adriano Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 I finally completed the reorder of my collection of fossils and minerals. It is a wooden hexagonal display cabinet of several wood/glass shelf; in the pictures attached I only show some of them. I 3D printed more than 20 custom drawer compartments for the smallest specimens. I decided to go for a modular design, so I can adapt every compartment to the specimen. As printing material, I used a "wood PLA" filament 3D printed with 1 mm nozzle on the Alfawise U20 3D printer. LINK I finally added a strip LED inside the cabinet door and powered it via a USB power-bank - so it is fully wireless. In this picture you can see some of my recent purchases: Two Sinosauridae indet. teeth from Kem Kem One Acheroraptor tooth from Hell Creek formation, Powder River Co., Montana Some Mosasaurus teeth from Kem Kem One Pterosaurs tooth from Kem Kem A piece of Rhinocerontidae indet. jaw from South Dakota Some ammonites, shark teeth, a Flexicalymene ouzregui, a couple of echinoids (I found the white one in a brick!); the Velociraptor skull is 3D printed as well. This is the other side. The big sand echinoid was also found by me in a brick! On the right there's a nice fossil coral: I never seen something similar, please let me know if you know it's name. Three fossil fishes and a nice ammonites cluster with some quartz in the background. At the end, some minerals... Now I only have to finish the cataloging of all specimen. I already finished with fossils, now I have to start with minerals - it will be very looong! What do you think? Do you like it? Ciao! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Very nice fossils with great organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Your trays look stunning and so does for collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Wonderfully conceived and executed, it is a very nice display format. To my eye it might look even better, if the skull's stand base were recessed slightly. That is, cutting some relief into the compartments beneath it allowing it to rest about 1/4" below the surface. I just think it would be a nice finishing touch, visually pulling the entire display together. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Excellent use of 3D printing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 very neat display, it realy matches the glass cabinet. growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adriano Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 I'm glad that you all like it! I hope to inspire you for your next collection reordering. I also want to share a darker version of the tray, darkened with wood paint. I'm still not sure if painting all modules or not. This was only a try, after painting there's no coming back. It is very wood-like, but I'm worried that everything becomes darker. What do you think? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Judging from the first photo, the color of the installation nicely matches the tone of the cabinet. I like it, but can see your observation of an overall "darkening." However, your pictured fossils appear mostly light-colored; so this may offset any gloomy effect. I really like your design. I wish I had the vision (and technical skill) to create such an attractive display. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimin013 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Very nice collection and display! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adriano Posted September 8, 2022 Author Share Posted September 8, 2022 (edited) Just an update: I started adding all the labels printed on recycled paper that match the 3D printed wood color. Edited September 8, 2022 by adriano 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Very attractive display idea. I like the way the labels match the background. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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