EXPLORER 4 PACK (SINGLE COIL)
Note: This is a digital download.
Both Core + Body Files Included
This is NOT part of the modular series and is NOT compatible with the modular series.
It includes 4 EXPLORER SINGLE COIL GUITAR DESIGNS: EXPLORER, BOLT, CHECKMATE, FIRE (60 Files Total).
For each guitar design you will receive the following files:
6 STL files of the guitar body in 6 sections
1 STL file of the pickup cover
1 STL file of the output jack cover
1 STL file of the 3-way switch knob
All STL files also come with a .3mf file (with slicer settings pre-loaded)
This guitar is designed to be printed in multi-color, but can also be printed as a single color. You can modify the color scheme in your slicer software.
Creative Commons: No commercial use, public sharing, distribution, sale, donation or exchange of the digital files or printed guitar parts/bodies
Check out the project details below for more information on how to build the guitar!
Note: This is a digital download.
Both Core + Body Files Included
This is NOT part of the modular series and is NOT compatible with the modular series.
It includes 4 EXPLORER SINGLE COIL GUITAR DESIGNS: EXPLORER, BOLT, CHECKMATE, FIRE (60 Files Total).
For each guitar design you will receive the following files:
6 STL files of the guitar body in 6 sections
1 STL file of the pickup cover
1 STL file of the output jack cover
1 STL file of the 3-way switch knob
All STL files also come with a .3mf file (with slicer settings pre-loaded)
This guitar is designed to be printed in multi-color, but can also be printed as a single color. You can modify the color scheme in your slicer software.
Creative Commons: No commercial use, public sharing, distribution, sale, donation or exchange of the digital files or printed guitar parts/bodies
Check out the project details below for more information on how to build the guitar!
Note: This is a digital download.
Both Core + Body Files Included
This is NOT part of the modular series and is NOT compatible with the modular series.
It includes 4 EXPLORER SINGLE COIL GUITAR DESIGNS: EXPLORER, BOLT, CHECKMATE, FIRE (60 Files Total).
For each guitar design you will receive the following files:
6 STL files of the guitar body in 6 sections
1 STL file of the pickup cover
1 STL file of the output jack cover
1 STL file of the 3-way switch knob
All STL files also come with a .3mf file (with slicer settings pre-loaded)
This guitar is designed to be printed in multi-color, but can also be printed as a single color. You can modify the color scheme in your slicer software.
Creative Commons: No commercial use, public sharing, distribution, sale, donation or exchange of the digital files or printed guitar parts/bodies
Check out the project details below for more information on how to build the guitar!
☑️ 3D Printing ☑️
To print the body of the guitar I split the model into 6 sections so it could be printed on a vast majority of home 3D printers. In my case, I’m printing on a Bambu Lab X1C which has a build area of 256 by 256 mm.
I used Bambu Studio to slice the models and printed all of the main body parts using Bambu Lab PLA Basic.
It’s very important that the inner core piece that mounts the pickups and bridge is very strong in order to withstand the tension of the guitar strings and therefore I increased the infill percentage to 60%. I also increased the number of perimeter wall loops to 6 to give it extra strength.
Since the outer pieces do not see any significant load, I printed them with 25% infill and the default 2 perimeter wall loops. That being said, you can can increase any of the infill percentages if you are looking for a stronger or heavier guitar body.
All parts were printed with 0.2mm layer heights, and tree supports were used for overhangs. The smaller jack cover and pickup cover were both printed with 100% infill. To make things easier for you, I’ve included the 3MF files in the download, which includes all the print settings automatically pre-loaded, although you can still adjust them If you want.
If you use the same settings you can expect to use < 2kg filament and have a total print time of around < 40 hours. If you assume an average roll of filament cost around $20, then the entire guitar body will cost you approximately < $40 to print.
☑️ Body Assembly ☑️
The guitar body is designed to go together using wooden dowel pins that are 10mm in diameter and 50mm long. That being said, you could also use 3D printed dowels if you prefer. The dowel pins are used to align the parts during assembly and they also provide some stiffness to the body.
Standard super glue will work fine to bond the parts together, although there are many other adhesive options out there for 3D printed parts.
I am really happy with how the guitar came out in the end and I hope you will enjoy the build as much as I did!
