3D Printing

PET bottle cutter

Making free filament from soda bottles part 1- A simple and accurate plastic bottle strip cutter.

A simple and accurate diy plastic bottle strip cutter using scissors to make free filament for 3d printing.

By Bob 10 Nov 2023

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3D part design with OpenSCAD #67: A sluice box riffle customizer.

An example using OpenSCAD to make riffles for a sluice box.

By Bob 21 Oct 2023

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3D part design with OpenSCAD #66: Circular text.

An example of how to make flat text on a circle using OpenScad.

By Bob 1 Oct 2023

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3D part design with Inkscape and OpenSCAD #64: making corrugated riffles for a sluice box.

An easy way to make a corrugated panel with holes using Inkscape and OpenScad.

By Bob 24 Sep 2023

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3D part design with OpenSCAD #56: Making geodesic dome hubs with the pipe fitting module.

An easy way to use the pipe fitting module for OpenScad to make hubs for a geodesic dome.

By Bob 17 Jun 2023

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3D part design with Inkscape and OpenScad #55: combining intersection with surface.

A module for OpenScad that uses a .png file made with InkScape to add interesting designs to curved objects

By Bob 9 Jun 2023

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3D Part design with Inkscape and OpenScad #54: DXF dimples

An example of how to add a DXF made in Inkscape to the surface of a sphere

By Bob 3 Jun 2023

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3d part design with OpenScad #53: Text on difficult objects.

Here's an easy way to add text to odd shaped objects and make it conform to the shape of the object, basically it involves making

By Bob 28 May 2023

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3D part design with Inkscape and Openscad #52: Making sweep bends for 3d printed tubing.

Sometimes it's handy to have a bend with a larger radius when you need to go around something or pull a wire through it, so

By Bob 21 May 2023

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3D part design with OpenScad #50: Making a protractor module.

An example of how to add a protractor for making measurements of 3d objects in openscad.

By Bob 7 May 2023

3D part design with Inkscape and OpenScad #49: Unique designs with the L-system extension.

An easy way to make a spiral shape to use in 3D printed designs.

By Bob 29 Apr 2023

3d part design with OpenScad #47- Add an O-ring groove to any .stl file.

An easy way to add an O-ring groove to an existing .stl file with OpenScad

By Bob 7 Apr 2023

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3D part design with Openscad #46-A revised STL Cutter

A revised version of the stl cutter I made in part #35 that is easier to see the cutting plane.

By Bob 6 Apr 2023

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3D part design with Inkscape and Openscad #45: Making a 3d printed pop up sprinkler head

An example of how the use Inkscape and Openscad to make a pop up sprinkler head

By Bob 11 Mar 2023

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3d part design with Inkscape and Openscad #40: Making a Hirth joint

An easy way to design a Hirth Joint

By Bob 22 Oct 2022