Wow, this is cool. I had no idea you could create such amazing textures in EVA foam by heating it and then pressing 3D printed patterned forms into it. So many possibilities here.
Adam Savage Gets a New Form 3L Resin Printer and Builds a Stand for It
Adam just got a big, beautiful new Formlabs Form 3L resin printer. He decides to build a basic, sturdy cart to hold this monster.
He builds the stand and then sets up the printer and prints his first file.
Making Artistic Use of 3D Printing Infill Patterns
I absolute love this idea of using infill structures in 3D printing (the patterned support used inside of objects to provide strength and structure while cutting down on printing time, weight, and filament) as an artistic design.
Here, Joe of Makes’n’Breaks decided to foreground the usually hidden patterns of infill (which are quite lovely) in a series of coasters combining the 3D printed infill structures in a wooden frame. The results are beautiful.
Printing a Star Wars-Inspired Hobby Paint Holder #scifisunday
Boylei of Boylei Hobbies just got an AnyCubic filament printer. To test it out, he built a cool paint bottle holder based on the business end of a Star Wars Blockade Runner.
How Hard is it to Print a Teeny-Tiny Miniature?
Luke at Geek Gaming Scenics wanted to know how much he could down-scale a print for a fantasy miniature on a resin printer and still see most of the detail. And, how small could a miniature be and still be paintable. He scaled up a mini STL file to 54mm and all the way down to 6mm.
They all printed successfully, but as he points out, minis that are designed to actually be 6mm have exaggerated proportions to look more natural, so scaling down a 32mm or 25mm mini makes things extremely difficult to paint.
3D Printing Mandalorian Helmets on a Small Printer #StarWars
In this I Like to Make Stuff video, Bob prints out and finishes two Mandalorian helmets, one for him and one for his son. Because he’s using small-bed printers, he had to print the helmet in sections.
Bob is a master at 3D print finishing and this video is a great class in things like using PETG filament (easier to sand), glazing putty, filler primer, and lots of priming coats and sanding. As you can see from the results, all of that time and effort pays off.
3D Printing Some Super-Sweet Rainbow-Colored Parts Organizers
Zach Freedman transformed his low-cost Harbor Fright parts organizers into swanky rainbow-colored and laser-labeled organizers for his lab.
UPDATED GUIDE: DIY lofi hip hop Raspberry Pi radio gets a 3D printed enclosure #AdafruitLearningSystem #RaspberryPi @Adafruit @Raspberry_Pi @JeffEpler
The DIY lofi hip hop radio guide has a new page with a 3D printable enclosure:
If you like lofi radio as much as the author, you’ll want to make your project into something more permanent, and that means 3D printing!
Grab the STL files from prusaprinters.org to get started. All files should load in your slicer in the intended orientation for printing. If you want to customize or remove the lettering, you can use the free software OpenSCAD to edit the scad source.
Check out the full guide on the Adafruit Learning System!
UPDATED GUIDE: Customize the Streams on the DIY lofi radio (ft. Baby Yoda) #AdafruitLearningSystem #RaspberryPi @Adafruit @Raspberry_Pi @JeffEpler
What would Baby Yoda listen to? It’s hard to be sure, but I think “star wars ~ lofi beats to relax/study to” is a good guess.
Learn how to customize the streams on the DIY lofi radio, by following this example with two Star Wars themed lofi channels.
Check out the new guide page or start at the beginning if you didn’t try out this project yet!
3D Printable Baby Yoda model by Alsamen on Thingiverse.
Must-Have Shop Tool: A Blow Dryer (Oven)
In this video, Adam Savage extols the virtues of a blow dryer as a useful shop tool. Whether you use a salon-type dryer or an industrial heat gun, having deliverable heat in the shop is a game-changer. Adam, whose tool-tastes run on the expensive side, recommends a dryer that’s $50, but you can get one that’s just as good for half that price.
But the real tip he’s sharing here is not just about the dryer, it’s using it (and a cardboard box) to create an oven for quickly drying primers, paints, etc. He’s also just discovered using Bondo Filler Primer for 3D prints. He applies this is many layers. Not wanting to wait for it to air-dry, or to hold the dryer, he simply puts the object inside of an overturned box, cuts a hole in the box, and shoves in the dryer. Fancy!