Retro Television
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Published on January 13, 2012
This thing was Featured on January 15, 2012
Description
A little sci fi, a little retro - this television brings a little entertainment to our extra-stellar journey. My only concern is that children might not actually recognize this vintage device as a TV :) 1:18 Scale
Instructions
If you have only one color on hand, print all the pieces at once using the Print Plate.
If you have more than one color available, print one copy each of the body, base & bits, and screen - swapping your filament between each print. Assemble with glue or acetone.
I used a standard print-o-matic profile on my ToM, 20% infill with one extra shell. Due to the 45 degree overhangs in several objects, I found printing with one extra shell actually reduced overall printing time. Without the extra shell, many layers print solid to accomodate the overhangs.
The legs and antenna are fairly robust - I imagine this thing would print just fine at 75% of its original size.
If you have more than one color available, print one copy each of the body, base & bits, and screen - swapping your filament between each print. Assemble with glue or acetone.
I used a standard print-o-matic profile on my ToM, 20% infill with one extra shell. Due to the 45 degree overhangs in several objects, I found printing with one extra shell actually reduced overall printing time. Without the extra shell, many layers print solid to accomodate the overhangs.
The legs and antenna are fairly robust - I imagine this thing would print just fine at 75% of its original size.
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Hammersquash
on
January 20, 2012
said:
very impressive! Extremely retro and with a splash of dark purple filament it could be considered Burton-esque!
gpvillamil
on
January 14, 2012
said:
Very cool. What are you using to design these things?
PrettySmallThings
on
January 14, 2012
said:
I'm working in AutoCAD. Since buying my makerbot this fall, I've been mostly focusing on learning the bot and its tolerances, falling back on established CAD skills. I'm hoping to set some time aside in the near future to learn OpenSCAD and some mesh modeling to mix things up a little.
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Retro Television by PrettySmallThings is licensed under the Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons license.
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