3-in-1 Cement Camera Planter/Tealight/Door Stop

As a enthusiast photographer I love every accessory, furniture, wardrobe related to photography. So I decided to design a 3 in 1 mold you can use to recreate:

A Planter (Why? Because We all need a little green in our lives)

A Tealight Candle Holder (Why? Because Lately, I've become a fan of the scent candles)

A Door Stop (Why? Because Using an Expensive "camera" as a door stop sounds really funny)

You will need a 3D printer to print all the part you will need.

Mold Making:

1. Silicone Rubber for Mold Making or TPU Filament.
2. PLA Filament.
3. Binder Clips, or Rubber Bands.
4. Electric Tape.

Supplies:

1. Cement, White Cement or Plaster.
2. Vaseline or Cooking Spray.
3. Small brush for the vaseline.

Download all the parts to 3d print them. If you will use the silicone rubber kit you will need to print the main 3d model of the Twin lens Camera. If you want a really nice planter or door step you will consider to 3d print the main camera model using the Fine detail settings of your 3d printer (For Example: 0.4mm Nozzle and 0.1 Layer height).

You may also consider to use a 0.1mm Layer Height for the TPU parts if you will not use the silicone rubber kit.

For the Rest of the 3d Printed Parts you can use 0.2 or 0.3 layer height and use a thicker nozzle like a 0.6mm or 1.0mm.

The parts labeled "extra" will be needed for the tealight candle holder or the Door Stop.

If you only want to use a 3d printer you can use TPU or any flexible filament for the mold. As mentioned before you will consider to 3d print these parts using a 0.4mm nozzle and a 0.1mm layer height for more detail and also the fine layer height will prevent the cement to get stuck in the TPU mold.

For this option you will need:

1. Mold_TPU_Front
2. Mold_TPU_R_Side
3. Mold_TPU_L_Side
4. Mold_TPU_Rear

If you don't want use TPU filament and use a more "professional" method, you can use the Silicone Rubber for mold making kit.

For this option you will need to print the Main_model.stl file using the fine detail settings.

And print the 4 support files and the guide for the main model:

1. support_front
2. support_R_side
3. support_L_side
4. support_rear
5. support_guide_model

Once you printed all the files you will need the step of your silicone rubber kit.

1. Apply a thin coat of baby powder on the main model and the support parts (optional).
2. Assembly the support parts using the binder clips and place the main model in the center.
3. Mix the two parts of the silicone rubber kit.
4. Pour the silicone mix inside the support and all around the main model.
5. Apply little taps around for 5min to release all the bubbles inside the silicone rubber.
6. Wait for the curing time of your kit (4hrs to 24hrs)

Once the silicone rubber is cured you can remove the binder clips and the support parts.

Use a exacto knife and cut the silicone rubber in one or two the corners to release the silicone from the 3d printed main model.

And done! You have your silicone rubber mold.

First you will need a plastic tray to avoid making a mess. Use an small plastic bucket to mix the cement in a proportion of 4 to 1, 4 parts of cement and 1 part of water. The model have a volume of 17 Ounces or 500ml. You will need 2 cups of cement an half cup of water.

Now you can start mixing the cement.

First add the water on the mixing bucket and pour the cement while mixing to avoid lumps. If you feel that you mix is too thick you can add a little more of water, but try to add very small amounts of water.

Pour the Cement into the mold and apply taps in the plastic tray to release all the bubbles in the cement for a least 5min,

Let it dry!!!, don't be impatient and let the cement dry for at least 48hrs before unmolding.

This guide will show you how to assembly the planter mold. You can find the other variations in the following steps.

For this step you will need the following parts.

1. Mold_TPU_Front
2. Mold_TPU_R_Side
3. Mold_TPU_L_Side
4. Mold_TPU_Rear
5. support_front
6. support_R_side
7. support_L_side
8. support_rear
9. support_base_planter
10. support_hole_planter

As you noticed all the mold TPU flexible parts goes inside the support parts, you have to use the binder clips to hold the support walls.

First, place the support base and add the walls around it. use the binder clips to hold the walls in place. Place the support_hole in the base, this parts will create the hole for the planter.

Place the Mold TPU parts inside, check that the parts are in the correct order.

You will need to apply the vaseline using the brush over the mold. Or you can use cooking spray, this will prevent that the mold stick really hard to the cement.

For this step you will need the following parts.

1. Mold_TPU_Front
2. Mold_TPU_R_Side
3. Mold_TPU_L_Side
4. Mold_TPU_Rear
5. support_front
6. support_R_side
7. support_L_side
8. support_rear
9. support_base_tealight
10. tealight_TPU_base
11. support_lenshole_1
12. support_lenshole_2
13. support_hole_back

Similar to the other assembly first, place the support base and add the support holes parts and the extender. These parts will create the holes for the candle holder.

Then add the walls around it. use the binder clips to hold the walls in place.

Place the Mold TPU parts inside, check that the parts are in the correct order.

For this variation you will need to print a TPU part to use as a mold for the tealight base or you can use another any other ceramic base to prevent that the candle will burn your desk, table or bedside table.

For this step you will need the following parts.

1. Mold_TPU_Front
2. Mold_TPU_R_Side
3. Mold_TPU_L_Side
4. Mold_TPU_Rear
5. support_front
6. support_R_side
7. support_L_side
8. support_rear
9. support_base_doorstop
10. support_sidehole x 2

Place the support base and add support side holes, these parts will create the holes for the camera strap to take the door stop around.

Then add the walls around it. use the binder clips to hold the walls in place.

Place the Mold TPU parts inside, check that the parts are in the correct order.

TIP: Paint It!

For this last variation, painting the cement will create a door stop that will look like a "real" camera from afar and will fool your colleagues photographers. They will think that you use and "expensive medium format" camera as a door stop in your house!!! Hahaha...