January 09, 2021

R4-D4 dome lid modification - part 3

 After two design attempts, third time was lucky lol.

And got itself 3D printed off.

Lid panel underside

I added a recess and opening for a single LED, in the design. After I had re-levelled the printer bed before printing this third version.

After cleaning up the print, it got a coat of filler primer paint. Whilst this was drying, I got on with other parts of this project. The lid panel opening edges had a coat of silver paint.

Painting the edge opening silver

Lid work, wood filler
The lid panel’s underside had a line added that would need wood filler to smooth flat. After it had dried it got a light sanding. It and the lids edges then got painted silver. (See above picture).

I decided to spray the 3D print, mat black and then dry brush it with silver paint.

Lid panel painted
I mixed up two part Araldite to fix the 3D print to the underside of the panel lid. Remembering to fit the LED lol. Whilst this was setting, I mixed up some more to fix the magnet into the servo arm that will fix onto the lid panel.

Lid hinge with magnet glued in place

The servo holder has also had some re-working done, to incorporate two magnets that will secure it to the inside of the lid.

.....picture to come.

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