Do Not Hack Badger Case by BookSwapSteve

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

This is a case for a Raspberry Pi based label printer (badger).
The rear section of the case houses the raspberry Pi, the front section a RFID sensor and a Dymo LabelWrtiter 450 drops on top and is held in place by the lip. All cables are hidden inside the case except for one or two external power supplies.
It is for use in my local MakeSpace to allow members to use their RFID door key to print a "Do Not Hack" label for things they are leaving in the space.
The Pi runs OctoPrint and a badger plugin (https://github.com/Tinamous/OctoPrint-Badger), it has a Pi Power Hat () on top to allow it to be powered from the LabelWriters 24V supply but it can be powered just as easily from a USB cable. Holes are provided in the back for a DC jack socked and USB lead to pass in.
The full case needs a tall printer to print, I used a Ultimaker Extended, however the case can also split into two and bolted together to allow it to be printed on a more regular sized printer.
The rear "Engines" are really only there for fun, it looked a bit like the StarWars X-34 Landspeeder (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/X-34_landspeeder) so I couldn't resist. Files are provided with and without the engine options.
The RFID sensor is held in place by the "CaseForRfidUniversalPcb.stl" piece, I used M3 pressfit's but long (counter sunk) bolts and nuts work just as well. That case fits the IB Technology Universal RFID reader, however that might not be usable for rfid systems, hence it is a separate part, for other rfid readers use a similar enclosure with holes on a 90x55mm spacing. (I'll be adding a couple of different versions in the future).
Currently missing is a cover plate for the underneath opening that is used for fitting the components. I'll add this at a later date.
Files:
CaseForRfidUniversalPcb.stl - Internal case for IB Technologies Universal RFID reader
OctoBadgerCase-Full.stl - The full sized one part case
OctoBadgerCase-Full-WithEngines.stl - The full sized one part case - with side engines
OctoBadgerCase-Front.stl - front half case for use when printing on a regular sized printer
OctoBadgerCase-Rear.stl - rear half case
OctoBadgerCase-Rear-WithEngines.stl - read half case with the side engines
Timelapse video of the print here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA_X5bFPjsc
Updated 3 March 2018
Made the case slightly taller (5mm)
Added holes for side buttons to allow different labels to be printed.
Moved the Pi to the center of the case to give more head room for vertical connectors for the buttons
New time lapse: https://youtu.be/83kKAz4WToU
Printed with Filamentive rPLA (Red).
stl files ending in -v2 are the latest version. Old stl's still good to use but don't have button holes and are not so deep.