I've been trying out a new material in my 3D printer.
Since December of 2016 I've been offering 3d printing services via 3dhubs. From the end of this month, it won't happen any more.
We have some very nice ceramic-washer taps. But they come with inserts that produce back-pressure and restrict flow, with the aim of shaping the water into a steady stream. Taking them out gives a very ragged flow. To the 3D printer!
Burned-in screens were standard when I started with computers, though towards the end of the CRT era it mostly didn't happen any more, and more modern monitors tend not to do it either.
I picked up Magic Maze and its expansion Maximum Security (as well as some promo tiles) at Essen. But how best to store them, preferably all in one box? To the 3D printer!
Someone was lamenting the lack of current hovertruck miniatures in Ogre, now that SJGames is producing the iconic shapes again, so I thought I'd make one.
I use OpenSCAD as my primary tool when I'm designing objects for 3D printing. But it's also remarkably useful as a non-linear editor for existing 3D objects.
I've been selling 3d prints via 3dhubs and directly for several months now. Where are my users?
My customers on 3dhubs use a variety of software packages to build the models they send me; in theory, anything that produces files in obj or stl format will work. Some are definitely better than others.
I've been printing a fair bit for 3dhubs lately: the user uploads a model and chooses a material and colour, I print and post it, I get paid. Since most people opt for black, silver-grey or white, I've started buying larger spools of those, since they're about 20% cheaper per length.
I continue to design boardgame accessories for 3D printing; these two are for Splendor and Cosmic Encounter. Images are cc-by-sa by RogerBW unless otherwise specified.
How can I tell when the 3D printer has finished a job, without going down to the cave where it lives and checking it?
The various markers in Flash Point Fire Rescue work pretty well, but they're a bit dull and cardboard. Well, they can't help it, poor things. Here's a replacement.
I wanted to improve the experience of playing Surburbia, so I designed some organisational aids.
Welcome to the Dungeon is an enjoyable short game that's hard to store effectively. I decided to improve this.
As will have become apparent, I'm a big fan of Joe Fatula's boardgame Leaving Earth. The thing that's most fiddly, though, is money: you reset your funds to a standard level at the start of each turn, which means lots of passing paper banknotes back and forth.
I've designed a lens cap holder for my Lumix GF1. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
Since I've started making things with the 3d printer, I've found the need for measurement more accurate than a ruler or a tape measure can provide, particularly of non-cuboid shapes.
I've been working with my new 3d printer. My first major design/construction project was a stand for charging vape batteries.
I now have a working Fisher Delta additive manufacturing device, or "3d printer" if you prefer.