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<blockquote style="background: #fcfcd1; border: 1px solid gold; width: 75%; border-radius: 20px; color: black; margin: 2em auto;"> <h3 style="color: black">Extra Info</h3> PLA is the most common type of 3D printing filament. It's typically made in a refining process that starts with fermented corn. It has a low melting point, which makes it easy to print. Mechanical properties vary by brand and print settings, but you usually won't be able to expect high durability and a long service from this material. That said, it does make usable prototypes quickly and inexpensively. It's also available in a wide range of nice colors!</blockquote> |
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Laser-cut the plate
Time to complete: 10-45 minutes for setup and cutting.
This design uses an acrylic plate to hold the electrical components inside the case. We'll cut it out of 1/16" (1.59 mm) cast acrylic sheet.
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<blockquote style="background: #fcfcd1; border: 1px solid gold; width: 75%; border-radius: 20px; color: black; margin: 2em auto;"> <h3 style="color: black">Extra Info</h3> Acrylic is a good first choice for plastic parts. It's rigid, inexpensive, and available in all common sizes of sheets, rods, and tubes. you can laser-cut it, as well as drill and saw it wothwith normal woodworking tools. Acrylic can be bonded with Cyanoacrylate glue (A.K.A. super glue). If you plan on purchasing some of this stuff for your own projects, make sure to get *cast acrylic*, rather thantthan *extruded acrlyic*acrylic. Cast material is much easier to work with, especially when using a lserlaser cutter. </blockquote> |
Begin by downloading the following file with the plate cut pattern:
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