{"id":5994,"date":"2018-12-27T08:34:11","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T13:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/?p=5994"},"modified":"2019-03-01T09:53:03","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T14:53:03","slug":"3d-printed-banana-jack-inset-speaker-plate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/27\/3d-printed-banana-jack-inset-speaker-plate\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Printed Banana Jack Inset Speaker Plate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Nov 2018 I took on the adventure of finishing my own basement.\u00a0 I&#8217;m now at the point where I&#8217;m wiring my AV system up and focused on the audio part.\u00a0 When looking to find banana jack <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5995\" src=\"http:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>wall plates for the speaker connectors, I was surprised to see that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=speaker+terminal+plate&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enCA732CA732&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwissvCBi8DfAhVBxYMKHbX0BO4Q_AUIDigB&amp;biw=1920&amp;bih=948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">most<\/a> are flush mount with the banana jacks sticking out.\u00a0 You can find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.banggood.com\/Junction-Case-2-Binding-Post-Banana-Plug-Audio-Jack-Wall-Face-Plate-Panel-Speakers-p-1359919.html?p=R90804949020201412E4&amp;cur_warehouse=CN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some<\/a> that are wall mounted, but they can be pricey and don&#8217;t fit the standard wall box.\u00a0 Although a flush plate is not a big deal, good enough was not &#8220;good enough&#8221; for me &#8211; I wanted the jacks to be inset like they are on speakers etc. Besides, my LulzBot Mini needed attention.\u00a0 So, I fired up TinkerCAD and 20 minutes later here&#8217;s what I had.<\/p>\n<p>TinkerCAD is a pretty simple app when it comes to CAD and 3D printing work.\u00a0 However, it&#8217;s quite powerful and can do amazing things if you know a few tricks.\u00a0 All in a few minutes, and it&#8217;s online as well. You can download the plate from my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/thing:3318490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thingiverse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5996 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2-768x1019.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2-772x1024.jpg 772w, https:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5997 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1-300x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1-768x684.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/WallJack4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5999 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/WallJack4-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/WallJack4-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/WallJack4-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/WallJack4.jpg 790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/wallJack4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6000 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/wallJack4-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/wallJack4-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.plastibots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/wallJack4.jpg 618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Nov 2018 I took on the adventure of finishing my own basement.\u00a0 I&#8217;m now at the point where I&#8217;m wiring my AV system up and focused on the audio part.\u00a0 When looking to find banana jack wall plates for the speaker connectors, I was surprised to see that most are flush mount with the banana jacks sticking out.\u00a0 You can find some that are wall mounted, but they can be pricey and don&#8217;t fit &hellip; 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