…may not travel far, but you’ll see cool stuff. Skycraft Airplanes contacted me through MakeXYZ because they wanted some 3D printed models of their airplane and I’m local. Under that trophy above is a 3D printed plastic plane in 2 parts that they glued, polished and prettied up. So I got to print a box of some very pretty airplanes. …
Modeling a barbarian
My latest commission from Just Game (thanks to Nat for letting me show off the work I do) is a Barbarian figure, 1 1/2″ tall. This one really gave me the chance to flex some modeling muscles in new ways (pun intended), beyond the skills taught in 3D Printing Blueprints. First of all I had never before had reason to model …
Quick modeling a shelf peg
Did some modeling this morning and thought I’d show off how quick and easy it is to do a quick model when you need one. Do the pegs work? You bet they do. [Insert related plug for http://learn3Dprintingblueprints.com here] The model at the beginning is another one for Just Games and I’ll probably have a post about that experience after …
Laywoo Magic
My eldest son’s class is doing a Harry Potter theme this year. So he had the bright idea of 3D printing his own wand (which he designed in TinkerCad). Of course I saw this as a perfect opportunity pick up and try out a roll of Laywoo from Materhackers. The final result feels a little more like paper than wood. …
Printin’ Cymon part 1
This is an exciting project that has been a long time coming for me. I have a previous semi-inactive project called “Cymon’s Games” that I named after this mascot character I created. Sort of a robot built from old computer parts. I’ve wanted to tackle the challenge of bringing Cymon into the real world in some way. This first draft …
Guy Fawkes on the Rear View Mirror
Here’s a picture from satisfied Etsy customer George L of South Carolina. I make these things but I don’t know what people will do with them. I’m pretty happy with this though. Glad I use ABS so it won’t warp on a hot day. I’ve got a few new charms that are coming soon if you’re a fan of Spelunky you …
Together again
And if you’re not humming the Muppets after reading that title could you please get older. Thanks again to JetGuy, my Motherboard arrived, all in one piece last night. I put everything back together, took it apart to fix the thermocouples I got backwards, and put it back together again and ran my first print. Soap stamps. What did you …
Another design contest
CGTrader is a site that I considered when planning to sell my 3D models for 3D printing. It’s still an option if Ponoko ever falls out of favor, but CGTrader is less about 3D printing and more about, just, 3D which I think would be confusing if my Mom were shopping for models for her theoretical $300 3D printer. But …
Upgrading the motherboard
Jetguy is now working on my motherboard, and am I glad he’s doing it an not me. He’s posted some pictures of the process and it’s fascinating. This, for me, would be a daunting process, but for him he’s quipping that he’s doing a Makerbot repair in the same amount of time that you can get express glasses. Unfortunately with …
MyMiniFactor Valentine design contest
MyMiniFactory is gearing up for Valentines day and is running another contest. http://www.myminifactory.com/object/view/734/Valentines-Day-Design-Contest And of course I have a book that will teach you how to design if you don’t know how so you can enter contests like this in the future.