3D Printed Ukulele

I mean, I never have build any instruments before, so I don't blame anyone for not believing in me, but boy did I show them.

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[MakeItWithCalvin]

Considering all the issues it sounds like any old eukelele off a store shelf [cheap ones.] That said its sadly common for things off thingiverse to be designed without proper tolerances in mind HENCE fit up issues.

Tip when drilling plastic. Soapy water is a good lubricant and go slow. PLA generates TONS of friction [heat] so keep that in mind.

That aside welcome to YouTube and keep up the good work!

[vincesimpkins]

I was well entertained and the singing at the end was a bonus. will keep and eye on your channel for future content. Keep up the good work.

[choschiba]

This is really awesome!! It came out really great! Wow, you can sing and play it like a pro!!

[vanderslagmulders]

At first I was scared that u would start to sing and I would feel awkward but then when the singing started I was actually surprised at how good it was and nice to hear.

[sinformant]

I know this is an old video, but I'm currently working on my hovalin, and looking forward to them releasing their ukulele. Great work! Btw Joel sent me here, glad he did!

[JonS]

I just printed one of these for my daughter (in Sparta3D sparkle ABS+). I slightly modified the neck so that the undersides of the frets had a chamfer. I also replace the initials with my daughter's name inlaid using dual-color printing on my IDEX machine.
I didn't have any of the issues you described. The only problem I had was gluing the two neck parts. My first attempts with 5 min epoxy and the superglue (maybe too old?) failed. In the end I used DAP RapidFuse which has a plastic primer.

[ronwillits]

So I 3d print and have been learning Uke for a year or so. This is so freaking ridiculously cool. Gonna print one soon. Well done ;)

[albertvillalobos]

Tapping holes can be complicated. It’s good to familiarize yourself with a drill and tap chart and have a caliper. A bolt won’t thread a hole, and you don’t really want it to either unless it’s absolutely intended to cut threads with installation, you have to use a actual tap. Actually tapping is easy if it’s a thru hole just use your drill but if it bottoms out or “blind” than it’s better to use a tap wrench/handle but you could even 3d print that. If you don’t want to tap/thread than you can just use a nut on the other side or model a cleverly placed cavity to hold the nut

[ManCrafting]

Solid sounding soprano and you can actually play and sing. Win/win/win.

[XYZAidan]

awesome video! I always like it when people cover some of the issues faced with 3D printing projects (and how address them). great work!

[UnlikelyCreators]

You'll be going places, I already see it. :) Great video!

[FullTiltOn]

Your music talent is impressive- I really thought you Faked it at first but then the outro! Very nice project I think it is cool you took something you already enjoyed and applied a 3d printer to it! And the "hi mom" video tag sorry for snooping but nice touch!

[TTarugo]

Forget the 3Dprint works!
It’s how great YOU sound.

Awesome soulful voice.

[zion]

Cool, really like the video I’ll hopefully be printing one soon plus I would recommend getting an ice pick and a candle to melt the holes in the plastic

[never_finished]

This is amazing! This gives me more confidence in my bucket list of printing a violin 🎻
Great editing by the way! I like your humor :)

[RexusKing]

One time I was drilling 3mm holes into a 3D printed part, the PLA melts and felt the resistance of the drill bit is changing so I stop. The melted PLA filled in to the gullets of the drill bit, so when I restart the drill, this flimsy PLA part break my dill bit clean off!

[Superimpresorad]

i like you. funny charm you have. keep it up! nice playing it at the end. lovely

[dollar]

Thank you so much for sharing and playing it!

[MrLelopes]

I could watch you sing the whole daygreat project.

[CyberBobCity]

Great video!! 3D printing and music makes for an awesome combination. Keep up the good work!