D&D Tracker Book - Split for Smaller Printers

Remix of small D&D Tracker Book by @DigitalTeacher to fit smaller printers.
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updated September 19, 2024

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Used a stylized dovetail pattern to split the small tracker book into two parts. The split pattern I chose already provides some structural support in the X and Y direction, and for structural support in the Z direction I added dovetail slots along the split line and included dovetails keys to fill those slots to be used with a bit of glue.

It's not ideal having to split the gorgeous original model, but 220x220 print beds (like on my K1C) or smaller are very common, and I think the dovetail pattern I went with gives a pleasant look to the design.

Largest part (the tracker/book part) now only requires an area of 151x137 mm, whereas the original required 249x137 mm.

Printing

So, for a single small tracker book you'll need to print the following:

  1. Main Book Part
  2. Cover Part
  3. Dovetail Keys x3

Also included a folder with 5x3 magnet holes instead of the original 6x3, since the former is what I had at hand.

Assembly

  1. Lower the cover part into place where it splits from the main part.
  2. Add a tiny bit of glue to the dovetail slots
  3. Insert the dovetail keys into the slots

Personal Print Notes

Printed on a Creality K1C with a 0.4mm nozzle, using 0.24mm for the layer height, except for the text, which was 0.12mm via the Height Range Modifier in OrcaSlicer (range between 34.0 and 34.4).  Used tri-color (red, blue, orange) silk PLA for the covers, pins, and wheels, white PLA for the pages, and black PLA for the text.

Other Changes

I only did the small book, because I didn't need the version with the spell cards. Please let me know if you need the larger tracker book split using this pattern and I'll give it a shot when I get the chance. 

Note: The included pictures depict prints with shallower dovetail slot (and shorter key): 1.4mm vs the safer 2.0mm depth included with the models.

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Model origin

The author remixed this model.

Differences of the remix compared to the original

Split the small book into two parts to make it possible to print on smaller printers, and included a version with smaller 5x3 magnet holes.

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