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Wood 3D Printed GameCube Shell (i.imgur.com)
submitted 8 months ago by v1605@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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Printed using hatchbox wood pla. I had a few issues with standoffs but a little glue fix those right up. I'm very happy with the way it turned out. Just waiting on the release of flippy drive to call it complete.

Links to all the models I used:

https://www.thingiverse.com/tessa-wolf/designs https://www.printables.com/model/469283-gamecube-jewel https://www.printables.com/model/117561-gamecube-power-button https://www.printables.com/model/280005-gamecube-reset-button https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2644517

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[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Wow that's super cool, it doesn't look like wood. I've never even heard of wood PLA. Thanks for sharing! TIL

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I would have expected it to look like those benches made from mixing sawdust and plastic/resin. Like pycrete, but with plastic instead of ice. You can't even tell this has wood in it.

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah that seems weird. I have some wood PLA and it very much looks (and sounds) like wood especially once you smooth it out and paint/stain it. Pretty much seems like a printable version of wood-filler

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Just when I think I've seen everything cool that a 3d printer could do.

[–] Betch@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Nice! You could try hitting it with varnish or stain! Makes the wood look much more convincing.

Edit:

Here's an example of what it can look like

Edit 2 hahah: Just saw someone else had mentioned it and that you've already experimented with it in your original post in 3DPrinting

[–] v1605@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Yep, maybe I'll revisit it again after trying it on some more smaller prints. Or just experiment with another jewel.

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago

Wood pla!? Wow 3d printing continues to amaze me and that look fantastic.