英国的3 d打印启动框架理论3D已经开发了一个转盘套件，可以在家中制造并组装成功能性记录播放器。
据报道，该公司的DIY小工具可以使用大多数桌面系统制造，并被设计为教育用户3D打印的基础知识，因此被昵称为“鸣禽”。由于今年10月推出，转盘套件是可在Kickstarter上提供支持now, and has so far managed to raise over $21,800, more than double its initial goal of $10,000.
“The Songbird is an educational, 3D printable turntable kit designed to be printed on almost any home 3D printer,” said Charlie Ransford, Co-Founder of Frame Theory 3D. “Each instructional step in the build explains not only what the user is doing, but why, in a hands-on learning experience for the user.”
“It’s long been said that the revolution begins at home. Now, with Frame Theory 3D, that statement has never been more true.”
Remixing desktop 3D printing
Ransford initially developed the SongBird as part of a final-year university project, before teaming-up with photographer and ex-classmate Kiran Pearce, to commercialize his design. Having spent over a year prototyping their home-made turntable, the entrepreneurial duo have finally come up with two saleable products: the ‘Printed’ Kit and ‘Maker’ Kit.
While the former comes with a full set of pre-printed parts, that provides adopters with all they’ll need to assemble their own SongBird, the latter is designed for the purist. Aside from the turntable’s brass bearing, a CNC-cut aluminum frame, motor and a counterweight for the device’s tonearm, the rest needs to be produced by users via FDM 3D printing.
The content of the Maker Kit includes digital instructions for beginners, and the firm says that any system with a 220 x 220 x 50mm build plate should be sufficient. What’s more, the device’s 3D printed body and motor housing come pre-mounted to an aluminum support, and the design is solder-free, making things manageable for novices.
In terms of assembly, Ransford and Pearce say that the SongBird can be built, set-up and be ready to bang out tunes in less than two hours. The design duo haven’t posted an exhaustive list of compatible systems, but they claim that most “household printers” with sufficiently-sized build plates should be fine, having tested a number of popularPrusaand寒冷机器。
Time to break out the vinyls
Once built, the SongBird essentially comprises a metal frame with a motor assembly mounted on one end and the tonearm on the other, with a vinyl platter sitting in the middle. The device rests on three adjustable feet, and also features combined tonearm and tracking weights as well as an acrylic slipmat, that are designed to enhance the player’s ease-of-use.
那些带有家用音响系统的人可以通过其内置的RCA输出将鸣禽直接插入放大器设置中，尽管该设备的兼容性仍然未经证实，但它似乎能够播放单身或完整专辑。更重要的是，皮尔斯（Pearce）和兰斯福德（Ransford）说：“我们不仅创造了旨在持续很长时间的产品和设计，而且还教您如何制作它们。”
The SongBird’s campaign met its initial funding target within hours, and received backing frommyminifactory,巴斯温泉大学andA H Dodd & Co在其他人中。使用筹集的资金，Design Duo现在打算以其3D可打印产品套件的范围建立，而无需将任何生产外包给英国以外的产品。
在撰写本文时，Kickstarter仍有26天的时间可以运行，制造商套件的承诺起价为135英镑（190美元），印刷工具包的价格为212英镑（300美元）。一切顺利，预计转盘将于2021年10月开始运输。
DIY 3D printing innovations
Many of FDM 3D printing’s most inventive designs continue to come from the maker community, and their creators often turn to crowdfunding to get these ideas off the ground. Watchmaking enthusiast机械例如，已经为他们的luxury 3D printed timepiece，通过3D文件市场myminifactory上的众筹活动。
去年，在类似的自制3D打印项目中，开源爱好者约翰·冯·科诺（Johan von Konow）released plans for a modularadditive manufactured MIDI synth。该多功能设备总共只需支付6美元，可以用作键盘，鼓垫，和弦键盘，Arpeggiator或Step Sequencer，使其可用于音乐训练应用程序。
Elsewhere, student YouTuber卢卡斯·弗特奇（Lucas Vrtech）还通过使用3D打印来创建低成本的雄心勃勃的家庭印刷项目finger-tracking VR gloves。开源手套每只仅花费11美元，为用户提供了在不使用VR控制器的情况下跟踪手指的能力，Lucas VRTech也正在努力添加触觉反馈。
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Featured image shows Frame Theory 3D’s ‘SongBird’ 3D printed turntable. Image via Frame Theory 3D.
