3D Hangouts – Trinkeys, Fans and Giant Switches @ecken @videopixil

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This week the Trinkeys get center stage with a project video. Updating the overly complicated fume extractor with multi-layered fans. CNC milling custom keycaps for a lemon. And a giant mx switch container for Timelapse Tuesday. Fantastic!

USB Trinkey Video
https://youtu.be/dY-oY9D03Vc

Learn Guide
https://learn.adafruit.com/neo-trinkey-case/overview

Neo Trinkey SAMD21
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4870

NeoKey FeatherWing
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4979

Slide Trinkey
https://www.adafruit.com/product/5021

Rotary Trinkey
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4964

Adafruit FunHouse
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4985

EMC2101 Fan Controller
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4808

SGP30 Gas Sensor
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3709

Mini 5V Pi Fan
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3368

Timelapse Tuesday:

Giant Mx Switch Container – ORIOLMACHIN
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/home/giant-mx-switch-container
https://youtu.be/1H1rn7K2kvg

Community Makes
https://www.thingiverse.com/make:939689 kingdom hearts keyblade
https://www.thingiverse.com/make:939748 halo energy sword
https://www.thingiverse.com/make:939202 16×6 matrix pixel display
https://blog.adafruit.com/2021/06/01/circuitpython-based-capacitive-touch-keyboard-string-insertion-circuitpython-flaviofdev/ neotrinkey case
https://twitter.com/gavin02639495/status/1399921426627432453?s=21 Multipass with Adafruit QTPy

CircuitPython based capacitive touch keyboard string insertion #CircuitPython @flaviofdev

Flavio Fernandes (@flaviofdev) used CircuitPython with the touch and hid libraries on an Adafruit Neo Trinkey board to get keyboard typing of static strings based on capacitive touch.

See more on Flavio’s GitHub page for the project.

Grabbers #3Dprinting #3DThursday

Grabbers by cooasty Thingiverse

cooasty shared this project on Thingiverse!

A remix of wonderful builds by SirRob. Scaled and added spring loaded button.

Drill HD pivot pin units with a # 50 index bit for a nice firm hole. Requires careful use of knife to break loose components. Install filament for pin. Heat pin ends to form a button. Best to use a soldering iron or equal for the side close to the grabber.

LD uses a ball point spring cut down. HD uses a full spring. Install spring, glue button, button reinforcement, then position clip and glue. Clip is applied to the bottom to help hold the spring and rod in place.

Download files: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4798450


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Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

Articulated Giant Isopod #3Dprinting #3DThursday

Articulated Giant Isopod by itbefred Thingiverse

itbefred shared this project on Thingiverse!

Giant isopod with articulating body joint, front legs, rear legs, and tail flippers

Download files: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4777921


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Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

Amiga 1200 hanger and generic box #3DThursday #3DPrinting

Amiga 1200 hanger and generic box both with lid for CF2IDE44 adapter by FerryA1 Thingiverse

From FerryA1 on Thingiverse:

A case that hangs in the back of the Amiga 1200 holding a CF2IDE44 adapter. The data cable goes out the computer by the joint of the two Amiga case parts (it may require to sand the lower part a bit).

Download the files and learn more


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Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

PCB Feet/Standoffs for M3 #3DThursday #3DPrinting

PCB Feet Standoffs for M3 by scruss Thingiverse

Give your PCBs a little clearance with these handy feet. From scruss on Thingiverse:

Basic “I don’t want my protoboard shorting or gouging holes in my desk” feet/standoffs for M3-drilled 1.6 mm thick PCBs.

Download the files and learn more


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Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

PCB Feet/Standoffs for M3 #3DPrinting #3DThursday

PCB Feet Standoffs for M3 by scruss Thingiverse

scruss shared this project on Thingiverse!

Basic “I don’t want my protoboard shorting or gouging holes in my desk” feet/standoffs for M3-drilled 1.6 mm thick PCBs.

Download files: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4796603


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Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

Spiral dice tower box #3DPrinting #3DThursday

Spiral dice tower box by aclugston519 Thingiverse

aclugston519 shared this project on Thingiverse!

Update: 07/02/2021
Added a few variants on the base including a wall to stop the dice rolling under the stairs and a longer (20mm) version of the base so that there’s a bit more room inside the box.

Update: 27/01/2021
I’ve uploaded an STL and STP file of a blank lid incase anyone wants to get creative and add their own patterns.

So this is my latest 3D printed dice box/ tower design. The box itself is 110x120x30mm so relatively compact but plenty big enough to fit the dice tower mechanism and a full set off dice (maybe even a miniature if the base isn’t bigger than 25mm square). The dice tower itself stands at 100mm tall and is made up of 20 individual step pieces that rotate around a centre spindle. The design is purely 3D printed with no need to glue any components together (although some of the retaining pins would benefit from a bit of glue). The push-fit tolerances are all a little tight, so it took some sanding to get everything sliding and spinning correctly.

Download files: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4738530


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Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!