FT5 LCD Panel Console - files

[dawjr]

Hey, Guys - here's yet another LCD console for our printers. As you know, the stock position makes is so that you have to bend over to read the LCD. This unit eliminates that. Also, with the recent issue with the ACM, FT allowed that a "plastic" console replacement gave better results for the "interference" that many of us have witnessed. See my thread on "chokes" for that debacle.
I also printed out "tags" for the SD cards, this makes it much easier to insert and remove the SD cards.
Files are attached for your use. The Gcodes will work for FT5 as is (on 3M Blue Painters Tape), or compile your own from the STL

All the best, Don

FT5 Console Right End Cap.stl (17.1 KB)
FT5 Console SD Left End Cap.stl (43.2 KB)
FT5 Panel A.stl (47.3 KB)
SD Tag 2.stl (77.1 KB)
SD Tag 4.stl (51.4 KB)
SD Tag 1.stl (54.1 KB)
SD Tag 3.stl (91.5 KB)
FT5 Panel B.stl (129.8 KB)FT5 Console Right End Cap.gcode (267.3 KB)
SD Tags.gcode (933.6 KB)
FT5 Console SD Left End Cap.gcode (1.3 MB)
FT5 Panel AB.gcode (7.2 MB)

[Wyvern]

Looks nice! fist thing I did was replace the board and installed a angled mount, mine sits on an Ikea lack table in the garage, having to kneel on concrete is no fun.

[danlrc]

Don,
I'm totally new to 3D...getting a used FT5-2...built and upgraded...from a friend next week.
Just started to look at this forum, and from just a few of your posts, I already see that you are a great contributor and resource here.
Thanks for that....I'm looking forward to reading more of your posts.
Dan

[dawjr]

Glad to help where I can.

All the best, Don

[danlrc]

Prepping to print the new panel. But I don't understand the "tags" for the SD cards. How to they work? They are just flat tabs...How do they hold/attach to the SD's? I guess I'm missing something obvious...

Thanks much,
Dan

[dawjr]

Hey, Dan - the "tags" are simply super glued to the end of the SD cards. This allows you to plug them in easily. Plus there are convenient numbers on the tags for keeping track of the cards.

All the best, Don

[danlrc]

Ah...great. Printing the a and b panels now.

[csorrows]

Congratulations for being the first that I know of to actually host your STLs directly on the forum. I have quite a bit of storage space not being used.

It looks like a great design, thanks for sharing it!

[dawjr]

Thanks for the opportunity.

All the best, Don

[eight_heads]

Is the plan to glue to two sections of the front panel together? Or does the LCD being attached keep it together enough?

[dawjr]

Yes, the two sections need to be glued together. CA, super glue works best - but keep it away from the display panel until well cured.

All the best, Don