5 November 2025
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I recently posted about a glasses case I had printed and mentioned that I had the idea of creating a rubbery lining using TPU filament. The case has rounded corners and a gentle chamfer round the top and bottom edges … Continue reading
7 October 2025
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In the past, I’ve had success printing small containers in what is known as spiral vase mode. Unlike regular printing, which breaks a model into many discrete layers, vase mode creates a base and then builds the rest with a … Continue reading
1 October 2025
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Sometimes a 3D printed design works out well in practise, sometimes it has obviously failed and sometimes you gradually become aware of issues over time. The tool I created to help remove the springs from my tuba valves falls into … Continue reading
5 August 2025
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One of the parts of my job is labelling the storage shelves that different categories of laptops are put on. This helps, for example, to quickly identify an upgraded laptop that someone has come back to collect or to find … Continue reading
22 July 2025
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I’m creeping up to 131g as I push forward on my project to build a tool to draw water up with an old drainpipe. I’ve done a few small test prints and one that I thought was going to be … Continue reading
18 July 2025
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One of my ongoing projects is creating a system to draw a little water from the canal at the end of the garden for the plants on that patch of land but without leaning down with a bucket or watering … Continue reading
2 July 2025
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Even if I had chosen a different printer, range of filaments or design software, there is one thing that I am sure would be true: it is almost impossible to get a design perfect on the first go. That is … Continue reading
31 May 2025
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I’ve spent a fair amount of time designing and printing a couple of parts. What both have in common is that they interface with existing objects (a pepper pot and a lawnmower) and so they have to fit into their … Continue reading
23 March 2025
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Over the last week, I’ve been trying to design something to run off on my 3D printer that will help dampen the vibration of the strings on my wall of guitars. I have been using bits of foam under the … Continue reading
20 March 2025
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Today I have been revising how to calculate the radius of an arc. I’m working on a design for a printable widget that I can use to damp the strings of the various instruments hanging on my wall. I’ve had … Continue reading