Left, no fan, right, light fan. This may come as a shock to you, but there was a time where a downward blowing fan was not standard equipment on most 3D printers. The 3D printing technology at the time, developed by the likes of 3D Systems and Stratasys, never needed one. They were printing ABS in enclosures. And so the …
My entry to the Pinshape Space Design contest
This is my entry in the PinShape Space Design contest. You can check it out here. If you have an account on Pinshape (and they’re free, so why not?) I hope you’ll give it a like there. If you’d like to get the model you you don’t need to worry about the exorbitant $0.99 price tag on it. If you’re …
3D printing new mallets and little hand card holders
This week I did a couple of quick projects this week that went from idea to finished product so fast that I forgot to take any pictures of the process or record anything while I was doing it. Literally from idea to reality in less than a day. We are living in the future. My daughter loves playing go fish. …
Are you getting in on the 3D Block Zoo?
It started when the better half of A Pyro Design, Heather, did her first 3D modeling in Tinkercad, a simple bunny that started as a default cube, followed later by a swan. Then SparkyFace5 on Twitter made her own animals and took to YouTube to put out a call to action and, boy, has it taken off. Thing is making an animal for …
3D Printed Striped Tie Project
What to say about this one? It was a long time coming, a lot of work went into desiging, testing, printing, iterating, final prints, failed prints, and finally a surprising success. Then filming the video and editing it and getting it out to you. All for a project that I expect no one but me will be excited about. There …
Introducting the Thingfolio
Naming things apparently isn’t one of my strengths. So bear with me as I introduce to you… The thingfolio. On the outside is just a fuzzy lunchbox with a zebra stripe pattern and the name of my design company. And on the inside… there’s examples of 3D printing and designs that I can offer including figures, customized products and stamps, …
TARDIS Run intro video
This has been a long time coming. It involved: Updating the old version of the board Creating and testing a new version that prints in parts Updating the rules Modeling the war and 12th doctors Adding another monster so that they were balanced with the number of Doctors Recording and editing a video about it Uploading the updated and new …
When you can’t find the right size, make it
Framing pictures is a pain, especially when the frame is too thin or the picture is too thick and you just can’t find the right size of clips at the hobby store. Oh, wait. I can make anything I want, any size I want. Viola. The colors are off because I did them in 2 batches, one to be sure …
Universal Phone and Tablet Car Mount
Like every project this one stemmed from a need I had. I had taken to using my tablet to read me the scriptures and then to listen to podcasts on my commute. But having my phone sit next to me meant that occasionally my eyes left the road, and that’s not safe. So I wanted to figture out a way …
Leapfrog FridgePhonics Replacement Letters
We’ve got one of those refrigerator toys that takes up a lot space and that the kids delight in playing with at full volume when mommy and daddy are making dinner. Our set is somewhat incomplete. I always planned on doing this project once I had a scanner. I didn’t need to, I could have just taken measurements. But it …