Fully printable digital microscope stand

thingiverse

I obtained this Digital microscope from Banggood and decided a proper stand was necessary because it comes with a subpar sticky suction cup. I grabbed the most attractive Microscope model from Thingiverse and had some fun. https://www.banggood.com/Mustool-G600-Digital-Portable-1-600X-3_6MP-Microscope-Continuous-Magnifier-with-4_3inch-HD-OLED-Display-p-1119592.html?rmmds=search I extended the base (in not a very attractive fashion) to accommodate the added swing out of the microscope. I extended the inspection plate (and got rid of the light hole). I modified the rack to print as one piece with an adapter to fit the microscope mount (now a slightly difficult part to print because most of it required support). I removed the logo in the adjuster handles to save print time. The central hub has had most of its clearances tightened up for more friction, and I also increased the amount of mesh between the rack and pinion. It runs smoothly and holds itself up nicely. The base was printed with no bottom layers, full hexagonal infill at 20%. This is so I can use my old sand filling technique. As the part is slab sided, I'll add weight to it by filling the part with sand from the bottom, then sealing it all in with some resin, I use XTC3D from Smooth-On. The rest was printed at 35% infill, 2 walls, 3 bottom layers, 4 top layers, 0.15mm layer thickness. All parts were printed on my Ultimaker 2+ in Colorfabb PLA/PHA. The three print runs took about 30 hours in all and roughly 400g of material. I uploaded the SketchUp file, Not very organized, only grouped parts with no layers, but there's not much to it really. UPDATE: I added 3 shortened files for the base, platten, and rack. These allow the microscope to clamp directly onto the rack without using the joint adapter. Much more stable and compact. I far prefer this design myself.