Nebula Capsule 2 printed stand for ceiling projection

#21

I do a lot of 3D printing… My opinion: On a budget, get a Original Prusa i3 MK3S and assemble it yourself, $750. Or assembled and full warranty, a kilobuck.

If you can pony up a bit more, a Lulzbot Mini 2 is an excellent choice, $1500.

However, both of these are serious 3D printers. Best if you have an engineering background or are a tech fiddler, in general actually with 3D printers. The state of the industry right now is not turnkey by any measure, but requires a lot of technical adjustment, fiddling, mechanical tasks (changing a nozzle is not simply unscrewing it), etc.

There are much cheaper printers, down as low as $150. Get one of those, and you get the results you pay for.

Finally, if you get serious about this, the Prusa has an accessory to automatically manage 5 different materials and automatically switch filaments during the print. This makes multi-material prints possible, here’s a picture of one from the Prusa site: https://www.prusa3d.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/MMU-404.00_00_50_07.png

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#22

Nice work! I love this idea. I think (based on a survey Anker did a few months ago) that they are making a clock/charger/speaker/ceiling projector. In the meantime, this is a sweet alternative. I have a moto z2 force with the instashare projector that works well for this too.

Thanks for sharing the design files on thingiverse! I’m into 3d printing too. I have a lulzbot mini and a lulzbot taz 6 at work. Im thinking about getting a taz 6 for home too :slight_smile:

#23

Taz 6 is a VERY nice machine! Get the dual extrusion head if you’re going to pony up the big bucks for a Taz.

#24

thanks for the advice ill look into both thank you so much

#25

that’s very cool!

#26

What material did you print it on? I’m looking at the options to have it printed from thingiverse and with so many materials and options I don’t really know where to start. I’m pretty excited though since this would fit nicely in the case I made for my projector and fill the need I have for floor based projection that the kids won’t tip over.