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...
Resupply Boxes
In addition to the original three resupply boxes, there are ...
2021-04-03 03:56:15 +0000 UTC View Post
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 forms a matching one on its interior (with a little tolerance gap for good measure).
So,...
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 strawberry friend. This one's a two-part container where the top slides onto the base, and is fastened...
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 and design. They were awesome and passionate people, and the show was a lot of fun! After...
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, closed, and upside-down, but which made it difficult to extract batteries.
These Resupply Boxes,...
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 there's a lid that sits inside the top of the bowl. That's a significant advantage of an inner pro...
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 shapes ran vertically between the twisting main struts, I had to make a decision.
You see, the ...
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. But, I didn't really get anywhere useful, so I put it aside, and worked on something else.
... 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 filament...
The key element of the original design is the criss-crossing of the two layers, so I sta...
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 reminiscent of the stuff I was working on in late 2019, there's a reason for it...
Brains are s...
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 complete without a lid, but the lid from the Jigsaw Bolt, while technically compatible, just didn't fit th...
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 original? Well, the eye sockets now have a threaded post for eyeball attachment, but is other...
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 :)
Printing Tips
To reiterate...
2021-02-08 12:09:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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 Flasks, a stepping stone in 50mm cylinder form. I had a request, though, for a longer version,...
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 quite - much like the quadrants of the Jigsaw Bolt each component carries a section of the overall t...
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 Geared Dice Roller prototypes printing :P
(I'm assuming you've already read the other tw...
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...
Anyway! Whatever it is, it's a storage vessel that is formed from four interlo...
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 fall into a lower scoop. Now turn the handle back the other way and behold as the dice rattle for...
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 photography in terms of demonstrating what they actually are, and leave me puzzling over what angles rea...
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. Those handles are, of course, usually a web of struts, but that wouldn't work well for printing. S...
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 year ago, I designed a model I called the Chomper Box, which had two circular gear segments attached ...
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 to carry around something printed and eye-catching.
Let's look at some of the design fea...
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 was terrible :P But here we are on the cusp of a new year already, after what seems like both a...
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 has cogs! And rack gears! And a decidedly industrial aesthetic. I can't deny that I...
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 - it's a two-part lid. That's because the whole point of this one was to have a lid that could b...
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 perfectly package our presents.
So, what do we actually have here? Well, it's a cylindr...
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 about some new carriages...
Caboose!
Yes, a caboose! A...
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-place and requires no supports. The wheels and connectors are exactly as in the original carriage...
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 perspective, it has a few differences. Read on!
Most obviously, the wheels on this one are diff...
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 van body.
The idea of print-in-place wheels has been bouncing around in my head for a while, but we...