Way back in January 2018, I had a goal to “3D print an electronics project case”. I had enrolled in a SolidWorks class at my local community college to learn 3D modeling. Sadly I didn’t complete it, and it remained a goal of mine for several years until I decided to move on to something I might actually finish.
There were a couple of reasons for not completing the goal. The first was a life-threatening illness that left me pretty weak and unable to complete the class I was taking. The second was that the 3D printer I had was more of a toy than a tool, and it was rarely able to print anything successfully.
Even though I didn’t list it as a goal for 2024, I had a growing itch, and decided to replace my original toy printer with a FLASHFORGE Adventurer 5M Pro. The big steps up were a heated platform and full enclosure that allows for better thermal management. In addition, it is blazingly fast, by about a factor of 16, compared to what consumer printers were capable of back in 2018. No longer a toy, this is a tool for a maker.
I’m happy to report that after six years, I have finally completed the goal, 3D printing two parts to make an enclosure for a 3.5″ LCD display and an ESP32 processor. I guess I will count this as a “wildcard” replacing any project I don’t complete in 2024.
The two parts of the enclosure: The bottom is on the left, and the top on the right.
The enclosure with the LCD visible on the top (4″L x 3″W x 1.5″T)
