Category: Custom Projects
How I Make Custom Filament
3D Printing Nerd
The Palette+ from Mosaic can do wonderful things with the ends of your 3d printing filaments. Here, I use it to make some custom filament that prints easily and makes a super cool random pattern appear! Also, did you find them all? #3dprinting #prusa #3dprinter CLICK THESE LINKS Magigoo: http://thought3d.com […]
3D Printing a Mario Kart Championship Trophy!
3D Printing Nerd
When I’m asked if I can 3d print a trophy for a Mario Kart contest at a friend’s workplace, I SAY YES! I used Fusion 360 to print a HUGE trophy on the Raise3D N2+ using Matterhackers MH BUILD PLA filament! Matterhackers MH BUILD filament http://3d.pn/mhbuild Magigoo http://3d.pn/magigoo Raise3D N2 […]
Making Fun Filament at Proto-Pasta – 3D Printing with Transitions and Custom Colors!
3D Printing Nerd
My wife, kids, and I all took a trip to Proto Pasta in Vancouver, WA. (The Couv!) While there, each of the kids got to make some of their own custom colored filament, I made some transition filament, and we chatted with Alex about what making unique filaments means to […]
3D Printing ABS In The Cold! // Assembling and Testing a 3D Printer Enclosure
3D Printing Nerd
Perfect ABS prints are easier when you have a 3d printer enclosure, and in this video I unbox, install, and tested out the Printed Solid enclosure kit for the Ultimaker 2+, available from Matterhackers. Ultimaker 2+ Enclosure: http://3d.pn/um2plusenclosure Ultimaker 2 Extended + Enclosure: http://3d.pn/um2extendedplusenclosure Ultimaker 3 Enclosure: http://3d.pn/um3enclosure Ultimaker 3 […]
How To Make Your Own Keychains Using 3D Printing // After Effects, Fusion 360, Prusa, Matterhackers
3D Printing Nerd
After Effects is celebrating 25 years this year, and I wanted to do something special for my old coworkers. I used Fusion 360, a Prusa MMU, and some Matterhackers filament to get the job done! Buy MH BUILD series filaments: http://3d.pn/mhbuild Buy MH PRO series filaments: http://3d.pn/mhpro Buy Prusa MMU: […]
3D Printing ABS on the CR10? Building a 3D Printer Enclosure with Punished Props
3D Printing Nerd
Bill from Punished Props stopped by to help build an enclosure for the Creality CR10 3D Printer. We wanted to print a large ABS print, but with the open design, we first needed an enclosure to keep the heat in and the ambient temperature consistent. Visit Punished Props! Front Page […]
3D Printing a Wine Rack Using 9 Different 3D Printers – Inspired by the Make Something Video!
3D Printing Nerd
The Make Something channel created a wonderful hexagon wine rack uses wood and various shop tools. I wanted to see if I could produce a similar thing using 3d design and 3d printing. I enlisted 9 different 3d printers, and Fusion 360, and got to work. Make Something: How To […]
Assembling & Testing a 3D Printed Skateboard. Does It Work. Yes. Sort Of. 3D Printing Cool Stuff!
3D Printing Nerd
The skateboard I 3d printed using recycled PET filament. The skateboard would be supported by two smooth rods, a threaded rod would hold together the middle parts, and the trucks would attach and keep it all together. Would it withstand me? Or, how about my 9 year old son? == […]
3D Printing Candy Cane Maker Coin – the Maker’s Muse Fusion 360 Tutorial Next Logical Step
3D Printing Nerd
Angus at Maker’s Muse put out a FANTASTIC candy cane tutorial using Fusion 360 and the Sweep function in the Patch workspace. It’s brilliant, and I built upon that to then sweep through a pre-existing model – MY MAKER COIN! Maker’s Muse: 3D Printed Candy Cane! How to use Sweeps […]
3D Printing and CRUSHING the Maker’s Muse Torture Cube Thingy #FullJoel
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Angus from Maker’s Muse made an update torture cube model to test your 3d printer. I gave it a try in standard PLA, Colorfabb PLA/PHA, and Polymaker Polymax. Do any hold of up the #FullJoel NOTE: THIS IS NOT SPONSORED BY POLYMAKER. I have the filament, I printed out the […]
How To Friction Weld 3D Printed Parts
3D Printing Nerd
I’ve seen some videos on this, and I wanted to give it a try myself. Friction welding is using heat generated by friction to weld parts together. Filament in a rotary tool spins fast enough to create enough heat to melt plastics together. It’s really cool, and you should try […]
3D Printing Candy
3D Printing Nerd
I had the opportunity to play with the KatJes Magic Candy Factory. It’s a 3d printer, manufactured by Printrbot, that 3d prints candy! To do this, it heats up a gummy candy mixture in what they calls a Zummie. The Zummie has the nozzle and a plunger, and the machine […]