STLs for 3D Printing

3D print your own Giant Squid, Meanwell stand, or other items from the store! Simply download and print the designs you want.

NOTE: Files are only for the individual use of the original customer. Files are not to be shared publicly, sold, copied, given away, or published. Files may not be used for commercial purposes.

Giant Squid files include the Triduct, Cradle, Spacing Gasket, and Mounting Brackets for after-market heatsinks (where required).

Selecting your Giant Squid Model:

• See "Heatsink Measuring Guide" in the products page
• The Giant Squid is optimized for, and fit to, the specific size of your Bitaxe's ASIC heatsink.
• Please measure your main heatsink. See "Heatsink Measuring Guide" in the products page to select the appropriate variant.

Ordering

Add the product that you need to your cart and go through the checkout and payment process. You will receive an email confirming your order, followed shortly by a second email with a download link.

Printing

Recommended printer bed orientations are as shown in the gallery.

• Giant Squid Triducts, PSU stands, and 52pi Low Profile Mounts are designed to print without support.
• Tree support is recommended for the Giant Squid Cradle, see gallery for a Cura example.
• Support is required for the NorthStar Heatsink Mounts. 
• Mouse ears are present on the PSU Stands to aid bed adhesion. Trim after printing.

For Squid components and PSU stands, PLA+ is recommended for strength and flexibility. Recommended print settings are:

• 0.2mm layers
• 3 shells
• 15% cubic infill
• 4 layers top and bottom

For Heatsink Mounting Brackets (NorthStar and 52pi Low-Profile) I recommend PETG with 8 shells, 100% infill.

Hardware

Giant Squid Triducts are designed for six M4 brass inserts. The design will accomodate M4 or possibly M5 nuts and bolts as well. If using nuts there may a clearance issue with one of the fan corner mounts. It can either be left off, or trimmed with a knife or file.

The Giant Squid Cradle is designed for four M2.5 brass inserts. To attach the PCB to the Cradle using screws I recommend 2mm x 13mm screws, and pre-drilling a 1.5mm hole through the bottom of the bosses (careful to not drill right through the Cradle :)

The Giant Squid is designed for the following hardware. Note that the printed product price includes this hardware, with 10x brass inserts installed.
4x M4 x 35mm capscrews
2x M4 x 12mm capscrews
2x M4 x 12mm washers
4x M2.5 x 6mm capscrews 

The NorthStar and Modded 52pi Low-Profile Plus heatsink mounts are designed for four M2.5 inserts. They can also be used with M2.5 nuts, bolts, and washers. Note: insert location and insertion direction is from the TOP of the mount - in this way some of the bolt tension is opposed by the insertion ridge below the insert (see Product pictures for examples).

Note that the 52pi Low-Profile Plus mounts are designed to accomodate a 1.5mm copper shim.

The LRS-50 and LRS-100 PSUs require M3 x 10mm bolts. The LRS-200/LRS-350 uses M4 x 16mm bolts. Be careful with the bolt length - the Meanwell PCB and components can be damaged if the bolt is too long. For PSU Stands, washers are recommended with all bolts.

NOTE: Files are only for the individual use of the original customer. Files are not to be shared publicly, sold, copied, given away, or published. Files may not be used for commercial purposes.