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Cases, casings, mounts, housings and 3D printing designs

#1 Post by jsilver » 25 May 2016, 21:53

To complete my ESPEasy sensors & control units I'm designing a range of cases for 3D printing. Has anyone else produced designs for such items, and would you be interested in sharing them here? How many 3D printing enthusiasts are there amongst the ESPEasy fans?

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#2 Post by manjh » 25 May 2016, 22:18

Remco....

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#3 Post by jsilver » 25 May 2016, 23:06

manjh wrote:Remco....
????

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#4 Post by manjh » 26 May 2016, 14:55

Remco is the name of a 3D printer enthousiast, I'm sure he follows this forum so I expected this would trigger him to jump in. :oops:

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#5 Post by andy » 20 Jun 2016, 20:24

Find dduley on this forum. He's big into 3D printing.

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#6 Post by hamster » 26 Jun 2016, 00:51

I'm also interested in creating some enclosures for my projects, i haven't yet bought the printer yet, can anyone recommend one?
I was considering the 'DIY' type where you assemble them, they seem a lot cheaper?

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#7 Post by hamster » 06 Jul 2016, 22:45

Rather than purchasing a 3d printer. I decided on a cnc mill - 3020T 3 axis version.
With this I should be able to make enclosures from milled perspex or acylic
Also should be able to mill pcb's ?
Any one tried this? Does anyone know which is best software for cnc milling - mach3 or linuxcnc?
Appreciate any feedback.
I'll post some pictures, once I work out how to use it.

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#8 Post by andreo » 10 Jul 2016, 01:49

I am using Galaad to mill housings and PCB proto types.

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#9 Post by jsilver » 01 Aug 2016, 12:28

hamster wrote:I'm also interested in creating some enclosures for my projects, i haven't yet bought the printer yet, can anyone recommend one?
I was considering the 'DIY' type where you assemble them, they seem a lot cheaper?
I bought a helloBEEprusa and haven't regretted it...

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#10 Post by hamster » 03 Oct 2016, 23:18

after some trial and error I managed to etch a double sided board
I have a ESP201 (upgraded to 4Mb)
surface mounted mcp23017 giving 8 (digital inputs) + 3 (relay outputs) + 2( 5v Outputs) using a ULN2803AG on the outputs
ADS1115 giving 4 analogue inputs (one of which is wired to the 3.3v AMS1117)
I have headers for 4 separate DS18b20
3 x leds howing relay status
GPIO 0 push button + Reset push button
Also headers for the I2C
using eagle I also managed to mill the enclosure
All built using 3020T 3 axis version Chinese mill.
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completed perspex enclosure
completed perspex enclosure
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assembling the enclosure
assembling the enclosure
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top soldered relays + ADS1115 +ESP201
top soldered relays + ADS1115 +ESP201
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bottom soldered - mcp23017 + ULN2803
bottom soldered - mcp23017 + ULN2803
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top etch
top etch
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#11 Post by ledfreak3d » 15 Nov 2016, 08:59

running mine on below board
espeasy + nextion
espeasy + nextion
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Domoticz Synology Esp easy Location Netherlands /Hoorn

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