R2D2 Z-Axis Visualizer

prusaprinters

<p>Need a friend who can watch over your prints and give you a sense of unwarranted calmness? Someone to repair your spaceship after you've taken one too many laser blasts to the rear? R2D2 is your guy - and now he can dock with the Prusa Mini!</p><p>This is a printable motor visualizer for the Prusa Mini Z-axis for you to enjoy! I have split the model into different parts for printability, so some glue is needed for assembly.</p><h5><strong>Parts needed:</strong></h5><ul><li>1x Base</li><li>1x R2 Body</li><li>1x R2 Head</li><li>1x Shaft</li><li>1x Neodymium magnet (8x3 mm)</li><li>Hot glue</li><li>Super glue</li></ul><h5><strong>Assembly Instructions:</strong></h5><ul><li>Print the parts with the gcode provided or slice the STL files yourself. I recommend printing head and body in white, the other parts can be whatever color you prefer.</li><li>Hot glue the <strong>shaft </strong>to the <strong>R2 Head</strong>. Then attach the <strong>magnet </strong>to the bottom of the shaft. Super glue might be needed.</li><li>Press fit the <strong>R2 Body</strong> to the <strong>Base </strong>or glue them together if you prefer.</li><li>Place the body-base combo on top of your Z-axis motor and drop in the Head-shaft-magnet combo.&nbsp;</li></ul><h5><strong>Optional decoration</strong>:</h5><ul><li>Paint the R2 head to make it more iconic. Your imagination sets the limit!</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h5>V2 (under construction)</h5><p>There are some details I wish to change for it to be even more satisfying. I will upload a V2 in the future with the following updates:</p><ul><li>Updated shaft and head connection that does not need glue.</li><li>Updated base that has cutout for Z-axis motor cables and more seamlessly fits on top of the stepper motor from a visual standpoint.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please leave a comment if you have any ideas or suggestions!</p>