7 months ago I made thebluedirt’s airport proof buckle, wove a belt out of 50 feet para cord for it and have been wearing it for about 6 months almost every day. Late last week it broke. On the bottom where the hole for the hinge is closest to the wall gave and the buckle fell out. I’m going to …
Afinia Gold ABS Filament Review
I decided to try out Afinia’s value line filament and tried a spool of gold ABS because if it turns out looking good I’ve got a number of cool ideas I can use for that. In the end I have nothing but good things to say about Afinia’s filament, the gold doesn’t get a gold star. First the good: For cheap …
Natural vs White
It was difficult getting a picture to really show the stark contrast between these two prints. Just realize that the minor difference you see in the picture is a major difference in real life. On the left is “Natural” abs, the same that came with my Replicator. On the right is “White” donated by Joseph Chiu (aka Toybuilder). The white is …
Makerbot VS Mojo Showdown
This was not something I expected to be able to do. Thank my new job for this experience. The engineering department rented a Stratasys Mojo 3D printer to prototype their parts and see if they want to purchase one. I was thrilled to finally have a industrial strength 3D printer within reach. Surely this thing will be more impressive than my …
Battle of the Levelers
I managed to get my build plate level enough through trial and error, but I noticed when I was printing large batches of TARDIS rings that it wasn’t quite right. On the advice of Andrew Morrow I decided to buy the parts to build a leveling jig. Then I noticed there was a version that just snaps on to the …
The toothpaste battle
I did this and typed it all up before the whole upgrade fiasco that I am still in the middle of. So let’s remember a happier time a week ago when my only worry was what toothpaste squeezer was best… The contenders: Starno’s tube squeezer (Top) Alany’s tube key (Left) PrintTo3D’s basic toothpaste extruder (Right) The results were surprising. Before …
Which whistle?
The light-weight contender On thingiverse the whistle is one of the more famous designs as it was one of the first that was “shipped” overseas faster than it could have been by any other means. Some guy in Germany designed and printed a whistle, posted it on Thingiverse, and Bre in New York printed his own and the whole process …