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Stage Lighting Model
We are refurbishing on a 1/2 inch to the foot scale model of the Little Theater at Midland Center for the Arts (Midland, MI). I’m working on a stage lighting model. The basic components are: The functionality is: At this point I have eight instruments printed and assembled, and basic program and run mode working. […]
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Tagged as: 3D Printing, model, Raspberry Pi, stage lighting, theater
Radio Knob
When we moved – four years ago – one of the knobs on my classic floor model radio was lost. Time to fix it. Usually the way to do this is with a resin casting, but I don’t have the materials for that, and a hundred dollar investment in all the stuff I would need […]
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Tagged as: 3D Printing, Painting, Radio Knob
Builder’s Plate
In my youth I ‘ahem’ obtained a locomotive builder’s plate from the locomotive graveyard in the Fair Haven yards of the New Haven Railroad. It had a corner broken off, so I never did anything with it other than haul it around for fifty years. I got to thinking that maybe 3d printing offered a […]
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Tagged as: 3D Printing, Builders Plate, locomotive
A Horse’s Tale
I gave each kiddo a choice of 3-D print. Collin choose a cheetah – that worked out in a couple of tries. Maddy wanted a horse – First try – print vertical – as downloaded. Looks like the slicer missed support for one of the front legs. But, we also had a power hit in […]
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Tagged as: 3D Printing, toys
3D Prints for UCC Auction
Some 3D printing projects for the Midland UCC Auction
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3D Printing – First Design
I’ve gotten pretty good at printing stuff from existing designs – Thingiverse stuff – but I decided it was time to try printing something I designed myself. I had a favorite fountain pen that I hadn’t been able to use because I lost the cap. Options were to buy a new pen just for the […]
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Tagged as: 3D Printing, Design, Fusion 460, Pen
3D Printing
OK, so I gave in to Black Friday madness and found an irresistible deal on a 3D printer. I “needed” one for a project I’m working on, so how could I refuse? Of course, 3D printing is based on the Gillette model, so it’s not the cost of the printer, it’s the consumables and upgrades […]
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