3D Printed, Fully-Functional Desktop Underground Mine  

3D Printed, Fully-Functional Desktop Underground Mine

I finally finished what might be one of the most useless projects in history: A fully functional 3D printed desktop underground mine. The upshot was I learned a lot about 3D design, 3D printing, electronics, programming, and constructing models.

You can watch a video about the project here:

My Prusa MK2S printer worked flawlessly throughout the project. Everything was printed using Hatchbox ABS (generally white which I painted after printing along wiith some black.) The electronics got pretty complicated (at least for me as a rookie), as the project used 4 stepper motors along with various servos, LEDs and a buzzer, requiring lots of programming to get everything to move at the right time. All that's documented in the video.

All elements that would be "man-made" in real life were printed on the Prusa, along with the electrical boxes, cabinet feet, and various cabinet components. Everything else was make of foam, wood, plexiglass, etc.

Enjoy.