I’ve been learning a lot of new “stuff” lately. I thought I’d share my pain. Read More
Category Archives: General
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LG HBS 730 Power Switch Broken
My wife got a Bluetooth headset less than a year ago, which she loves wearing at work, listening to audio books when she can. This morning on the way in to work, though, she found that the power switch didn’t work.
A Dragon Project Option
Photo credit: @Vyeth
So you’ve likely seen my Dragon Project link and read a little about what I’ve been planning: a shoulder-mounted animatronic dragon to wear with my wizard outfit.
This week I’ve stumbled upon another option: a full-size dragon suit with its own animatronic features. Read More
Magnetic Pen Holder
I never have a pen nearby when I want to scribble something on the grocery list pad which is conveniently mounted to the fridge with a magnet. I’ve looked around for a simple magnetic pen holder, but couldn’t find something suitable… so I made one! Read More
3D Printed Cars!
An article in USA Today highlights a Chandler company that is 3D printing cars! How cool is that!
Quick Update – We Moved!
Arizona City to Phoenix
No posts since July… because we’ve moved from Arizona City (a small unincorporated town of around 10,000 people) to Phoenix (metro area population around 4.3 million). See my personal blog for more details.
But that hasn’t put all of my 3D printing endeavors on hold. I continue to make incremental progress and occasional design changes on Coins-Worth. There is a mostly-assembled version I take “on the road” to show people who ask to see it.
I’m now working with Franklin to produce a custom version of the NeoPixel 3D Gas Mask by Adafruit. There will be several 3D-blog entries for that.
Stay tuned!
Coins-Worth assembly
Coins-Worth Update 7/18
Coins-Worth prototype Version 2 is coming along nicely. Read More
3D-Cam
As I mentioned in one of my Twitter threads, it’s great to have a remotely monitor-able 3D Printer Cam, so you can keep an eye on a print-in-progress while doing other work. Read More
Couldn’t Do Without My Caliper
Ruler and Tool Bag provided with the Lulzbot printer
The Lulzbot printer comes with a variety of tools in a nice little tool bag, and one of the items is a 150mm ruler. It’s sufficient for short measurements where accuracy isn’t a major factor, but for the rather precise parts and fittings I’m building, I needed something a little more accurate. Read More