Darth

cults3d

The family gathered for a vacation with a whopping 26 people, and my wife and I took everyone to see various attractions. One of these was a museum featuring an incredible automaton that caught the kids' and grandkids' attention. They begged me to create and 3D print a version of the automaton, but instead of using the generic figure from the museum piece, they wanted Darth Vader - and "Darth" is what I made. While smaller than and less intricate than the museum piece, "Darth" presented a significant challenge in terms of printing, assembling, and aligning its components. The design includes 26 unique 3D printed parts (81 total) and uses eight custom turnbuckles with left and right hand threads for precise adjustments. Below is a step-by-step guide on how I printed, assembled, and aligned the various Darth components. As usual, I likely forgot some files or made other mistakes, so please feel free to point them out if you have any questions - I make plenty of errors. The design was created using Autodesk Fusion 360, sliced with Cura 3.5.1, and printed in PLA on an Ultimaker 2+ Extended and an Ultimaker 3 Extended.