If you’re in Atlanta Georga between August 30th and September 2nd hit up DragonCon where the Austin Browncoats will be selling TARDIS rings, as well as other geeky accessories, to raise money for charity. Booth # 2711, 2713 – Floor 2.
How small can text print?
The soap stamp thing has been doing well. Someone wanted some text in a 10 point Times New Roman font on their stamp and I knew that wouldn’t work, but I didn’t know what point font Times New Roman would work. So I decided to do some tests and make something to make the point. At the top is 8 …
Building a sacrificial tower to fix your prints.
DutchMogul has done it again. I’m loving printing his latest board game, Breach. But I ran into a problem with the Star Goddess that I’ve seen before with ABS when narrow layers printed in isolation melt together. It’s even more pronounced when I print the handle for my soap stamps. It doesn’t happen if there’s something else the same height printing …
Custom Soap Stamp With Logo in Etsy Store
I guess I’ve already mentioned my sister’s soap making thing. Well now I’ve added graphics to the stamps and put that service in the store. This is one of those listings that’s a bit odd to put a quantity on. But that’s fine. Etsy’s got a generally good API so I’ll overlook this one little thing.
3DHacker Round Up 2
Andrew Mazotta is having troubles with an RSS feed, but here’s what I’ve been rambling about over on 3D Hacker:Everything is Amazing, and I’m Not Happy Is the future FDM, SLS, or DLP?In the year 2000…3D Models for Expired Patents$650 for a $350 filastruderIs there really a demand for 3D printed shoes? and I revisit an old post frome here …
Upgrading the build platform
I got the build platform upgradeby BottleWorks and installed it this weekend. Over all I am super impressed with the quality of this build. The quality on this thing is as good as professional. And the majority of the install went very smooth with only a few headaches. This is everything that comes. I oped for the extra build platform …
Changing filament midprint
The last time I changed filament mid-print it was out of necessity, but this week I’ve been doing it for dramatic effect, and to great success. I’ve been accomplishing it due to Sailfish’s excellent “Pause at ZPos” option, and some clever design This was made for a buddy of mine who ran a half marathon. When I asked him how …
Book Update – Name Change and Home Stretch
A couple of things to report about my book. First of all the title has changed. It will now be called 3D Printing Blueprints, a change which I am happy with. Secondly, all content is complete and is being reviewed by the page layout people right now for prep before sending to the publishers. Yes, it is that close to …
Robot Poker in California
Roxy ordered a set of poker playing robots to, get this, actually play poker with. The first set I made to sell on etsy never sold. It just sat on my desk and was eventually scattered by my children so this necessitated a custom print. But it was worth it for this picture alone. Turns out these robots are a …
3D Print ‘n Play
There’s a sort of make-it-yourself movement among board gamers called Print ‘n Play. Basically, instead of getting a box of cards and a board you get a PDF for the board and cards that you print out, cut out, and play yourself. It saves on manufacturing costs so you can get the games cheaper. And of course 3D printing can …