What Are You Printing Today?

[chaos_engineer]

Got the Mrs. a new nerd car. Oddly, a sunglasses holder was not among the bells and whistles it came equipped with. So I made one out of ABS, lined it with some "felt" padding, and stuck it on with double side high temp 3M tape.

My ABS kung-fu needs work. This took 3 tries fiddling with temp and speed settings, even using the ranges on the spool label.

 

[chaos_engineer]

One of my other hobbies is painting, and I do paint pours quite a bit. I printed some split cups to use for pouring. Each section of the cup is a different color (or colors) and then you pour them together to get the flowy, organic patterns typical of acrylic pours. Then, you pour a nice single malt, grab a brush, and turn it into a picture of the universe.

Well, if you're me you do anyway.

Here's a wet pour, and then the finished piece I painted from it that I did for my Mom (she's a trekkie)

 

[The Hat]

Way to go @chaos_engineer..

 

[Nifty]

A few years ago I bought this razor:

I like it (adjustable, etc.) for a great shave, but the handle is a bit smooth / slippery.

I've seen a bunch of videos like the one below for shrink fitting parts together, so I decided to try it here!

I printed a test fit sleeve that was kinda tight. I then put the metal razor in the freezer and warmed up the full-printed sleeve and slid it on. Seemed to work well since the sleeve went on relatively easily and is now on SUPER tight!

 

[The Hat]

I like it (adjustable, etc.) for a great shave, but the handle is a bit smooth / slippery.

How your prospective on 3D objects have changed, it’s even present when having a shave in the mornings..

 

[Nifty]

I needed some door latch / catch / clip / holders for my shed door, so I found a model already designed in the OnShape library and modified it to accept an m4 bold down the middle for added strength!

 

[Nifty]

The family cat is SUPER fluffy and full of hair, so, we bought her one of these: https://amzn.to/4dvKMfE

... and she LOVES it!



... problem is, it gets FULL of her hair and it's a pain to pull the hair from the rubbery bristles!



So, I took a few measurements, went into OnShape and whipped up a model:

I printed it out and gave it a test... and it worked PERFECTLY!!!

SO SATISFYING!!!!

Being able to do basic design + 3D printing is the absolute best combo!

 

[The Hat]

Being able to do basic design + 3D printing is the absolute best combo!

I couldn’t agree with you more, inkjets are so old school, boring and outdated, ask your cat..