Let's Make: The Portal Core From Portal 2

Cave Johnson here: Today we make a 3D printed, hand finished item from the one and only Aperture Science- aherm, I mean TheZachofAllTrade’s workshop: Ladies and gentleman, today we’re making a Portal Core. #portal #portal2 #valve #glados

0:00 Intro sequence
0:49 Setting up in Cura and printing
1:23 Let's get sanding and priming
3:00 Onto the paint job
3:26 Engineering the eye- LED light strip
6:00 Laser cutting eye patterns
6:36 Assembling actuators and internal structures
8:00 The power supply and controller board
9:35 Light indicator holes and rear assembly
10:16 Polishing and waxing
10:32 Detail Painting and vinyl application
11:33 Rails, sliders, faceplates, oh my!
12:30 Detail painting
12:46 Finishing the internal assembly
13:52 Installing the outer shell and arms
14:09 The finished product
14:43 Check out all the Core's features!

Zach Hanson is a movie and video game prop enthusiast who enjoys creating in his free time.

Huge thank you to the creator of these 3D files, Cerb, who allowed me to use the files for this video. Here’s the link to the files on Thingiverse:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:286...

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Here's a list of upgrades I think would be cool to install on the core:
- Vacuformed windows
- Replace pivot_paupiere.stl and verrou_paupiere.stl with metal nut/bolt/ shaped washers
- Take molds of rails and guides- replaced with metal replacements
- Replace 3d printed actuators with genuine ones
- Servos?
- Re-engineer center pivot for better articulation
- Make an actual Wheatley eye with aperture

Music Credit:
From the Portal 2 soundtrack:
- Science_is_Fun
- Concentration_Enhancing_Menu_Initialiser
- The_Friendly_Faith_Plate

- Cut and Run - Electronic Hard - Kevin MacLeod
- Back To The Future - Ofshane

The 3D printer I’m currently using is a Longer LK5 Pro.
I film everything with my iPhone XR and get most of my top down shots by my iPhone 6 (affectionately named "Potato Cam").

If you have any questions, feel free to ask! You're my people.

Valve: Make a Portal 3 please. Portal RTX is pretty cool.

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