This will mark the 3rd time I’ve had to replace the ceramic tape on my extruder heads, and it was just as painful as the first two times. But hopefully this time it’ll be the last. Because this time I’ve used high temp tape. My theory is that the reason my tape keeps failing is because when a print fails …
Busy day. First thing to report is I finally got off my rump, registered learn3dprintingblueprints.com, which is a bit longer than I wanted but squatters these days, and made a web site for it including that video I made a while back. Secondly, 3D Printing Blueprints also has a facebook page. If you could go and like it that would …
I’m going to be out of town for Thanksgiving, and what with the problems and maintenance that I haven’t had time to do on the 3D printer I’ve got to shut the shop until December. I wish there was a way I can do a soft shut-down so people can still see what I have to offer. First thing when I …
Found out what that mystery bolt was for. It was holding the X-Axis motor to the bracket. There was another on the other side, so no harm. But now I have another problem. Winter has brought failed prints and fail prints have once again it’s shredded the ceramic tape wrap, which in turn is causing prints to fail. Vicious cycle. …
In my research of 3D scanners I kinda decided that I’d like to have a bank of cameras that took simultaneous pictures from multiple angles. However, that’s expensive and difficult to coordinate from a technical perspective. That is until Richard from the Netherlands thought to use a networked bank of Raspberry pis with camera modules. They receive a network message, snap …
Using the information gathered last time I modified a dice I made in tinkercad way back when and made a die that I figured would be sufficiently fair. Hollow like before this die has totally sharp edges. But because I can’t leave well enough alone I made another that had flat corners, or “truncated” to use a geometric term. After …
The pad on our GameCube controller fell off and was lost revealing a sharp edge that cut into my thumb while we played Wind Waker. So I had the great idea of covering it in Oogoo, pressing a little mould in, and letting it set. There was going to be this whole post about it and I was all excited. …
Wanted to make everyone aware of 2 new contests with grand prizes of 3D printers. If you don’t have a 3D printer now’s the time to win one. MyMiniFactory is running another contest. Create something with a Christmas or Endangered Animals theme, upload it, and hope you get the most downloads. Grand prize winner gets an Ultimaker. You have until …
Ever since I started offering custom soap stamps in my Etsy store I have been lousy with orders for them. Not that I mind. TARDIS ring sales have dropped off lately but these have picked up the slack nicely. Who knew there were so many people making home made soap? So if things seem a bit slow around here, if …
Thank you to everyone who voted for me in the MyMiniFactory contest. Unfortunately I did not win, however the set that did win is one that I voted for myself, so I don’t feel back about losing. I am still planning on having the contest, unfortunately I won’t be able to offer a 3D printer, but I can offer a copy …
