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Yeah, the quality makes me more eager to try PETG prints in other colors. I think transparent filaments would look especially nice for this.I was trying to find a balance with making the screen bezel at the top and bottom as thin as possible but without making the part too weak.Most handhelds have a two-piece shell design which gives each piece enough wall material to be sturdy. But I went with a three-piece design because it's easier to iterate and make adjustments for a first attempt at something like this. I could have easily gone with making the shell two pieces but I wanted to reduce print times for each piece, and a simple box shell with posts to put the screws in can lead to more re-prints if you don't get the positions exactly right.The middle piece will have the most thin walls but also attach with additional printed boards to hold the buttons in place. Put together, this middle area should be strong enough to not bend.Right now I'll be using standoffs as much as possible to fasten all the pieces together. Once I have the finished product I could go ahead and work on a two piece design with more confidence that all the screw locations will be correct and use threaded inserts.
Yeah, the quality makes me more eager to try PETG prints in other colors. I think transparent filaments would look especially nice for this.
I was trying to find a balance with making the screen bezel at the top and bottom as thin as possible but without making the part too weak.
Most handhelds have a two-piece shell design which gives each piece enough wall material to be sturdy. But I went with a three-piece design because it's easier to iterate and make adjustments for a first attempt at something like this. I could have easily gone with making the shell two pieces but I wanted to reduce print times for each piece, and a simple box shell with posts to put the screws in can lead to more re-prints if you don't get the positions exactly right.
The middle piece will have the most thin walls but also attach with additional printed boards to hold the buttons in place. Put together, this middle area should be strong enough to not bend.
Right now I'll be using standoffs as much as possible to fasten all the pieces together. Once I have the finished product I could go ahead and work on a two piece design with more confidence that all the screw locations will be correct and use threaded inserts.
