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#3dprinting

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Mr Intergalactic Keyboard

If you have a 3d printer, I highly recommend printing your own phone case using TPU. I made this for my iPhone 12 Pro because Apple stopped selling cases for it. This thing is indestructible, looks great, and technically home made. I avoided printing with support material by printing a jig first, pausing the printer at the right layer height, dropping in the jig, and resuming the print. All in cost of materials: $2.

Photo of an iPhone 12 Pro with custom 3d printed case.
Two different jigs for dropping into a 3d print.
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Straithe

Theatre prop creation is a blast. I made this tiny hammer as a visual gag that is planned for an aerial play I'm in. It is really fulfilling being able to read what is needed in group chat and respond "I'm on it. I'll have it for you tomorrow".

In my prop creation journey for this show I've learned some more skills in 3D modeling, 3D printing, LED control, manufacturing engineering, electrical for small projects, drawing, and using threaded inserts. I've also gained knowledge in different types of screws, drilling PLA, and different types of glue to use with 3D prints.

For this show I've made a necklace, a star lamp, and a tiny hammer.

#propmaking#3dprinting
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Straithe

Made a teeny version of my star lamp as a necklace for the Brass Butterflies aerial show I'm performing in on Saturday. Instead of using a diffusion plate behind the face plate I printed a plate in the same colour as the rest of the necklace pendant. I'm hoping this will add some fun visual complexity.

Next step is to glue a magnet to the back of the pendant so the necklace can stick to the magnet in the costume of the performer who will be wearing the necklace. I also need to drill a couple holes for a necklace chain to pass through the tip of the star. If I have time I'll also carefully dremel out some of the excess superglue holding the backplate and pendant together to clean up the look of the piece. If I had more time to work on this piece I'd be figuring out how to electroplate it too, but I'll have to save that skill pickup for another project.

My favourite part of all this prop making is learning how much I absolutely love making props and art pieces. This is all so fulfilling, especially with all the new skills I am picking up. I am full of joy.

#3dprinting#bambu3dprinter#3dprintedjewelry
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Simonoid

I played around with my watchy after getting it last month. Almost immediately destroyed the eink screen. AliExpress saved me with that one.
I want a quick reference of time on my desk and this fits the bill!
I'm also looking forward to the new pebble watches!
#Watchy #esp32 #3Dprinting

Watchy eink watch with a blue 3d printed case
Watchy eink watch with a blue 3d printed case and affixed to a grey watch stand
Watchy eink watch without watch band
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Wayne is distracted

#3dprinting
This ukulele project was getting me down

My printer wouldn't function more than 2 consecutive hours. To me that sounds like overheating. Also the usb has gotten flaky and the sd card reader died so I bought a new controller board...

And I bought a new printer because I didn't want to wait to fix the old one.

Things are working out well! Here are the parts I've printed so far and the dry fit is good.

An incomplete 3d printed white ukulele sits on a desk beside a keyboard and mouse.
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NinjaDebugger

Blaze, 6 star Centurion Guard of Rhodes Island, Arknights.

This sculpt is taken straight from her e1 art, but damned if I'm going to get her eyes bright green when they're this fucking small. I also couldn't paint her tiny-ass ID badge or the text on her right sleeve, because there is NO access to that.

And before you ask, I have the dancing shoes so she can deploy on high ground.

A photo of a miniature of Blaze from Arknights, in the pose from her basic starting art. The base sides are flat black, on a square base, with a tree stump surrounded by grassy ground with bare patches strewn with leaves, and in the corner furthest from the mini is a small blue-grey rock. The mini itself is looking to her right, with her chainsaw held on a strap from her right shoulder, and a sheath for the chainsaw held from a strap on her left shoulder. Her long hair if slared out around her, as though she has just dropped into action. Her jacket is white, with the top unzipped to reveal a white tank top straining to keep her giant breasts covered, in true horny gacha style, including a black belt above AND below her breasts, to frame and push them up and out even further. She wears a black skirt, but it can barely be seen, because it's very short and crisscrossed by a half dozen purple-brown belts.
A view from her other front side, since the rear of the mini is completely uninteresting., This shows off the back-side non-metallic metal on the chainsaw, and the darker, vaguely asian shadow color of her skin.
#paintingMinis#miniatures#painting
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