Jibbirdz - New Zealand Native Bird Shoe Charms
Jun 26, 2023
3d printing & business
About a year ago, I wrote a post about what I’d learned from trying to sell 3D printed lamps. Armed with those leanings, I’m making my second
3D Printing Around The House
Jun 9, 2023
3d printing
Two of the common misconecptions I hear about 3D printing are; that it is only good for making useless trinkets, and that it’s inaccessible
IMU Case
Mar 17, 2023
3d printing & IMU
I am doing some work with a data logging IMU (OpenLog Artemis from Sparkfun) and I wanted to protect it from getting damaged. Naturally, I designed
Sunbeam Dehydrator Filament Dryer Mod
Aug 17, 2022
3d printing & CAD
Continuing from my last post about the issues with wet filament, I wanted to be able to dry out my filament. We have a Sunbeam food dehydrator that
Ifixit Manta Case
Aug 17, 2022
3d printing & CAD
I have an Ifixit Manta screwdriver set. It’s great. It has every bit I need. But the case it comes with sucks. The lid is held on with magnets so it
Filament Dry Box
Aug 2, 2022
3d printing & CAD
It’s been really wet where I live recently and the quality of my printing has suffered. I print a lot of PETG and it is quite hygroscopic (absorbs
Business Card Holder
Aug 2, 2022
3d printing & CAD
My partner asked me to make a holder to protect her business cards from damage while in her handbag. Of cource I 3D printed one. It’s a two part
3D Printed Trowel
Jul 19, 2022
3d printing & CAD & outdoors
I do a lot of activities out in the wilderness. From time to time there are situations where I need to dig a small hole. Usually I have to use a
Printable Mesh Sieve Set
Jul 14, 2022
3d printing & CAD & OpenSCAD
For an upcoming project I need a set of meshs. I looked at buying one, but couldn’t see anything that suited my needs and was cheap. So of course, I
Camera Lens Cap
Jul 14, 2022
3d printing & CAD
On a recent trip I lost the lens cap for my camera. When I got home, I looked for a printable lens cap model, found on that looked ok and printed
Lampshade Adventures
Jul 11, 2022
3d printing & Lampshades & OpenSCAD & Selling & Learning
A little while ago I went on a bit of a lampshade buzz. I designed and 3D printed a bunch of them and had a lot of fun. Then I tried to sell some
Fixing Sunglasses with 3D Printing
Aug 29, 2021
3d printing & CAD
My partners Dad broke his favorite sunglasses. He asked me if I’d try to fix them for him. I’m always keen for a challenge, so I gave it a go.
Dodecahedron Lampshade
Jan 13, 2021
3d printing & Lampshade & CAD & Video
It’s been a long time since I’ve put something up here. This time it’s a lampshade that I designed and 3D printed. It’s a dodecahedron (12
New And Improved Headphone Holder
Nov 16, 2019
3d printing & Headphones & CAD & Video
I made a new version of the headphone holder I wrote about here. It’s an improved design that doesn’t rely on springs. Here is a video about it
Rugby World Cup Trophy
Nov 16, 2019
3d printing & Trophy & CAD & Video
We ran a competition at work around the Rugby World Cup in Japan. So I made a trophy for the winner and filmed a video about it
Gingerbread Man Cutter
Oct 27, 2019
3d printing & CAD & Video & Baking
I had to make some gingerbread men, but I didn’t have a cookie cutter for it. So obviously, I 3D printed one. Here is a video
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
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
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
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
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