Personal Stereo Speaker Set
Personal Stereo Speaker Set
3D
Published 2014-12-04T15:58:28+00:00
I wanted a set of speakers to play music from my phone that were interesting and unique.
I chose the Deluxe Stereo Amplifier Kit from Kitronik for the speakers and electronics as it had everything I needed. They've designed it to be really easy to wire everything together and include a great set of step-by-step instructions on how to do it.
All I needed was a soldering iron and completing the kit took less than an hour.
I used Solidworks to make my design. As the speakers came with fairly long wires that connected to the main board I decided to make a box for the board and the battery and separate housings for the speakers so that I had more freedom to move them around and place them where I wanted.
I made the main box in two parts that clip together so that I wouldn't need screws or anything extra to secure it - and so that I could print it out without needing any support material.
The speaker housings have an inside part to fit the speaker into with a screw thread on the outside, the outside can then screw onto the top to keep the speaker in place.
I decided to add a hook under the base so that I could sit the speakers down somewhere but have the option to hang them on the wall if I want to aswell.
This one was made in PLA using an ultimaker 2.
After plugging in the speakers to give them a test I was really happy with the sound quality, the Kitronic kit cost me £8.00, working out the cost for the weight in PLA came to £4.85 - so all said, by using 3D printing I've ended up with a unique set of speakers of good quality for less than £13 ($20).
-Print the main box with the front down on the print bed, with the back part have the back end on the print bed.
The image from my slicing software below shows the parts positioned so they will print without support.
-Print the outside of the speaker housing top down on the print bed so that it can be printed support free - like in the image below
-Assemble the electronics but don't connect the speaker wires until putting them inside the housing as they need to be threaded through a hole in the bottom.
-I've added a loop inside the speaker housing, if you tie the wire around this it will stop the wire pulling directly on the connections to the speaker if it knocked over.
| Date de publication | 04/12/2014 |
| Durée d’impression | 600 - 960 minutes |
| Quantité de filament | 165 grams |
| Dimensions | (110x110x36)(110x64x34) |
| Complexité | Easy |
| Sans support | YES |