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. …
Just file this under the “If I had $1000000”
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 …
Testing 3D Printed Dice Fairness – New Hollow Dice
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 …
A solution without a problem
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. …
2 new contest with a 3D printer prize
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 …
So many soap stamps
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 …
MyMiniFactory Contest Afterward
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 …
What’s this bolt for?
No, really, I want to know. There is a short M3 bolt (that is the right name for the bolts that are all over the Makerbot, right) sitting at the bottom of my build area and… I have no idea where it came from. Everything I can see is still screwed in. Anyone know where this might have come from? …
Iconified Shogi set on Ponoko
Shogi is a cool game that I’ve always admired. If you capture an opponent piece you can add it to your army on your turn. How cool is that! However the fact that traditional sets are written with Japanese characters make it hard for new players to be willing to climb the learning curve. So I made this set with …
Bre mentions my TARDIS game in an interview
I knew that Bre Pettis (founder and CEO of Makerbot) got what I was doing with TARDIS Run. He’s the only one who commented on it when I finally posted it. But besides him and I it didn’t seem like anyone else got it. The Thingiverse PTB didn’t see fit to feature it and there’s no other comments. Thanks to …