Max Mahoney (Chemistry) is working on printing SpecPhone, a 3D-printed smartphone spectrophotometer develop by Dr. Adam W. Smith’s lab at the University of Akron. From the developer:
The SpecPhone is a 3D-Printed smartphone spectrophotometer for research and education. The device can make analytically accurate measurements of concentration and can be used for teaching analytical chemistry and DIY science projects.
After some sketchy results and strange print decisions by the Ultimaker, it seems that the model doesn’t quite sit flat. That is, the legs don’t seem to be the same height. Using Netfabb Basic, I dropped in a Z plane to visualize:
Taking that plane up, it seems that it’s not just the bottom of the model, but that the skew continues all the way to the top:
With support structure enabled in Cura, we were able to print it after a few botched attempts, so it’s not a deal-killer, just a bit awkward. Now we just need to find an iPhone 5s…
