3D printing

Build your own frame

Download the free files, print the frame and plastic parts, then add the Hardware Bundle and assemble.

Print the parts…

Download both ready-to-print 3MF files. They use different nozzle sizes.

Ready-to-print files

Frame and Stand3MF project · 0.6 mm nozzle recommendedEverything Else3MF project · 0.4 mm nozzle required
Advanced files and release details
Current design release 3.0.02026-09-24

Replaced the C-clip latch retention with a coordinated clipless bayonet wall rig and latch.

  • Added a pronounced keyed bayonet lug to the wall-rig pivot and a matching printable diagonal latch keyway; install the latch over the lug, then rotate it to retain it without a C-clip.
  • Added the latch's second retaining wall so the weight remains laterally captive in either cassette orientation.
  • Shortened the roller's keyed-shoe span by 1.2 mm total for clearance at the cassette side walls.
  • Renamed Dry Wall Rig to Wall Rig and Latch and Keeper to Latch, and removed the obsolete keeper from the prepared Everything Else project.
  • Retained the wall rig's support enforcer and the capstans' prepared support settings; carried the frame, stand, capstans, clock-string guide, and main-frame geometry forward unchanged.

Editable OpenSCAD source

7 files for modifying the design

Release notes — 3.0.0TXT · 2 KB · changes and compatibility

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 For personal, noncommercial use. Remixing is encouraged under the same license. For commercial use, get in touch through the request form.

for the built-in print supports.

…and get the hardware

Get the Hardware Bundle

Purchase all the non-3D-printed parts and materials needed for one frame in a single convenient bundle.

Go to Hardware Bundle
Source the hardware yourself

Use these dimensions and compatibility notes if you want to assemble your own material set.

Parts ready?

Assemble the frame

Use the illustrated guide to get the images and parts ready, then put everything together.

Open the instructions