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Some 3D printing fun:

I see a flaw....no keyboard!

Makes a great keyring.


Cheers,
Norm.

That could be a great case for Peter's pi zero format Q68

Nice work!

NormanDunbar wrote:I see a flaw....no keyboard!

Bluetooth keyboard is a possibility

Now there's a thought....

M68008 wrote:Some 3D printing fun:

Is it just a plain box or does it have a specific purpose?

Really nice look! I tried to do that look for my mini-vDrive case. The grid on yours is so much better.

bwinkel67 wrote: Is it just a plain box or does it have a specific purpose?

It has a purpose, I hope to show more pictures or a video once this little project is complete, for now I was just happy with the print. I'll also share the STL.

bwinkel67 wrote: Really nice look! I tried to do that look for my mini-vDrive case. The grid on yours is so much better.

Thanks! For the grid, I used a 30 degree slope, the QL seems to use a similar angle:
Btw, I really like your vDrive case, although I might end up using the other one that doesn't require to modify the vDrive. One minor issue I had in printing it was that the first layer is razor thin and it didn't stick to my print bed. Perhaps you could consider making the starting surface wider?

M68008 wrote:One minor issue I had in printing it was that the first layer is razor thin and it didn't stick to my print bed. Perhaps you could consider making the starting surface wider?

Oh good to know. I hadn't had time to experiment with 3-D printing much since school has been shut down and I used our printing lab for all my projects. But when things get back to normal (hopefully by tonight or tomorrow in the US in one way) I will get back to refining the case.

Pr0f wrote:That could be a great case for Peter's pi zero format Q68

Might fit. The size of the Qzero itself is 65 x 28 mm. (I designed it for a metal case from Fischer, because I have no time to get into 3D printing.)
Something like 65 x 50 mm internally would be nice, to leave some space for a few connectors. And 14 mm height for SubD / Mini DIN.