Ukulele made with Openscad

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Easy to print and assemble ukulele that doesn't sound like garbage. Sound sample here: https://youtu.be/leMtTsVdUpw Wood filament is recommended (I have not yet tried my successful version with PLA). I decided to make a customizable ukulele design for easy 3D-printing and assembly. There are many parameters that can be customized, including scale length, fret number, string gauges, etc. Any body and headstock shapes can be drawn in Inkscape (or whatever can export svg or dxf) and applied to the design with some corrections. Variables like bodyPos help with positioning of custom drawn deck designs. Only non-3D printed things needed are strings and tuners. Download files from my Git Repo for fresh updates: https://github.com/roadyyy/ukulele.scad UPD: Many bugs were discovered at initial print, fixed. Added a superstrat shape. And guess what? It sounds surprisingly decent when printed with wood filament. How to print one: INSTRUCTIONS You can either use the STL files from this project or get your hands dirty and customize the design or other parameters which I will cover below. 0. Download the latest version of project files from GitHub (link is provided above). 1. Open main.scad file, review, or change the parameters to your preference. In the bottom of this file are module calls to render the ukulele. 2. Draw your own shapes for body and headstock in Inkscape (files also included). Try to get them positioned roughly like the ones provided. You can also position them in main.scad using corresponding params. 3. When you're satisfied with the design, scroll to the bottom of main.scad and comment all part module calls and render, then export them as separate STL files by uncommenting lines one by one. 4. Print it using these materials and settings: * Headstock: Wood filament 70% infill or more * Neck: Wood, 70% infill or more * Body: Wood, 100% infill * Deck: Wood, 100% infill * Bridge: PLA or any material, 100% infill * Bridge Nut: PLA, 100% * Fretboard: PLA or PA, 100% * Dots: PLA or any material, 30%+ infill 5. Snap all parts together and glue them with cyanoacrylate adhesive (superglue), except for bridge nut; no need to glue that one. 6. Buy and install tuners. 7. Set up strings. 8. Tune it and play your favorite song.