I never did print the TableTop Trophy I made. I knew it would work. The one part I had a question about I isolated and worked on until it was good. But Wil Wheaton printed it, and it looks marvelous. Whether or not this trophy will be released for others to download or whether it will be kept exclusive I …
Cymon is really real!
I am super excited to show off that Cymon, a character I created years ago as a mascot for my projects, is now a super posable toy with 17 points of articulation suitable to be a mascot for my 3D printed projects now, too. I’ve made the files available on CGTraider so you can make your own. Be warned, it’s a …
Another quick Saturday project
I’m still setting up my new workspace, and just like last Saturday I needed something. In this case it was something that doesn’t exist. Do I let that stop me? Not when a few minutes in blender will get me what I want. A little block extrusion and smooth subidviding makes a part as nice as any you could find …
Printin’ Cymon part 2
Just a quick update on Cymon, Before I resized the pieces I wanted to come up with a new joint that would be easier to use, hold strong, connect easy, disconnect easy, and print well. 3D Printing for Architects had some information on tolerances and fittings that I had never seen before and helped guide my design until I found a …
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 …
See a need, fill a need
While I’m waiting for the mod on my motherboard I’d like to feature a project I found on Reddit that really caught my attention. The project and story behind it is best told by the original author, so I’ll leave it to him. Be sure to mouse over the images for the description or click here. And I’d be remiss …
HIPS Experiment #3
Now my final experiment with HIPS, not that I’m done with HIPS, just done with experimenting. Now I know what it’s capable of and I can stop experimenting and start doing. Not 100% satisfied with how the slicing software handles the bottom of spheres. But it worked well enough that the failures in the print came from the print, not …