Happy April, everyone!
I have a habit of posting updated models, but then only making that apparent from comments on posts, or in passing mentions on Discord, or whatever! So, let's just cover a couple of recent ones...
Hey there, eggselent people!
It's vase mode time! And screw-together vase mode time, at that! Here we have an egg that is comprised of two individual vase mode prints, one of which forms a thread on its exterior, while the other ...
2021-03-27 16:49:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Celebrate your favourite egg-oriented occasions with this mechanically-inspired riveted ellipsoid!
Yes, my amazing friends, it's a steampunk-style egg-shaped thing that holds stuff, and is related conceptually in some degree to our recent st...
2021-03-26 14:20:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, wonderful people!
So, a few months ago I had a guest spot on the Edge of Tech YouTube channel, where I rambled on and on about printing a...
2021-03-23 04:49:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, my favourite people!
There are some limitations to doing things upside-down! This model prints right-side up but was inspired by comments on the original Battery Crate models from a little while back that print assembled, cl...
2021-03-16 15:04:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, wonderful people! You would think I would have learned to include lids with bowls by now! I was too caught up in interesting swirly shapes and didn't even think of it - but now that terrible omission has been corrected, and ther...
2021-03-16 15:03:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, wonderful people!
This texture-y bowl started life as a vase mode print, believe it or not! I was fresh from working on the Reciprocal Vase and was exploring bowl shapes. When things developed to a point where those vane s...
2021-03-10 15:10:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, wonderful people!
It's funny how designs evolve. I desperately wanted to do something with a kind of plate-style texture, and so started making some interesting shapes and seeing how I could break it up with flat planes. B...
2021-03-02 14:18:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, wonderful people!
So, vase mode! After reworking the Wicker Concentric Vase with its layers and criss-crossed sections I wondered how close I could get to the same kind of effect using a single spiraling line of filame...
2021-02-22 14:40:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, wonderful people!
It's a vase, I think! Do vases need to hold water? That could be problematic on this one. What this does have, though, is an inner that rotates freely inside the outer! If this looks vaguely r...
2021-02-22 14:37:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, wonderful people! Today we have a few updates and accessories for existing designs, plus something with a poop emoji on it. Let's begin!
Twist Bolt Lids
It seems the Twist Bolt just wasn't comple...
2021-02-15 15:17:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Look at that hopeful, optimistic expression! That's right, wonderful people, our faithful annoying clacky skull now has cartoony eyeballs! Bring new, er, life, to your day with this sunny fellow!
So, what's changed from the...
2021-02-08 12:09:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a quick write-up for this one! There's a new, taller set of body pieces for the Jigsaw Bolt! It's otherwise the same as before - just with a few extra thread windings :)
2021-02-08 12:09:17 +0000 UTC
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Howdy, wonderful people!
It's always interesting to look back on how we've hopped from one idea to the next, choosing one path rather than another. The Micro Flask was right in the middle of things like the Oilcan Flask and the Square ...
2021-02-08 12:09:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, wonderful people!
You've probably already worked this one out from the pictures - it's like the Jigsaw Bolt, but with two twisted components that slide together to make a whole. The two parts are almost symmetrical, but not ...
2021-02-08 12:08:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy end-of-January, my favourite people!
Not only is it no longer 2020, but it's almost not even January 2021 anymore. How time flies! If there's one thing that's been a constant for me in January, it's... having Dice-O-Matic G...
2021-01-29 14:18:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, wonderful people!
Did I ever mention that I love threads and bolts and connectors?! This thing is basically a box that's pretending to be a bolt. Or a bolt that's pretending to be a box. Or a jigsaw, or something...
2021-01-29 14:17:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, wonderful people!
Dice rolling got you down? Need to add some excitement, dynamism and, well, gears?! Then this is the model for you! Load your dice into the top hopper, turn the side handle and hear the dice fal...
2021-01-29 14:17:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, wonderful people!
It's good to be back home and printing all the things once more! The last few models have been shuffled over to the regular directory and the posts updated accordingly.
Some models really do defy phot...
2021-01-19 14:16:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, wonderful people!
This one should look familiar! Yep, it's the Mechani-Bow Box made less festive. And even more industrial! Taking the place of the already mechanical-looking bow is a classic valve handle. Thos...
2021-01-09 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, wonderful people!
This might be my new favourite. It's a combination of new and subtly complex gear design and some aesthetic nods to some old favourite models. It also has hexagons.
If we think back to about a y...
2021-01-04 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, wonderful people!
Sometimes it's fun to make it obvious that you have 3D printed stuff hanging around, possibly literally. This industrial-looking fellow really is a handy carrying case for small things, but it's also an excuse ...
2020-12-29 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
(TL;DR: I'll be out of contact for the next two weeks, but there are posts scheduled! You'll want to use the links in the posts to access the models, they won't be in the regular dropbox folder!)
Sorry, that title pun w...
2020-12-29 04:27:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy holidays, wonderful people!
This one might be a stretch to get printed by xmas :P Allow me to introduce a more mechanically-oriented gift box to the collection. I mean, the others already have bolts and such, but this one h...
2020-12-22 02:23:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Holidays, my favourite people!
Yes, it's another box with a bow on it, but as usual it's really an excuse for me to experiment with yet another style of print-in-place box construction. Let's have a look!
So, first thing - ...
2020-12-20 17:44:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, wonderful people!
For many of us it's that time of year where we're faced with how best to wrap cylindrically-oriented gifts. Well, now there's an answer! That's right, with the amazing powers of 3D printing we can now...
2020-12-14 15:36:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, wonderful people!
I never realised a little desk toy train would get so much love! I've had lots of feedback, seen so many prints, it's just great! But there was room for improvement. First, though, let's talk ab...
2020-12-09 14:00:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, wonderful people!
I guess this is my end-of-month rambling post, but let us start by talking roller trains. As you've probably already noticed in the photo, we now have a side-tilting carriage, and as usual it's print-in-pla...
2020-12-03 22:19:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, wonderful people!
I really enjoyed putting the Roller Van together, but the obvious question was: how can we join a bunch of these together. And so, the Roller Train was born! However, from a design perspec...
2020-11-30 14:41:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, wonderful people!
Let's roll! Sorry, couldn't help that :P But that's right, this is a print-in-place rolling van! The whole thing prints on its side, and the wheels and axles are single pieces that rotate within the va...