25 August 2026
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This evening I’ve been working on some 3D design where I’m trying to create a moderately complex shape with a degree of rounding. I already had the basic design worked out in Inkscape but, if you simply import an SVG … Continue reading
28 July 2026
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A safety feature of spice grinders and coffee grinders is an interlock tab, which means the motor will only run when the button is pressed and the lid is held down. It is a good idea because it means you … Continue reading
9 January 2026
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One of the physical things I’m using in my new job, in order to access a wide range of useful software, is a small, fast external hard drive I picked up about nine months ago. I got Debian 12 installed … Continue reading
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
1 July 2025
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Discounting the software that runs the printer itself (“firmware”), there are two main categories of software to consider: 3D design tools and slicers. The slicer software takes a 3D model and turns it into information the printer can render in … Continue reading
9 May 2025
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When I started using the OpenSCAD program to design 3D models it was fascinating but also often frustrating. Programming a model and adjusting parameters to shape it was powerful but simple things, like putting a fillet (rounded join) between two … Continue reading
26 April 2025
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Whoever fitted the boiler in our back room also left a hole that goes all the way from inside to outside. I’ve been meaning to block it up since we moved in half a decade ago but now that I … Continue reading
22 April 2025
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This upside-down tripod creature is one of the feet on a well-used camping chair. Sometime ago, the plastic broke round one of the poles, meaning it could lift away without warning. I’ve been working on designing and printing a piece … Continue reading
25 March 2025
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This is mainly a bookmark post, to remind me of a website (Languagelessness) I came across the other day when looking for information on working with geometry in OpenSCAD.
13 March 2025
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The hot bath for plant propagation that I mentioned yesterday was also another opportunity to do some more 3D design and printing. The heating mat only comes on when the temperature drops too low, which means I need a temperature … Continue reading