July 30, 2021
Description
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4919791
Why I am making this: Loved this show it developed great characters, fun world building, and especially interesting props. This prop caught my eye, and I am working on machining one out of brass. I thought while I work on my “hero” versions, I thought I would share my files and research to this point. This is based off of a lot of research of the Tempad from what has been seen on and off screen.
Fair warning: I designed this with accuracy more in mind than durability and printability... as such the hinge portion may be a little weak and hard to print cleanly, Shouldn't cause an issue if your goal is just showing friends and displaying on a shelf but surviving in a pocket during a convention is a whole different task. If requested I can make an alternate version with more robust hinges (but less accurate appearance) if you need it.
How accurate is this? Please understand that there are few -clear, strait on, photos, and no good scale reference to base this on. Some sides are rarely seen and there are some discrepancies between the different versions of the prop used in the show so please understand this is my guess, it is a good guess based on everything I could find… but without more information I cannot guarantee this is 100% accurate. In the show there are several versions of this prop with subtle differences. This is based on the hero opening version that splits into two parts (the Temp Pad and Time Spinner used to control the restraint collars.
Theories and thoughts on the props construction and materials: Definitely done by someone awesome at their job as this is a brilliant design. The hero props appear to be cnc ’d from brass (likely 360 brass) you can tell this by the many rounded inside corners and sharper outside corners which is an artifact from it being very difficult to produce a sharp inside corner while machining. The wood panels look like actual wood not a vinyl sticker as in some angles you can see they have a good deal of thickness (estimate around 1mm). I am not a wood expert so ID-ing it is not my strong suit.. but after ordering 40 sample wood veneers for comparison my best guess is mahogany with some sort of stain of sealant to darken and protect it, I am guessing this because the grain is very strait and dense and mahogany is fairly common, cherry and the other “common “ wood veneers the color may be closer in their natural state but the wood grains don’t look right. The wood I think is a being used as a cleaver trick to hide fixturing points, threaded through holes and magnets as they line up very nicely with features on the opposite side. The green plastic is also machined (then possibly mold taken from the machined master to be reproduced in the resin). The numbered buttons look like a found item I have yet to figure out their source and they could be entirely fabricated but their very distinct shape makes me think they were found. The main brass body appears to be two pieces top and bottom with the seam hidden by a chamfer on the top part. You can see in photos what looks like a seam gap on one edge. Being made in two halves also makes sense with the bolts seen on the back as a means to hold the parts together.
Magnets:
X 2- https://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=BY042-N52 (holds Time Spinner on, one in spinner one in TemPad edge) ps: I recommend gluing these in well as they are very strong)
X 5- https://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=BX021 (one goes on brass lid under little wood strip, 4 get stacked and go in base between the two halves
-7/31/21- I have corrected the recommended hinge bolt length from a 10mm to 16mm (link above)
-7/31/21- I increased the magnet recess length in brass parts (marked v2 updated "every part on one file", and originals deleted & ) a little to help with fitment
-8/1/21- Rotated Wood file 45 degrees to help alight "wood grain" in slicers bottom fill, you still need to double check you print preview depending on your set up
8/2/21- I decreased the diameter and height of the Silver parts a little to help with fitment (marked v2, and updated "every part on one file", and previous file versions deleted,)
8/2/21- Added assembly instructions
8/3/21- Added a "Resin-Mostly Assembled-Supported" it is pre-hollowed, with drain holes, and supported model of a complete TemPad that with a mono screen prints in under 3hrs! Picture shows it on my Anycubic Mono X. It is still split into a few parts so I could support things on non critical sides and so you can still add magnets. I do feel for ease of painting and the highest quality everything should be printed separately but if you just want a TemPad quick this is the way to go.
8/7/21-Update! Justin87 https://www.thingiverse.com/Justin87/about, and 8bitdad https://www.thingiverse.com/8bitdad/designs
are -two- of the the winners of this things First Make Awards!
Justin87 received a spool of Capricorns new TRI-Color Thermochromic Lava filament and both received a tip via paypal Please check out their pages for more great makes. And remember to post your makes to win more prizes!
License:
Creative Commons - Attribution
RyanTheMast
