First I wanted to make a simple model out of some small books.
I saw something from the USA, ordered the same book models from France for 8 bucks, glued them together and built a plexiglass base.
It looked kind of cool, but I was not satisfied with the mounting. I had to do something better.
So I bought a 3D printer and drew the first models:
In the meantime I had already announced the mod and had to deliver it... somehow I had no desire to do it anymore, but I was asked how the mod was going. So I went on, adjusted the models, discarded everything and created 2 completely new ones, even the base was measured and could be designed in Fusion360.
At this time I was printing on an Ender V2, a great machine for beginners! I printed and painted a lot. Originally the Book Mod was supposed to be painted with acrylic colors. I practiced this a lot:
Now I had the printing and the painting experience and had to admit that acrylic is ... well, it is acrylic. And since I am 100% working, I have no time for it, so I had to find another solution. After some discussions with a famous modder (🫵🏻💪🏻) I decided for a BambuLab printer with AMS. So I could print multicolor.
Actually, I should have left the mod at that. But unfortunately I have a lot of electronic stuff, I like to solder.
The first versions with LED lighting were created. I tried 4 different Arduinos, but they were all too big. Luckily I found the Seeed Xiao Rp2040, which is as big as a fingernail and fits perfectly.
But who writes the program for the LED? My wife programmed me the first codes for the Arduino. With the time I was able to learn a lot, in my next life I will be a programmer 🥰.
To print the books in full color I needed another AMS. Now I could print 8 colors. The models had to be constantly changed, re-drawn. The devil is in the details... but the mod took more and more shape and the code got better!
Of course I could write pages and pages about the choice of cables, the software, the support I got or how many hours I spent on the mod.
But I leave that and want to thank all the helpers.
It is really nice to see that there are so many helpful people in this hobby, who are not stingy with their knowledge!
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