So I ha the idea in my head of still 3D printing my case to make things easier for myself. I designed myself some new CAD models of a new design that would be more space efficient and far more like what a real product would be. I set out early in the morning to talk to the guys at the rapid prototyping lab about whipping out a quick copy for me, but as all things go this wasn't to be. Talking to them they had a little chuckle about my design saying ideas wise it was good but practically it would be much easier to just make it from card or acrylic. Turns out the only time you would want to use the printer is on none cuboid or circular shapes. There was really just no point in spending that much money.
Now this got me thinking. The design I had come up with could essentially be broken down into layers which could be cut separately and stuck together to create the shape i wanted. I set about with this new directive to make a quick prototype to check the plausibility of my idea. It turned out this would be the stepping stone to the production of my final project.
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