Hi, most wonderful people!
Being able to prototype and test things so easily is one of the huge benefits of 3D printing, and it really shines when developing mechanical models that involve numerous moving parts. The thing about printed-in...
2025-01-01 16:16:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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Are you tired of drinking energy drinks in ways that don't overtly broadcast your enthusiasm for 3D printing?! Fear not, with the Cogalicious Slim Can Caddy you can enjoy the logistical benefits of handles while also...
2025-01-01 16:15:38 +0000 UTC View Post
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I love combining different materials with printed models. Sometimes it's purely for the sake of it, but there are plenty of occasions where adding something is just a much better solution to a problem.
I I want...
2024-11-11 10:10:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Ahoy-hoy, wonderful people!
Ah, vase mode and steampunkery, two of my favourite topics, and not the first time they've found themselves combined - maybe this airship is heading for the vase mode steampunk lighthouse!
These blimpy thing...
2024-11-11 10:10:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Ah, the joys of warm cocoa! Or hot chocolate, depending on your local vernacular. Yes, it's another entry in the list of questionable food choices, and this mug of marshmallow magic is of course secretly a container, in which you could store thing...
2024-11-11 10:09:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Yay, polyhedral assemblies! And a gift box, specifically, though a somewhat obnoxious one, depending on whether the recipient enjoys assembling and disassembling things. It's reasonably large (see mug for scale in the photo!)
As you've prob...
2024-11-11 10:09:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, wonderful people!
I've finally got these things posted! Apologies for the delay and thank you for your eternal patience and support! ♥️ Right, let's see what this thing is, then...
Springs are interesting things, ...
2024-11-11 10:09:16 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm sure you'll agree if that if there's one thing that's largely neglected in Halloween celebrations, it's hexagons! But together we can make the world a better place for hexagonal festivities, one dodecahedral pumpkin at a time!
How do y...
2024-10-01 03:59:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Boooo!
It's nearing Halloween, and that means an excuse for ghosts, skulls, pumpkins and all the other fun things! Okay, skulls are appropriate any time of the year, but ghosts and pumpkins are very much seasonal! Which brings us to this s...
2024-10-01 03:59:14 +0000 UTC View Post
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The Little Robot Compartment is one of the more fidget-friendly models I've made of late! That springy resistance in the lid, er, head, when it's closed is just too satisfying. But it's almost Halloween, so now we ...
2024-10-01 03:59:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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There are lots of ways to make mechanisms that have a bit of spring to them! Mechanical springs are the obvious thing that spring to mind (har har), but of course the Lodestone Latch Box mechanism used sets of attra...
2024-10-01 03:58:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, hexagon fans! 🤘🧐🤘
Yes! It's a roll-top box with a lid made of hexagons! What more could you ask of life, really, but more hexagons?
While this did end up as a roll-top box, I really just set out to make a box where the ...
2024-08-16 19:48:37 +0000 UTC View Post
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I enjoy making vase mode models that comprise multiple parts, but actually getting the parts to stay together is always a conundrum. I'll often just have parts slip in from above and rely on gravity to hold things i...
2024-08-16 19:48:22 +0000 UTC View Post
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I've been doing all sorts of latch-style things recently, but I've generally ended up with either threads or magnets involved, and I figured I'd see if I could get something working that just deformed the materia...
2024-08-16 19:48:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi hi, wonderful people!
Sometimes you just want to make a container with a lid-flipper handle, but somehow it ends up with wheels, too! This one came about as the conjunction of two separate ideas, you see - the flippy handle, and thoughts...
2024-08-16 19:47:45 +0000 UTC View Post
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Yes, more questionable food choices rendered in printed form! This time, it's the classic kind of waffle cone that you'd find in the freezer section, and which Wikipedia informs me was a difficult product to make un...
2024-08-16 19:47:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Much as I loved the adventure that the Lodestone Latch Box took me on, there were a few things that I really did want to redo. And, it needed to be bigger!
So, now there are two much larger sizes. Oh, and I restyled it while I was rebuildi...
2024-07-07 17:05:46 +0000 UTC View Post
This one has been on my to-do list for so long! Webcams and cameras in general really do need adjustable supports, and there is a distinct lack of gratuitously complicated ones around.
This one uses a pair of big planetary gear setups wi...
2024-07-07 17:05:39 +0000 UTC View Post
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That's right, it's a tiny robot box! But what it is really is an excuse for me to explore a more secure kind of magnetic twist latch! A tiny robot with a more secure latching mechanism, what more could you ask in l...
2024-07-07 17:05:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, hello, wonderful people!
Sometimes you just need something in which to store long, narrow things, and that's what this overly-decorated model is all about! Even better if your long, narrow things are arbitrary in length because you c...
2024-07-07 17:05:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, wonderful people!
You might recall a while back we had a bracelet model that printed in vase mode without any bottom layers at all. Now, that model proceeded to zigzag through three-dimensional space to give the model a bit of rigidi...
2024-07-07 17:05:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Magnetic Capacitance Box
The Capac...
2024-06-03 16:08:29 +0000 UTC View Post
It's eerie illumination time!
Inspiration is a funny thing, and we really can take some twisty roads to get to a destination. I set out to make another lamp using LED strips, but ended up with a design that can really use any kind of compac...
2024-06-03 16:07:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Ahoy, wonderful people!
Behold! An explorer from the mechanical depths! This Steampunk Aquatic Denizen has a decidedly chunky, mechanical style, but is actually printable in vase mode!
2024-06-03 16:07:25 +0000 UTC
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Do you sometimes feel like your dice rolling is just lacking a certain skeletal, ribcage-y aspect to it? Me too! But now the Ribcage Roller can solve our problems and provide randomness in a dynamic, skeletonish kind...
2024-06-03 16:07:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, my favourite people!
We are back in vase mode land with this gothic goblet, and as usual it was an adventure getting such a complicated form into a state where it strictly adheres to being printable with one continuous line. Such a f...
2024-05-01 18:55:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, wonderful people!
Yes, it's time for more questionable food choices! Though, are choc chip muffins really questionable? You could always choose your filament wisely and just say they're blueberry muffins instead! :D
Modelling ...
2024-05-01 18:54:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Ahoy-hoy, wonderful people!
Sometimes you just can't keep your Raspberry Pi cool! But never fear, this variation on the clamshell RPi cases is built around incorporating a large fan for extra coolness!
It's also a much larger case wi...
2024-05-01 18:54:23 +0000 UTC View Post
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Well, this is one of the more involved mechanical things I've come up with! Complicated linkages are a tricky thing for print-in-place models because parts can't be too close to each other during printing, but that ...
2024-05-01 18:53:55 +0000 UTC View Post
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Yes, this is the other case for sleeved cards - the overly complicated one! It's a steampunk-ish box with a lid that swings a full 270 degrees, the reason for which we will get to soon! But first, interior dime...
2024-04-01 16:02:26 +0000 UTC View Post