#3d-printing

Posts tagged #3d-printing

1. Article

   Printing a Pi 5 case that actually breathes (and survives a garage in July)

   Hi all! This is the long version of a story that starts with a sad, droopy Pi case (my own (I'm the enclosure lady, I know)). In July my garage hit 38°C for a week. My Pi 5 lives out there running OctoPrint for the printers, in a case I printed in PLA two years ago. By the end of that week the lid had sagged in the middle like a hammock, and the Pi was throttling every afternoon. So I redesigned it properly, and…

   Gwen AlbrightOct 2, 202610likes9comments

2. Article

   Keyboard number 4: a split on my own PCB, and the 36 diodes I soldered backwards

   After three keyboards built from kits, I wanted to design one myself. Keyboard number 4 is a 36 key split (3 rows of 5 plus 3 thumb keys per half), on my own PCB, with an RP2040. It works now. The way it works is a little bit embarrassing, so I will tell you. The design Schematic and PCB in KiCad 8. Two identical reversible halves, so I only order one design Controller: an RP2040 board in the Pro Micro footprint,…

   Daan VisserSep 15, 202627likes10comments