3D Printing: Extending the Use of the Bambu

This print was another version of the DPE speakers that we have mentioned previously, that is the set up to house the speakers for a blue tooth speaker set up inside of this casing, which in other examples had been provided by the laser cutter as seen in this post.

This was a significant print from a senior member of our school, and was a significant undertaking using Tinkercad to design it.  

The print really tested the limit of the Bambu H2D Printer.  It took a full twenty hour hours to complete the print and used close to half a roll of filament (which is a price of $15.00 based on $30.00 NZD a roll).   There was a significant amount of rafting involved in this print, as shown in the illustration below.   The dimensions of the print reflected is size.

The speaker box measured 210mm across and was 120mm long.  The print was 140mm high.   The holes for the speakers and the blue tooth control buttons were 70mm by 30mm and 50mm across.

This was a significant print - however it had a purpose as these dimensions reflect the size of the laser cut speakers.   The bird that was designed to mount the top of the speakers required careful removing the rafting.   Its legs are somewhat of a concern still being relatively thin, and the hat that is sitting on the birds head in the second picture did not survive the removal of the basic rafting.   A final issue to be discussed will be the mounting of the electronics for the speaker in the unit and mounting them into place.

3D Printing and Technology General Projects

We have continued to publish a wealth of material related to our 2025 School Market Day - you can follow the posts via the Market Day tab, using the 'tags' from the search bar on this blog to track individual student projects.

We used a variety of technology to focus on the three elements that we were looking for with our students projects: innovation, creativity and personalisation.

Our students have completed their DPE projects in the latest cycle.  During this time students at Y7/8 completed a variety of tech related projects.  We have written about some of these projects in the past and included in these groups is the blue tooth speaker group.

One of the students recently used Tinkercad to create a box for the bluetooth speaker system - this print was then completed using the Bambu H2D Printer.   We have completed laser cut versions of this project previously a number of which are featured on this blog, you can view them here.

The print measured 150mm across and was 100mm wide and high.  Including the lettering the print took fourteen hours to complete on the Bambu.  There was minimal finishing and rafting with this project.