Ivan Miranda shared on YouTube:

3D Printed Clamshell Tank

In this episode I assembled and installed the top half of the tank, I used a couple of gas cylinders to help me raise and lower it effortlessly. I installed a zillion bolts but there’s still another zillion left to install. Now that mostly all the parts are on the tank I’ll focus on motion and control but I’m already designing and thinking about what accessories are going to go on the exterior so your suggestions are more than welcome in the comments.

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!

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