I’ve had to use this excuse so many times already – oh sorry I can’t print that, I need a heated build platform first… I’ve had to explain this to friends more times than I could’ve thought would be necessary. Whenever they ask me to print somet…
One of the first things I printed out with my 3D printer was an earring. Back then my printer had some wrong settings and the printing dimensions came out wrong. That didn’t stop me from wearing the ring that night though, I was proud of my first …
I’ve been making some personalized stuff for people here at home using tbuser’s awesome bitmap module for OpenSCAD (an open source 3D modeling software) to write names and random words on the things I print out. (I’ll put them all together in one …
I first heard about the RepRap project a bit more than a year ago, and I got so excited that I blogged about it (RepRap: Wealth Without Money) and spread the word to those around me. Since then I had been trying to put my hands on a DIY 3D printer…
Check out the video of the whole process! Since before I got myself a DIY 3D printer I knew I wanted to print out a Rubik’s cube mod with it. My previous mods had taken a lot of cutting, sanding and sweating – so the prospect of designing my own c…
This was my second Rubik’s Cube mod based on LanceTheBlueKnight’s capping method. This time I used the mitre box instead of the dremel to cut the pieces. I also changed from plastic cement to a cheap brand of epoxy, but it still couldn’t hold all …
This was my first real Rubik’s cube mod. It was my first time using my dremel tool, and really, my first time doing any manual work which didn’t involve assembling furnityre. I got very satisfied with the result. I made it following pictures I fou…
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