So a week or so ago I tweaked something on my printer. Maybe it was initial layer height. Maybe I adjusted a bed screw. Not sure, but all of a sudden my prints wouldn’t stick to the bed properly. Using the ‘paper drag’ method of bed levelling ‘sort of’ worked. But it really was trial […]
Category Archives: In the life
3d printing small board game accessories
I’m really happy when I can combine two of my hobbies. This time it’s Boardgaming and 3d Printing. Often, many games have tokens or chits that are pooled for players to take at different times during play. Usually, these sit in piles around the main game area. On Thingiverse, swholmstead shared this neat design — which […]
3d Printing Terrain for Dungeons & Dragons
Pretty cool what a little time, 3d Printing technology, some creative design work, and a spool of PLA will get you. I’ve been testing various dungeon components to see how well they’ll work with our play style. And how good they’ll look once painted and finished. The crates above have yet to be finished. Usually, […]
3d Printing some feet to display photos on my desktop
We had these ugly plate-stand style photo stands for some aluminum photo prints. Had that ‘wrought-iron’ look. Totally not suitable for a very white shot of our dogs. 3d Printing to the rescue. Then I found these simple ‘feet’ on Thingiverse — a perfect solution. I printed off one batch, but had a bit of a flashing […]
Friday: Lander
Standard Lunar Lander — because it’s Friday.
Lazy Long Weekend Project
About five years ago, we got a cute little R‑Pod 173T. It’s a trailer with a pop-out tent to extend the internal living area by about 36 sq. ft. Very cute and just the right size to be towed by our Santa Fe. A couple of years ago, my very patient wife suggested we remove […]
More progress on painting Alien Frontiers Field Generators
Work in progress, painting Alien Frontiers game components.