About the Nukulele
The designer printed several ukuleles from Thingiverse that were good but had room for improvement, then made this one. The listed fixes are no buzzing, no sharp corners, no going out of tune on the higher frets, two halves that fit together properly, and machine heads that fit well. For the designer the halves fit snugly without glue, though you may need glue depending on your printer and slicer.
The whole neck and body prints without supports, but needs a 10.5-inch (267 mm) tall print area. Files with the neck and body cut in half bring that down to 136 mm. The designer hadn't tested gluing those halves. There's also a spacer block for the back of the headstock in case your tuners are too long. You'll need four ukulele machine heads and a set of strings.
The video is a maker's build of this ukulele, not the designer's own.
What you'll need
Printed parts
- Two body halves (or the split versions for short printers)
- Optional: headstock spacer
Bought parts
- 4 ukulele machine heads
- Ukulele strings
- Glue, if your halves aren't snug
Tools
- A tuner
Build overview
Print settings
- Supports: None
- Height: 267 mm, or 136 mm with the split files
Video
Play video: Building a 3D-printed ukulele (loads YouTube)
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Photos
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