In this blog post I’ll continue a previous post about polyhedron in OpenSCAD. Now we create something more exiting, a twisted vase.
Author: Eric Buijs
I’m an #privacy, #opensource, #opendata and #openstandards advocate. I’m holding a grudge against Big Tech, big IP holders and authoritharian governments. Furthermore I’m a #3Ddesigner, #3Dprinter, #webdesigner and overall #DIY guy.
When my Mastodon instance was down I took another shot at Friendica. Here are my thoughts about it. This post is updated in January 2025 to reflect the changes in Friendica
Comparing compression results of a video using FFmpeg.
Create a lithophane from your own photo using the Customizer of OpenSCAD.
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To improve Funkwhale
Funkwhale is a social platform to enjoy and share music. As part of the Fediverse Funkwhale is not only an audio server and player, it aspires to be a place for socializing around music and discovering new content. Below are some tips for the developers to improve Funkwhale.
Creating a 3d printable lithophane in OpenSCAD is relatively easy. But in this post we use a trick to create a curved lithophane.
I found an example on Thingiverse, a rubber band powered boat with two peddle wheels, but it has two problems. First of all the author only provides .stl files and second the design is a bit flawed. I therefore decided to design the boat from scratch with the 3d CAD program OpenSCAD. With OpenSCAD I’m […]
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Peeling the onion
Moving to Free and Open Source on the PC can be a very daunting task for someone that is used to a proprietary system. This is how I did it.
Why create your own music library and why use the free and open source MusicBrainz Picard for this.
Parametric design of a simple hook in, the free and open source, OpenSCAD. Use with the Customizer in OpenSCAD