sure which would give it better exposure... why not both!Post deleted, Please do no cross post.@os40latakes a long time to be honest, i haven't done a full cost analysis on it, but I thought $17 would be a fair price point for an arduino uno case. i spend time printing little trinkets and doo-dads anyways so why not try to make a little money off a print or two

author: GiskardReventlov
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2014, 06:14:25 am
content: In another post someone in Sweden was looking for missing knobs for their scope, how good can you color match? How good at duplication are you? I see a lot of scopes for sale that are missing knobs or the knobs are cracked and I am curious to know if 3D-printing new knobs would provide a high quality replacement?

author: Rerouter
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2014, 06:19:13 am
content: equally with older tek scopes is the rod coupling pieces (it connects 2 plastic or metal shafts, and has a generic size hole for the fixing screws to be fitted (screws are metal so the hole would not need to be threaded)

author: eengineer
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2014, 02:52:14 pm
content: knobs are pretty easily to model. it doesnt have to be an exact duplicate in order to work, as long as the shaft that goes into the bottom of the knob fits and the knob itself fits in the designated space for it, it will work. color match can be achieved by painting over the 3d print afterwards

author: GiskardReventlov
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2014, 06:18:03 pm
content: Quote from: eengineer on January 24, 2014, 02:52:14 pmMost scope owners would want the new knob to match the old knobs. How durable would painting be? I'd rather have the plastic color match since the paint would probably wear off revealing some other color over time. But it sounds like it's possible, maybe not perfect but better than no knob.

author: deth502
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 25, 2014, 02:15:57 am
content: i like it. looks neat. imo, you should sell it as a kit with the board, and a few basic components in the box to do a few basic projects to get started. push button, leds, some resistors, ect.i dont think it would be worth if for a days work though. your not making much of a profit.

author: eengineer
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2014, 01:14:48 am
content: painting is somewhat durable depending on the paint used. the thing with fdm printers like the one i have is the color section is quite limited. it would be quite difficult to get filament (the plastic used in the printer) that matches the knob colors.putting together kits would actually be more time intensive for me. it's true the print takes quite a bit of time, but honestly I just send the print job to the printer and away it goes, so it isnt labor or personal time intensive.here's a couple pics from the first order I just completed! dont have any extra breadboard lying around, so they're pictured without breadboard.

author: eengineer
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2014, 08:09:36 pm
content: quick bump!