3D printed detector

[Sean_Goddard]

WELL DONE. Custom enclosures NO Problem!

[Qiaozhi]

I can imagine that 3D printing could easily become an obsession.

Is this a PI detector?

[6666]

Thats amazing well done.

[Tec]

Over the last few weeks I have been working with my New 3D printer ($1600),
and it really is a technological revolution..
I have managed to make all the parts of a detector that are usually frustrating, in particular the coil.., but also the Clamp for adjusting the Stem, and the arm-rest.

In some cases they may be lighter and better than a commercial detector .

See attached.

As a complete CAD drawing novice, I have downloaded 'Sketch-up' (free) and spent about 2 weeks using it.
Now I feel I can draw and create almost anything.

I am still to field test these parts.

The main drawback of 3D printing is that is is slow. It takes a half a day to print some of these components.
Also, the coil has to be made of 13 separate parts and glued (epoxied) together.

If you have a 3D printer...then feel free to download them.

https://github.com/tctec/SpiMX-Shield-Parts-1

Plastic: PLA , no 'supports' or 'rafts' , Shells = 4, Fill = 20%


Notes:

The top stem and Handle is 25mm PVC pipe
The lower stem is 15mm PVC pipe stiffened with pine dowel glued (Liquid nails or Epoxy) inside.