So after running out of black… I ran out of white. Managed to get 1 white chess set and 3 incomplete red ones that I’m just going to finish up and get sent out without dual printing them. Frustratingly inefficient. I’ve placed orders for more black, white, and red filament through Joseph Chiu (aka Toybuilder) who will soon enough be dipping his …
5 minute dice tower
I’m still looking for something to use all my checker’s pieces on. I remember and old game that was a bag of tokens and a wiki of rules but for the life of me I can’t find it. If any of you have any idea what it is I’m looking for please don’t remain quiet. But while stumbing around google …
But what to design?
A Christmas design contest and the grand prize is a years worth of filament? That would save me a ton of money. The only problem is coming up with a design that’s a slam dunk in under a month. Maybe one of you could beat me to the win. Good luck.
Chess Production Day 2 1/2
The day started with a few clean up pieces from failed chess sets. A few rooks, a bishop. Then I decided to take the rest of the day off from printing chess sets to print a few things I’ve been meaning to get to for myself since my lovely and talented assistant can help me with the big batches. Then, …
Chess production day 2
This time around feels like a very different experience than last time around for so many reason. Filament diameter. Filament diameter. Filament diameter. I measured, swear I did. 1.81mm. They both worked. Then suddenly… they didn’t. Every joint was too loose. Of course I didn’t figure this out until I got home and 4 batches had already printed. Fortunately there’s a fix. Clear nail …
Robot Chess Sets back in production
There has finally been some demand for my Robot Chess sets and I’ve finally sold out of my original 10. Apparently Boing Boing put them on a holiday gift guide which links to either this blog or the makerbot blog, which links to the thingiverse page, which links to the etsy where you can find the chess set. Phweao. I’ve attempted to …
3D Printing Tip – ABS plus Tower or Skin = No
So apparently my recent printing problems was no fault of the mk8 upgrade or Sailfish. I was having trouble printing some pocket tactics pieces so I experimented with the tower plug-in before I found out what it did. (Dumb.) What tower does is it stays in the same area doing several layers before dropping down and doing another area. The problem with …
Willit 3D Print?
http://www.willit3dprint.com/ This would have been a great tool to have when I was learning to model for 3D. It’s not quite all there yet but eventually I see this being real useful. If you don’t have a 3D printer and want to test your designs this is a good tool to start with. Features I would like to see is …
Not exactly what I was hoping for
I thought getting the Mk8 upgrade and upgrading my Jetty firmware to the latest version would see vast improvements, not this: And the quality just got worse as I let it go, spreading to the whole lot. I’ve put out a plea for some help but if anyone reading this knows what settings I need to fix please tell me. …
Another way to win a 3D printer
It’s not a Makerbot, but who cares. If you’re doing a cool project take some pictures, do a write up, and take a chance. Unfortunately my big project starts in January, so I you probably won’t be competing with me so your chances are that much better! Also, if you haven’t already, be sure to enter to win an Afinia, the best …