Much as I like that simple cone-based hinge design, it's not always appropriate. If we used that for this handle we'd quickly find that the flexibility of plastic would be our downfall. ...
2020-02-08 14:01:40 +0000 UTC View Post
3D printers bring love every day of the year, not just on Valentine's Day, but it was good inspiration for a tutorial project! After recording that video on hinge design in Tinkercad I had a ...
2020-02-04 12:53:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I just had to make another one of these things, because they're just so cool! But this time, it's an assembly. Okay, it's an assembly of print-in-place gears :P You'll recognise t...
2020-02-02 15:55:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a box! I really do love designing new boxes and containers. This one is old school, no print-in-place fanciness. So, what do I like about these things? Well, boxes are ...
2020-01-29 17:51:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, wonderful supporters! It's already the end of January, somehow. One good thing about posting stuff online is that when I wonder where the time went, I have a list! But ...
2020-01-29 17:43:18 +0000 UTC View Post
I've designed a couple of print-in-place clamps in the last few weeks, and the motivations have been different each time.
The first one ( 2020-01-26 11:35:17 +0000 UTC View Post
I should be sleeping, but I couldn't resist waiting for this final version print to finish - and it works! It's aliiiiiive! Well, not quite, but you'll have to excuse me if I'm super ex...
2020-01-25 15:49:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi, wonderful people! By request, I've made a video on building simple print-in-place hinges in Tinkercad! You can find it on YouTube here:
2020-01-23 12:49:32 +0000 UTC
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So, you may ask, how does this one work? Yet another idea that took a while from concept to fruition, the lid on this one moves in two ways! Let's look at it when it's closed:
We now have Discord for messaging! This should hopefully be an improvement on discussions via Instagram, Twitter, MMF, and wherever else, especially since we're in a multitude of time zones, ...
2020-01-18 02:45:39 +0000 UTC View Post
I popped this one up for free on MyMiniFactory just earlier, but I've also put it into the dropbox folder for those of you who find that more convenient.
Yep, vase mode! I love v...
2020-01-18 01:59:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you all so much for the feedback on the bolted box! As popularly requested, we now have some larger panels. These are twice the regular width (plus an allowance for print toleranc...
2020-01-18 01:53:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I started out intending to design a carabiner, and ended up with a C-clamp. It's the oldest tale, right? I was working with ovals, rectangles, hinges and screw closures, and suddenly re...
2020-01-17 11:15:21 +0000 UTC View Post
I know a couple of knots. I'm a climber, so I know my figure-eights and my clove hitch. I learned girth hitches with rubber bands as a kid, even if I didn't know the name at the time. But that's ab...
2020-01-13 13:15:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes I make stuff that I actually use. While I love pushing 3D printing as a creative pursuit it really can have practical uses, too! I guess all boxes have potential utility, but ...
2020-01-10 12:24:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, one more post and then I'll stop spamming you all!
The picture above shows a few versions of the design for a... thing. I won't say what it is just now, but I field tested it for a wee...
That's right, it's not a print-in-place design! Lots of little parts in this one. Four bolts per face, six faces, so 24 in total. One corner piece for each of the eight vertices a...
2020-01-07 14:02:16 +0000 UTC View PostHey there wonderful people! New design is about to go up, but first I'm doing some housekeeping! As you probably guessed from the title, there's piracy afoot! Now, that's only to ...
2020-01-07 13:53:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year everyone! Let's start 2020 with more print-in-place fun! I give you... The Chompy Box!
Now, this thing was originally called something like "double cog box" and maybe you ...
Ideas never just happen out of nowhere. All those little steps we take to try something out, experiment, see what happens, they all lodge themselves into our brains. Whether it's someth...
2019-12-27 10:46:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, almost another year over! Actually, I'll save the nostalgia for a separate post (and talk about failures!) and instead let's get into another model!
So, I was working with that co...
2019-12-25 16:03:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Some design concepts just work, first go! This was not one of those :P
However, getting it working reliably and printably was great! So, what is this thing? Well, it's like ...
2019-12-21 14:50:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, I have to say that I like the new clamp better than the original! The clamp plate is now more printable, in that it has bit more size in each dimension, making it less likely to come lo...
2019-12-19 11:20:35 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! And welcome (and thank you!) to those of you who've just signed up! I thought I'd throw this design up, even though I'm only just about to go print it off now, myself! &nb...
2019-12-18 14:23:02 +0000 UTC View Post
"Why do you create?" asks the Patreon text box in front of me here, and for me the answer is often "I like a challenge!". And this was a great one!
I was at my local hardware store, and...
2019-12-17 15:12:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, wonderful people! :D
Wow, it's already mid-December, where has the month gone?! Where has the year gone for that matter?! It probably isn't a surprise that I find mysel...
2019-12-12 22:06:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, wonderful supporters! You may or may not recall a design I posted on MyMiniFactory a while back, called "Rollerbox". Let me find a link...
2019-12-10 03:34:35 +0000 UTC
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Hi again! :D As mentioned yesterday, we now have a tray for storing all those print-in-place hinged sector boxes, or whatever I ended up calling them. Names are hard. Anyway, it's...
2019-12-07 04:52:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Get access to this model by joining my band of wonderful supporters at the Creative Printer level! Thank you! :D
Hi everyone! I am in hinge box heaven right now! I ...
2019-12-06 15:49:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, wonderful supporters! Happy December!
Right this moment I'm adding the final touches to another hinged box design, but in the meantime, here's my take on a neat tool that's been ...
2019-12-02 14:26:26 +0000 UTC View Post