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Preliminary Parts Customization and Popping

A project log for Sonic Screwdriver Remote Upgrade Project (SRUP)

My attempt to upgrade/customize my Eleventh Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver universal remote control.

darcueidDarcueid 11/07/2014 at 10:170 Comments

When I started this project my initial idea was to use as many of the Sonic Screwdriver remote's parts that I could. However, after receiving my Sonic Screwdriver and examining it, I realized that I had a lot less space to work with than I had initially guesstimated. So I decided that I would redesign some of the parts and have an online 3D printing service make them for me. After a few days of modifying parts, I've gone from customizing only a few parts to practically remodeling the whole Sonic Screwdriver. Below is a glimpse of one version of a few parts that I've done. I know that they don't look like they've been modified but they have been ever so slightly.

Creating the white handle (A) part was a bit frustrating, but in the end I was able to design a version that I felt was satisfactorily accurate to the original. I've also been successful with increasing the space of the casing for the PCBs from a diameter of 14 mm to 21 mm. I was thinking about having the inner grip casing (D) to be constructed out of metal for more durability, but I'm not sure if the Force-Sensing Linear Potentiometer (FSLP) will work that well with that.

On another note, a few days ago I decided that I was going to add an auto extending feature, like the one you see in the toy version of the Sonic. I'm planning of keeping it simple, so I'll probably be using a spring-loaded action setup. Until next time folks.

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