The Wand Company TOS Tricorder is coming!

[FANATICO]

After a few more prints and tests here are my versions of the “center” and “right” compartment dividers. These are companions to the “left” divider I provided in post #5070 of this forum thread. I would advise starting with that post, .stls, and information (which I will not repeat here.) I started this project as a basis for modifications I wanted to make to the lower tricorder compartment. But I believe they may have some value of their own.

Before using my dividers, I would recommend watching the installation video provided by TWC and inserting the TWC supplied dividers. This way you will know what to do and how things are “supposed” to work. Whatever combination of dividers you use – carefully examine all edges which will contact your props. This includes the front and back edges of the dividers, and the cradles of the Medical Scanner dividers. 3D printing can leave rough surfaces or threads which might scratch the surfaces of your props. I did not have that problem with any of my prints – but I want to provide the best advice I can. The original TWC dividers are ABS plastic. I had originally planned to use the same, but ABS is a harder plastic which is more likely to cause the type of damage some members have reported. I recommend PLA as these parts do not need the added strength nor the post-print processing which can produce the improved surface quality ABS can provide.

As always I welcome all comments and criticism, so I can make improvements for future versions or future designs.

I noticed you, me and others from this thread are on the 2025 run for the science scanner. Once you receive yours, where you going to design and create 3D print dividers/ribbed cradles stl’s ….for the lower compartment of the Wand tricorder to accommodate the dimensions of the science scanner? If not…what’s that as a possibility?




FYI ……if you live in the U.S., your local city and county libraries should have first-come-first-serve 3D printers you can operate and use for free, but at the minimal cost of the filament weight (total in grams) used from their supplies. They don’t typically let you use your own filament. But they keep many colors on hand ….black is pretty much standard for sure. Call ahead for availability. Take your STL’s on your own USB thumb drive…They will help you, if you’ve never used a 3D printer. It’s not rocket science

 

[Quinn]

I got in on the July 02 Amazon orders. Received notice today, July 15, that it has shipped and I should expect it on Monday, July 21. It's going from Fresno, California to Pennsylvania, so the regional hub idea doesn't seem to be in play.

My Tricorder was delivered via UPS, as expected. Gotta wait until tonight to play around with it, though. Feels like Christmas morning.

 

[DMT]

I noticed you, me and others from this thread are on the 2025 run for the science scanner. Once you receive yours, where you going to design and create 3D print dividers/ribbed cradles stl’s ….for the lower compartment of the Wand tricorder to accommodate the dimensions of the science scanner? If not…what’s that as a possibility?




FYI ……if you live in the U.S., your local city and county libraries should have first-come-first-serve 3D printers you can operate and use for free, but at the minimal cost of the filament weight (total in grams) used from their supplies. They don’t typically let you use your own filament. But they keep many colors on hand ….black is pretty much standard for sure. Call ahead for availability. Take your STL’s on your own USB thumb drive…They will help you, if you’ve never used a 3D printer. It’s not rocket science

Yes! That's where I got the .stl's I needed. Glad you found it!

For the record, my Tric is now outfitted with 3 Center Dividers.

 

[DMT]

Yes! That's where I got the .stl's I needed. Glad you found it!

For the record, my Tric is now outfitted with 3 Right Dividers (one being the original one that shipped in the box).

 

[FANATICO]

Yes! That's where I got the .stl's I needed. Glad you found it!

For the record, my Tric is now outfitted with 3 Center Dividers.

Since smithjohn invites improvements…even his own, for his designs….I’m going to assume, once he has the science scanner in hand…..he may improve on his previous dividers design

 

[scotthm]

Amazon has FINALLY shipped my Tricorder. They say it should be here Friday.
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[asalaw]

Amazon has FINALLY shipped my Tricorder. They say it should be here Friday.
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[Number 6]

I have bad feeling about this… I just checked Amazon US. They don’t list the Tricorder as ‘Currently Unavailable’ anymore. Which seems to be what they list if they’re selling an item but it isn’t currently in stock. All they have is a buying option that links to a scalper selling it for $850 dollars.
Hope that doesn’t mean they’ve stopped restocking and selling it already.

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I get it now. The reason Amazon didn’t list it as ‘Currently Unavailable’ is because technically it was available. There was the one that was available by the scalper. Someone must have bought it at $850 so that now it’s back to being listed as Currently Unavailable on Amazon.