Headless Gourd Soprano Uke 5pc for Makerbot 5th Gen by Big1

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

An example of 3D model generated with my Gugulele OnShape script…
Decorative headless gourd shaped design
Soprano ukulele scale length
Double rectangular through-body spine
Single oval off center sound hole
"+|-|+" Bracing
Tail-end placement of Planetary tuners
5 pieces using M1.6 socket head screws
I designed this so that friends with "normal" size desktop printer like Makerbot 5th gen that can print about 250mmx200mmx100mm have a shot at trying the project. I have yet to print this particular model so let me know if you have succeeded in printing one.
Third Party Parts:
2x Spine/rods e.g. http://www.acpsales.com/.125-x-.325-Rectangular-Rod.html or https://dragonplate.com/ecart/product.asp?pID=749&cID=20
get a 24" long and cut it down to size, can't remember exactly...
if you don't use a rod, the neck will bow under string tension

Gotoh UPT-UBB-B Tuners e.g. http://www.theukulelesite.com/gotoh-upt-tuner-upgrade.html
its possible to use cheaper friction tuners, but need to play with shims and washers like this user http://www.thingiverse.com/make:325819, he uses https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HFQ88Y

9x Long Screws (M1.6x10) for fretboard long holes e.g. https://www.amazon.com/M1-6x10mm-Stainless-Socket-Screws-100pcs/dp/B011BNUXNI
can't remember how many you need, just buy a bag of 100
6x Short Screws (M1.6x4) for short body holes and first fret e.g. https://www.amazon.com/M1-6x4mm-0-35mm-Pitch-Socket-100pcs/dp/B00XP4ZWY2/ just buy a bag of 100
You still need to Glue the parts together! The screws are there to provide alignment and help hold parts together while waiting for the glue to cure...