This was not something I expected to be able to do. Thank my new job for this experience. The engineering department rented a Stratasys Mojo 3D printer to prototype their parts and see if they want to purchase one. I was thrilled to finally have a industrial strength 3D printer within reach. Surely this thing will be more impressive than my …
Two Color Prints + Multiply = Fail
Question: Can you use the skeinforge multiply plug-in to duplicate two color prints? Answer: Nope. It appears that multiply calculates the offsets for the different colors independently, so since they don’t have identical bounding boxes they don’t get identical offsets. But even the middle isn’t right because it also centers the print. So there you go. Don’t do that.
Another free 3D printer contest
This one may not be a Makerbot but a 3D printer is a 3D printer. Actually it looks like an Up! clone, but it’s not. It’s an Afinia and all you have to do is provide them with some free (to you) social media-ing. Like, friend, follow… you know the drill. And if you happen to around any one of …
Win a Replicator 2
The rules are simple. Upload your “ultimate 3D design”. I have no idea what I would do with that one. Keep in mind I failed to win 3 contest before I struck gold. So don’t ask me what to make, but if you’d like to have the latest and greatest in home 3D printing technology now’s your chance. Enter the …
Yesteryear’s Toys, Tomorrow’s Technology
Okay, this is cool. It prints in one go, no assembly, two colors if you like, and works right off the build platform. Sure, it’s a little loose and doesn’t hold it’s form as well, but that’s not the point. This is cool.
Finishing the enclosure
I finally finished enclosing my replicator. That is to say it’s fully enclosed, but it’s hardly done. The cozy frame has been in place for a while, but with the sides open there wasn’t much reason to cover it. The cozy itself isn’t done, so I’m improvising with a beach towel for now. There are plexiglas acrylic sheet walls and …
Making money with a Makerbot
One day I want to write a “How winning a Replicator has changed my life” post, but there are some details that I don’t think I can express with the proper tone of ironic humor. Until I work that out I can talk about how having a Replicator has allowed me to be a weekend entrepreneur. One of the biggest problems …
Categories for your browsing pleasure
My projects don’t tend to be very focused and this blog is no exception. If you’re coming here from my etsy store chances are you don’t care about the technical stuff. If on the other hand you’ve found this blog through the makerbot user’s google group you may just want to see the tips and tricks I’ve learned. Or maybe …
Gray weekend
I’m not talking about the weather. I finally loaded up my new roll of grey filament and ran some prints. A few K-9s to be slipped in with special TARDIS ring sales (I should put a loop on it and make it a charm), a memorial for my desk, made an attempt at printing a blockbot that was thwarted by …
Modding the fan
Alright, enough drama. Let’s get back to what where here for. Makerbotting. My Replicator has been sitting quite for most of this week because the fan was getting too noisy. Others on the Makerbot forum have said the fan just needs a little oil, tho I’ve been warned that’s a temporary fix and the fan will eventually need to be replaced. But …