Fixing My Chalk Bag
Sep 28, 2019
3D Printing & CAD & Rock climbing & Video
I bought a chalk bag second hand. The little clip that is used to close the bag was broken. So I 3D printed a new one. Here is a video: Worked
3D Printed Hangboard
Sep 28, 2019
3D Printing & Rock climbing & CAD & Video
I’ve been getting into rock climbing recently. I wanted to strengthen my fingers and arms so I can stop being so bad at it. So I made a hangboard.
3D Printed YouTube Trophy
Sep 8, 2019
3D Printing & Trophy & CAD & Video
I’ve been running a new round of Know Your Coworkers at work. This time I changed it up. Instead of two truths and a lie about a person, we had a
Custom Coasters
Aug 25, 2019
3D Printing & CAD & Video
I made a set of coasters as a house warming present for my brother and his partner. Here is a video about them. They were really happy with them, as
Animated Lithophane
May 21, 2019
3D Printing & CAD & Video
I was 3d printing some lithophanes and was showing a friend. He said, “What if it was animated?”. I though about it for a moment before coming to
3D Printed Key
Apr 13, 2019
3D Printing & CAD & Video
I 3D printed my house key. It worked and was surprisingly easy. Took about an hour even with setting up the camera to film it all. I’m pretty happy
Moustache Trophy
Mar 9, 2019
3D Printing & Trophy & CAD & Video
I ran a moustache competition at work and wanted to make a trophy for the winner. Here is a video showing how I made it. Solidworks design files and
Headphone Holder
Mar 9, 2019
3D Printing & Headphones & CAD
I designed and 3d printed a headphone holder. It clips on to the side of my desk and holds my headphones. It’s not really all that exciting, or
Christmas Entertainment 2018
Mar 9, 2019
3D Printing & CAD & Video & Puzzles & Christmas
After the sucess of the entertainment I orgainised for my family for Christmas 2017, I was put in charge of doing something again. I made a puzzle
A 3D Printed Pool Cleaner
Nov 2, 2018
3D Printing & CAD
A friend of mine from work got a pool cleaner to clean her fish pond. She said it worked quite well but there we’re a few things she didn’t like
Lights For My 3D Printer
Oct 28, 2018
3D Printing & CAD
Recently I got a Prusa i3 mk3 3D printer. It’s been a blast so far. The one issue I’ve had with it so far is not so much with the printer but with
Brass Medal and Treasure Hunt for Mark
Oct 25, 2018
3D Printing & Trophy & CAD & Machining
A friend, Mark Jones, who I had worked with for a few years decided to move to Japan. I wanted to commemorate the work we had done and good times
Trophies For A Workplace Competition
Oct 25, 2018
3D Printing & Trophy & CAD
For a little while I’ve been running daily surveys at my workplace. Each day there was a new survey that people could participate in while they ate
Paper Map
May 23, 2018
Software & Learning
I have to read a bunch of papers (journal articles) and do a full literature review as part of my PhD (I probably should have done it already in
Macro Photography
May 23, 2018
Photography
I recently got a set of macro tube extensions for my camera (Sony A6000). I took them outside and got a bunch of cool shots. I really like the crazy
Keycap Models
May 23, 2018
Keycaps & Keyboards & CAD
As part of a larger project, I needed some high quality models of keycaps. I couldn’t find any that were of a decent quality, had a licence I could
Adventures in Anodising Aluminium
Jan 23, 2018
Anodising
Over the past few weeks I’ve been attempting to anodise aluminium. I’d watched a few videos on YouTube of people doing it successfully and thought I
Cool Things I Saw on my Trip Down South
Jan 14, 2018
Electric vehicles & Science & Travel
I recently got back from a two week trip around the South Island (of New Zealand). I got to spend some time in Christchurch, Oamaru, Dunedin,
Christmas Day Treasure Hunt 2017
Jan 11, 2018
Puzzles & Treasure hunt & Christmas
I was put in charge of entertainment for our family Christmas. So I decided that I’d make my family complete a treasure hunt in order to find their
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