Case for vintage stereoscope
Case for vintage stereoscope
3D
Published 2021-04-01T11:37:26+00:00
This is a case for Vintage Holmes Stereoscope - https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-159381. The case has also space for approximately 100 stereo photographs. Although the images show "2020 3D", the text in the stl is only "3D".
The box is printed in 2 parts and the lid in 3 parts. The parts are glued together with pegs (altogether 7) and epoxy, and some filler may be necessary. This is to avoid need for supports.
Additional material needed are two hinges, a latch and some 6 mm wide textile band. See photos.
This will require approximately 1.5 Kg of filament. I prefer slow printing, and so it took 6 days to print the parts. Cura settings were 0.2mm layer, 17% infill, 2 walls, 1 infill wall, 4 bottom layers and 5 top layers.
For better resolution of the text, I printed the middle part of the lid in upright position, which is the default position of the stl file.
Roughen the mating surfaces of L and R parts with coarse sandpaper. Glue the L and R parts of the case and lid together using the pegs. When the lid has hardened, glue in the middle part. Apply filler where necessary. Paint and seal the parts.
Join the case and the lid together with tape over the corners and make sure they are aligned. Glue the hinges. When hardened, glue the lock. After that, drill the holes for the screws. Fix shortened screws with epoxy. The screws are only for appearance.
Glue textile band on the surfaces supporting the stereoscope.
| Date published | 01/04/2021 |
| Time to do | 5 - minutes |
| Material Quantity | 1.5 kg |
| Support Free | YES |