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Printable 8 inch Djembe Shell [Openscad]

by Wauter · via Printables
FormatSTL
CategoryOther
LicenseCC BY-NC-SA
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UploadedMar 28, 2025
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Description

This is a 3d printed djembe shell that supports a standard cheap ‘8-inch’ synthetic drum head, those pressed in the aluminium rings. I used two metal rings to mount and tension the head. I'm sure using thick rope instead of a metal ring or making the rings by wrapping thin metal wire a couple of times then wrapping it in tape of fabric would work too. I split it into two halves that can be printed easily on a 245x245x245 printer. The halves are designed with a reinforced overlapping section to allow easy and secure gluing. I used epoxy. superglue, ‘smelly glue',.. should all be fine. I printed it in PETG with 6 perimeters to create an almost solid shell, it used about 700-800 grams of filament, it feels pretty solid. Full credit to Ania Compa ( fully 3d printable djembe ) for the Djembe's profile. I just remodeled for use with a skin and reinforced it for the rope tension + added the extended section with holes, so it still sounds when set flat on the ground (handy for small child) It's meant as a kids toy, but it sounds quite ok. here is a sample (just captured cellphone in hand). The skin is still pretty loose. I added the source files as well: It is straightforward to modify: the drum profile is modeled with inkscape as an SVG path. Edit the path as needed, it is to scale (mm). The distance to the left image edge determines the diameter. Then, openscad is used to ‘spin/turn’ that profile around the Z axis, creating the drum. render this with openscad then export as STL. (the default profile is designed as two halves with a glue ridge, but renders the two halves on top of each other, but not connected., when importing the STL into slicer, make sure to right click and split > to objects!)
toy music sound openscad drum

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