I made my own Kemper Shell with my 3D Printer. Advantages are: half the weight of wood, no corner joints, and tolex sticks far better. Corners and feet are also 3d printed.
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October 13, 2018 at 10:06 PM -
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Wow!!!! That's awesome. Any Idea what it ended up costing you to make this?
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Must be a good size 3D printer. Looks awesome
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slowery, any pics before the tolex?
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I made my own Kemper Shell with my 3D Printer. Advantages are: half the weight of wood, no corner joints, and tolex sticks far better. Corners and feet are also 3d printed.
That's awesome! How big of a printer did it take, and what material was used? So cool.
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The cabinet was printed on a 3d printer with a 300x300mm size bed. The cabinet model was split into 2 pieces to fit on the bed. I used PLA filament for the cabinet and TPU (more flexible) filament for the feet. The total cost was about $60, including the Tolex. I created the model using Fusion 360. The printing process was very slow...about 5 days total to print. Virtually no sanding required before applying the Tolex. See attached picture taken before applying Tolex.
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This looks nice @slowery.
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Looks really good. Where is it seamed at?
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The seam is in the middle of the shell, half way across the top and bottom, reinforced by a 25x3mm strip glued across the seam on the inside of the shell. There is very little stress put on this area. The stress is mostly towards the corners, which have no joints.
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WOW! What would you charge to make one???
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If there's any interest here are the 3d print files to make the Kemper Shell. You just need to find someone with a 3d printer Kemper Shell V3 v16.zip
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If there's any interest here are the 3d print files to make the Kemper Shell. You just need to find someone with a 3d printer Kemper Shell V3 v16.zip
How do you get the dimensions to show up in Fusion 360? I try the inspect tool, but its giving me some crazy dimensions that don't sound right. I ask because I'm interested in making this out of birch and the dimensions in inches would help alot. Thanks
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How do you get the dimensions to show up in Fusion 360? I try the inspect tool, but its giving me some crazy dimensions that don't sound right. I ask because I'm interested in making this out of birch and the dimensions in inches would help alot. Thanks
Hit “D” to bring up the Dimensions tool. It should already have the dimensions of the lone in the box waiting fo you to enter a new one. Alternatively, use the measure tool and click on any two points.
To change between Metric and those crazy US measurements (?) right click on the first lone of the tree on the left side and it should allow you to select units -
The cabinet was printed on a 3d printer with a 300x300mm size bed. The cabinet model was split into 2 pieces to fit on the bed. I used PLA filament for the cabinet and TPU (more flexible) filament for the feet. The total cost was about $60, including the Tolex. I created the model using Fusion 360. The printing process was very slow...about 5 days total to print. Virtually no sanding required before applying the Tolex. See attached picture taken before applying Tolex.
Dude, that's like using a Star Trek Replicator. Let me know when you can make a woman.
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Hit “D” to bring up the Dimensions tool. It should already have the dimensions of the lone in the box waiting fo you to enter a new one. Alternatively, use the measure tool and click on any two points.
To change between Metric and those crazy US measurements (?) right click on the first lone of the tree on the left side and it should allow you to select unitsThanks for the help! I don't understand why its giving me 74.3 inches for this measurement, thats like 6 ft. and can't be right lol.
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Thanks for the help! I don't understand why its giving me 74.3 inches for this measurement, thats like 6 ft. and can't be right lol.
That’s the Spinal Tap version. At least it won’t be crushed by dwarves.
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That’s the Spinal Tap version. At least it won’t be crushed by dwarves.
Haha, very true! I was able to make one nonetheless. Not perfect by any means.
EDIT: Used some scrap birch I had on hand. The tolex, glue, handle and all other hardware cost about $75.
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Looks great. Very Soldano ?
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Those look great. Time to open up an online store.
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Looks great. Very Soldano ?
Soldano is great! ?
Those look great. Time to open up an online store.
I appreciate it! Don’t think I’m that good though lol. Definitely a fun project though. Never used Tolex before this.
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