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This jewelry box was made as a Christmas present. The wooden box was bought, soft felt was added into the trays, a mirror was glued into the inside of the lid of the box, and 3D-printed decorative parts were added as feet and corner pieces of the box.
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Well, it’s this time of the year again, so the family gets some more 3D-printed Christmas presents. Continue reading “More 3D-printed Christmas presents”
Each year our company, Express Publishing, is organizing a Christmas Bazaar to support local charities. This presented an opportunity to put my 3D printer to good use.
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About a year after I got my 3D printer, I came across the Mostly Printed CNC on thingiverse, and immediately followed up on Ryan Zellars’ site. I was instantly into the idea of building one for myself.
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These are just some 3D printed things, again from Thingiverse, that make some nice gifts for Valentines.
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This cute little robot by Pablo Ferro is called Mark II. The parts were printed in PLA, but I changed the original centre symbol to a heart. This made a perfect little Xmas gift for my nephews little son.
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I found this great little Spirograph on Thingiverse. The parts of the Spirograph were printed in PLA of different colors. I made a wooden box painted in clear lacquer and dressed in sewn cloth material. Two small magnets glued into the wood parts, hold the box closed. The whole thing made a perfect little Xmas gift for my nephews little daughter.
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After years of following the developments on Reprap and dreaming of building my own machine, I settled with buying a kit from this fine seller. I went for the ANET A8 with auto-leveling which was only €160, including fast shipping from Germany.
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In my second attempt, one winter after my first experience, I felt like I was not one to have people do boring manual work if it can be avoided, so I devised an automated system to keep the blocks moist & well.
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we’re talking legal, edible mushrooms here, don’t be confused. These are Plevrotus mushrooms & they are very, very nutricious!
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