After nine months I can say that I’m satisfied with the BQ Hephestos 2 printer. It’s easy to print with and easy to maintain. It doesn’t come with a heated printbed which I consider a shortcoming but for PLA and Filaflex the printer works fine.
Category: 3D modeling
Solvespace is a good addition to the existing open source 3D CAD programs such as OpenSCAD and FreeCAD. If you want to try a truly free 3D CAD program but are intimidated by FreeCAD because of it’s steep learning curve and OpenSCAD because of programmers-like approach certainly should give Solvespace a try.
DIY frame for a Photography Light Box. I designed a 3d printed three way connector to assemble the curtain rods for the box.
Making a woorden Lego cabinet for all this minifigs is easy and cheap. You do need a laser cutter for this project.
Filaflex is excellent material to improve the audio cooler that I made earlier. The material is very flexible and surprisingly strong making it perfect for sealing purposes
A made a 3d printed enclosure for the audio components that fits in the coolers lid together with a simple console to operate the audio
putting my 3D printer to use
Making good use of a 3d printer
Looking for an idea for Valentine’s day. Look no further.
This is the fourth of a series of five where I design and build a Darth Vader chest box with the HT8950A chip. The series involves all the instructions for the electronics, laser cutting and a bit of 3d printing.