Helagaks 3d printed mark 1arc reactor

[Helagak]

Hey all, I've been MIA for a few weeks now. Sorry about leaving everyone hanging as it comes to the mark 42 files. I literally couldn't read. (stupid brain...) but I'm just about back to normal.
So here is what I have been working on for the last couple days. I have been going to town with my new solid oodles 3 3d printer! Here is the mark one arc reactor I built with it. I found the files on thingiverse but I had to do quite a bit of work to make them actually printable.
I had to print 15 total pieces, which I did in I think 4 separate prints. Total printing time ~7 hours.
Here is the first print.

After printing all parts and assembling them:

Then paint and installing leds;

And finally powered up!

I have since designed and printed a screen for the center but that will go in the next one. Also, the battery wasn't very strong in these pics.
It's a first attempt but I like it. It will be quite an upgrade to my gatorade reactor that is in my mark 4 suit now. :cool

 

[msleeper]

What is the light diffusion ring made from? Was that printed as well?

 

[P4r4dox86]

Awesome!

 

[Finhead]

Nice. :thumbsup

What is the light diffusion ring made from? Was that printed as well?

Looks like it could be clear PLA or clear ABS.

 

[Helagak]

The diffusers were printed in white abs at a very low infill. Still it doesn't let enough light through. Also, I designed another light ring that has 10 more leds in in it. I ordered a roll of transparent abs. It should be here in a couple days. That's what I'll use on the next one. (that will be 39 leds! And I'm going to add 3 more to the center. For a total of 43 leds in this thing. It should glow like the sun! :lol)

 

[Helagak]

Here is another version I built. I just didn't like it that much. Some of the leds died on installation. Hence, the dark spots.

 

[Dagibbon]

Great stuff Helagak! Looks awesome all painted up. Interested to see the difference with transparent abs used instead. :thumbsup

 

[omarbou1]

pm sent !

 

[gimpee]

That reactor looks great :cool. Now i want a 3d printer too .

 

[Helagak]

Leave it to me.... I tore the mark gatorade out of my suit to use my new arc. After I got it in I noticed one of the leds wasn't working. So I pulled the arc back out and took it apart to fix the light...
It was a bigger job that I expected...

I broke some pieces so I had to print new ones. And I decided heck since it's already apart, let's use the new translucent main crystal and light ring with 14 extra leds... I wired the light ring as a circuit rather than having all the wires I had before.

That worked pretty good.

Then I wired up the main crystal.

It's pretty bright now. Even tho there is still one led not working!! I even tried replacing g that led and it's resistor... Oh well it's bright enough no one else should notice...
Now I. Just waiting for the support cage to finish drying so I can attempt to put it back together without breaking anything!
We will see today after work.

 

[Helagak]

Just thought I'd update you. My reactor is rebuilt and brighter than ever!

But I'm not done! I wanted to build the triangle in a circle reactor. I believe that is from the mark 6. Maybe 7.
Anyways, I built it from scratch in blender using pictures from Google.

I'm printing it now. Here is the first piece.

 

[omarbou1]

teaaseeerrrrrs

 

[Helagak]

*grrrrrooowwwwwllll*
Do want!
Btw, you can fix that line down the middle of His face by changing the order of how you apply your mirror and subdivision modifiers.

 

[omarbou1]

no its just the symmetry modifier when i will collapse it into the object it will disappear !
dont worry haha i got it

 

[Helagak]

Here is the new reactor. I still need to install the lights. But I like it.

 

[Helagak]

Here is the new reactor lit up. But it's only the center and 1/3 of the outer ring lights

 

[dlowrider]

A W E S O M E ! :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup

 

[Gav Pyro]

Make the files up for download please!

 

[ironmaided]

:thumbsup great stuff there helagak