3D printed SRS Badge
mzisman4
Posts: 11
I'm a long time lurker and finally have something worth sharing.
I picked up a set of SRS 2.3 that were missing one of the grill labels. I haven't seen any on eBay so I decided to design and print a placeholder. Pictured example was done in PLA with a 0.3 nozzle.
update: The contrast of the gold was too noticable. One light pass of espresso stain (pen) and wipe immediately dampened the color enought that I cannot tell the difference from my regular listening spot. Still planning to print at 0.2 to clean up the details
With 0.4, the SDA words were illegible. I plan to print with 0.2 once more filament comes in. The gold is too bright so I'm also planning to source a more bronzed metallic filament.
Thingiverse link is coming soon.
I picked up a set of SRS 2.3 that were missing one of the grill labels. I haven't seen any on eBay so I decided to design and print a placeholder. Pictured example was done in PLA with a 0.3 nozzle.
update: The contrast of the gold was too noticable. One light pass of espresso stain (pen) and wipe immediately dampened the color enought that I cannot tell the difference from my regular listening spot. Still planning to print at 0.2 to clean up the details
With 0.4, the SDA words were illegible. I plan to print with 0.2 once more filament comes in. The gold is too bright so I'm also planning to source a more bronzed metallic filament.
Thingiverse link is coming soon.
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What are you posting a link to???Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Pio Elete Pro 520
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404 -
Ok, checking it wasn't yet another spam link.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Cool stuff @mzisman4 ! Post some more pics once the thinner filament comes in!Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
I’ve been wanting to get the badges for my 1.2tl’s re-done for a while. I was thinking of going opposite the oem color scheme and have them be solid polished brass with black writing/engraving... just haven’t found a place to do it yet, although I haven’t been trying hard to be honest.
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I’ve been wanting to get the badges for my 1.2tl’s re-done for a while. I was thinking of going opposite the oem color scheme and have them be solid polished brass with black writing/engraving... just haven’t found a place to do it yet, although I haven’t been trying hard to be honest.
@Toolfan66 Larry didn't you have some custom badges made? IIRC
Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
I'm a long time lurker and finally have something worth sharing.
I picked up a set of SRS 2.3 that were missing one of the grill labels. I haven't seen any on eBay so I decided to design and print a placeholder. Pictured example was done in PLA with a 0.3 nozzle.
update: The contrast of the gold was too noticable. One light pass of espresso stain (pen) and wipe immediately dampened the color enought that I cannot tell the difference from my regular listening spot. Still planning to print at 0.2 to clean up the details
With 0.4, the SDA words were illegible. I plan to print with 0.2 once more filament comes in. The gold is too bright so I'm also planning to source a more bronzed metallic filament.
Thingiverse link is coming soon.
3D printing is very cool technology! I did a favor for a friend some time ago and in return he printed me some spike cups for my speaker stands (at 50% fill).
Very cool, keep posting your updates as you progress.2ch rig: Speakers: Magnepan LRS w/Magna Riser stands Preamplifier: Parasound P5 Amplifier: Parasound A23 CDP: Pioneer DV-563A Cables: Wireworld Equinox 7 XLR ICs, Wireworld Ultraviolet 7 USB, AudioQuest Q2s, AudioQuest NRG X(preamp)
Standby: LSi9s with VR3's Fortress mods -
I love 3D printing but have you considered going with a rubber mold and casting a replacement in resin? Maybe a little biased since I'm set up to do this for another hobby of mine but very simple using products from a company such as Smooth-On. (Give them a Google) I have all the goodies like high pressure chamber for casting and a vacuum chamber for degassing the silicon but these really are not needed for a basic shape.
Make a silicon mold of the original and then use any of a wide range of resins that are available based on "engineering" needs. The badge could use basically anything while something like the spike cups would need a higher strength chemistry with a filler to support the pinpoint weight of a speaker over time. With minimum effort, you would get an exact replica with little to no post finishing work. The process will even pick up fingerprints on surfaces if you forget to wear gloves so the accuracy is crazy. Cast the badge in black and then use a gold paint pen to pop the highlights. If you get a wild hair and want to go radical, you can color the resin in something like red and then outline the lettering in black.
Once you have the mold, you can kick out duplicates about every 15 minutes for a simple design. Smooth-On has outlet stores in many big city areas to save on shipping. Down here in Dallas I get my supplies from a place called Reynolds Advanced Materials close to DFW.Media Room: Parasound JC-5, Cambridge 851N, Schiit Freya, SDA SRS 1.2tl
Game Room: Carver M4.0t, Carver C-4000, Oppo BDP-105, SDA SRS 1.2tl
Bar/Card Room: Carver TFM-55, Carver C-1(BillD), Oppo BDP-93, SDA SRS 3.1
Son's Room: Carver TFM-55, Carver C-1(BillD), Laptop/AQ Dragonfly, SDA SRS 3.1
Bedroom: McIntosh MC150, Cambridge CXN, SDA 2Btl
Outdoor Pool Area: Yamaha R-N803 with four Polk Atrium 6
HT: Polk RTi A9s, CSi-A6, RT-65, RTi-A3's, Marantz SR5012, XPA3, UDP-203, Epson 5040UB -
@RobbyKY That sounds like I great idea but it's pretty far outside my comfort zone. I went with 3D printing because it's what I have and it seemed like a reasonable project. Not quite ready to jump into a new rabbit hole!
I think my little 3D printer is nearing it's limits in terms of resolution somewhere around .3mm and .2mm. I'm playing with a few more settings but the benefits of the smaller nozzle were negligible at best the first time around. -
Thanks for the badge, I had my daughter paint the lettering with a gold craftsmart pen and it turned out great!
