I've been checking out LCD enclosures on MakerWorld.

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I found this 20x4 LCD case, which seems designed for the brass screw inserts to mount the LCD.

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This is the back side. This is designed for flathead screws, through the post holes are large enough that they seem designed for flathead screws as well.

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Here you can see that I've installed four of the brass inserts. These are #4-40 brass inserts. These seem to be a little off from the displays I have as far as the mounting holes. You might also notice that there is a recess inside the case where the metal frame that holds the display to the PCB sits. My displays are all about ~1mm larger than this recess, causing the display to not rest flat against the front.

I also found this 20x4 LCD case, which seems to provide an enclosure to mount the LCD within another panel.

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This enclosure has one of my I²C LCD modules installed. I used screws designed for plastic posts to mount the display inside (protective plastic still installed).

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This is the back view and you can see how this enclosure is designed to mount the LCD into a standard rectangular cutout.

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The back cover simply slides off via a set of grooves.

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Here you can see the display mounted inside. Not much room for the wires to connect to the I²C backpack. This might be a better solution for a different type of backpack.

Those look great - I really need to get my printer back up and running.

Cases are the main reason that I wanted a 3D printer. I chose the size because I wanted to print tablet cases for some of my Raspberry Pi, and Pico based tablet/handheld ideas. I have waited too long, time to clean out some space and set up my printer.

Quote from: granz on Mar 26, 2025, 06:30 AMThose look great - I really need to get my printer back up and running.

Cases are the main reason that I wanted a 3D printer. I chose the size because I wanted to print tablet cases for some of my Raspberry Pi, and Pico based tablet/handheld ideas. I have waited too long, time to clean out some space and set up my printer.

Lazy, lazy, lazy... lol i know the feeling... I been needing to finish my desk for sometime now.

Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Mar 26, 2025, 10:03 AMLazy, lazy, lazy... lol i know the feeling... I been needing to finish my desk for sometime now.

Yeah, and the older I get the lazier I get. 

Quote from: granz on Mar 26, 2025, 10:53 AM

Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Mar 26, 2025, 10:03 AMLazy, lazy, lazy... lol i know the feeling... I been needing to finish my desk for sometime now.

Yeah, and the older I get the lazier I get. 

I feel the same way with these back problems.

What can I say? My wife loves Cadbury Cream Eggs (I don't). So for Easter I made her these 4 bunnies that carry the eggs on their back. Cadbury Cream Eggs come in packs of 4, so it worked out.

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Zooming in you can see more detail.

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She loves them!

She also loves Snoopy! So, I made her this cool door corner art.

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It's supposed to go on the bedroom door, but the frame is too close to the ceiling, so I put it on a window for now.

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I need to scale it down for the bedroom door, so I will be reprinting this one.

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I need to scale it down for the bedroom door, so I will be reprinting this one.

I thought you drew on the wall with a marker.... lol

Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Apr 03, 2025, 12:08 AMI thought you drew on the wall with a marker.... lol

OMG! 

On April 5th I moved my Bambu Lab A1 from the tool cart to it's own heavy-duty bench.

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This bench is out in the Den, outside the workshop. I recalibrated the printer and started a print to make sure everything was working better since there is less vibration and movement in the bench over the cart.

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This gives me the room to add the "poop bin" and the accessory organizer next to it.

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This test print is a generic Arduino Uno Enclosure.

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This Arduino Uno Enclosure has two different lids / tops. Each supports a different size cooling fan.

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I couldn't help but wonder...I've seen plenty of Raspberry Pi enclosures with cooling fans, but NEVER an Arduino enclosure with one. Does the Arduino benefit from a cooling fan? I guess my best guess it for if you're running some sort of motor control shield or something.

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With a lid on top, this enclosure has cutouts for the USB port and power connector for an Arduino Uno.

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On the back side is a slot and some holes. I'm not sure without measuring, but perhaps the three holes are for LEDs? The bottom hole may be for a switch? Ideas?

wow! 4-IN-1 extruder. Nice.

If you've seen my Buffalo Bills Acrylic LED Sign or my NASCAR Acrylic LED Sign, you may have noticed the RGB LED base, which supports battery or USB power and has a remote. There's also a touch-button sensor on top. These are nice bases, however they appear to be made for 4.5mm acrylic.

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The slot is 4.5mm wide. However, it also has these little nubs, three per side that take up space too, meaning 4.5mm acrylic won't fit in there without some force. Since these are cast acrylic, it doesn't really give.

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The acrylic panels I use come in three flavors, pre-cut for these bases; square, round and heart-shaped. However, these panels are only 2mm thick! When dropped into the slot, they tip forward / backward some. When this happens, they don't light uniformly and are actually dimmer than they should be. I decided to 3D print a shim, which would allow the acrylic sign to stand upright in the slot.

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This is the prototype, which I designed, not in a CAD program, but within the Bambu Slicer (Bambu Studio), which allows you to create and manipulate primitives. As you can see from the gap, the two primitives did not join properly.

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I also made the upper / lower tabs too tall.

Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Apr 08, 2025, 11:48 AMwow! 4-IN-1 extruder. Nice.

Yeah, the AMS allows four different filaments to be installed and the A1 can select from them for multi-color prints. Optionally, if you're doing a print that requires more filament than is available on a spool, you can put more than one of the same color on the AMS, and when that color runs out, it will automatically use the backup spool without interrupting the print.