Since installing the bracket that holds the TCD, ‘Trading Card Dispenser’, the idea of making/replacing the rear metal screen with something more fitting has been something I’ve been working on.
I upgraded the original piece to have a curved front and increased the thickness to act as a stop for the utility arm when it’s closed. I need to recess some details a bit more on one side.
Next up was the sides and top. I drew up these in autocad inventor, longer than needed, and 3D printed one side off. Took this piece home and got to measuring and trimming it to fit around the utility arms pivot point bracket. See above picture.
As my droid is custom built, using the plans is only a guide lol.
After designing up a full screen, to save printing time I only printed the new part, seen in red, as it was a Friday afternoon and wanted to take it home to work on over the weekend.
The above picture shows the two pieces, which will eventually be printed/printable as one. I need to ad more rear fixing points as R5’s frame is wood.
The recesses in the red part are for future greeblies to be fitted. But rather than them being curved, I’ll make them flat so that the inserts can be printed in a flat orientation for better print results.
There is also a need for a hole to allow the servo arm to pass through to activate the utility arm. But one step at a time lol. I will of course upload this to my Thingiverse page.
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