STRAT DOTS
Note: This is a digital download. It includes a total of 10 files:
5 STL files of the guitar body in 5 sections
All STL files also come with a .3mf file (with slicer settings pre-loaded)
Creative Commons: No commercial use, public sharing, distribution, sale, donation or exchange of the digital files
Check out the project details below for more information on how to build the guitar!
Note: This is a digital download. It includes a total of 10 files:
5 STL files of the guitar body in 5 sections
All STL files also come with a .3mf file (with slicer settings pre-loaded)
Creative Commons: No commercial use, public sharing, distribution, sale, donation or exchange of the digital files
Check out the project details below for more information on how to build the guitar!
Note: This is a digital download. It includes a total of 10 files:
5 STL files of the guitar body in 5 sections
All STL files also come with a .3mf file (with slicer settings pre-loaded)
Creative Commons: No commercial use, public sharing, distribution, sale, donation or exchange of the digital files
Check out the project details below for more information on how to build the guitar!
Project Details
Hi everybody and welcome to The 3D Print Zone. So several years back I had this idea to combine two of my hobbies, 3D printing and guitar!
I think being able to turn rolls of plastic into functional parts and designs is the core of what makes 3D printing such a powerful tool. And while finding ways to use 3D printers to make functional parts and designs can be more challenging, I think it is way more fun and rewarding in the end.
This is a fun and challenging project and I hope you enjoy the build as much as I did!
FULL BUILD VIDEO COMING SOON!
☑️ Project Materials ☑️
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Strat Component Kit
Dowels
Super Glue
☑️ 3D Printing ☑️
To print the body of the guitar I split the model into 5 sections so it could be printed on a vast majority of home 3D printers. In my case, I’m printing on a Bambu Lab X1C which has a build area of 256 by 256 mm.
I used Bambu Studio to slice the models and printed all of the main body parts using Bambu Lab PLA Basic.
It’s very important that the inner core piece that mounts the pickups and bridge is very strong in order to withstand the tension of the guitar strings and therefore I used the built in “Strength” profile for the core and an infill percentage of 50. I also increased the number of perimeter wall loops to 6 to give it extra strength.
Since the outer pieces do not see any significant load, I printed them using the “Standard” profile with 25% infill and the default 2 perimeter wall loops. That being said, you can can increase any of the infill percentages if you are looking for a stronger or heavier guitar body.
All parts were printed with 0.2mm layer heights, and tree supports were used for overhangs. To make things easier for you, I’ve included the 3MF files in the download, which includes all the print settings automatically pre-loaded, although you can still adjust them If you want.
I am really happy with how the guitar came out in the end and I hope you will enjoy the build as much as I did!
