3D Printing
This project involves some resin 3D printing to print the Tracker Body. Don't worry if you do not own or have access to a 3D resin printer, there are some external services that offer printing for really cheap.
There are three parts to print for the Tracker.
- Top Cover
- Chassis
- Bottom Cover
I recommend printing using a 3D resin printer, the press-fit parts and tolerances needed for this project might be difficult with a traditional FDM printer. At-least in my experience.
Print Files
TopCover.stl
Chassis.stl
BottomCover.stl
Printer Settings
I used two different resin colors for the chassis, the top and bottom cases are printed with white resin, and the middle chassis is printed with yellow resin to which I added some resin dye to get a darker shade or orange-yellow.
Following are the settings that worked well for me for Elegoo Saturn 2 8K printer.
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Layer Height | 0.05mm |
| Bottom Layer Count | 5 |
| Exposure Time | 4.500s |
| Bottom Exposure Time | 35s |
I used the free version of Chitubox.
3rd party printing services
These are some 3D printing services that seems to have pretty good pricing, seems like a worthy try if you do not have access to a resin printer. (not sponsored)