Rather than calling it a reprint of the original, I would like to think of this as a ‘MkII’ improvement. Slight modifications to the 3D models to make it easier to print as well as use more common parts. A servo frame has been added to the Thingiverse ‘Thing’ collection as well as frames for the batteries and Chumby/Insignia Infocast.
This is not really a refined product but an idea to be shared and improved upon by others. e.g. the Chumby/Infocast frame might be useful to others.
Reprinting the Mecanum wheels again for someone else but decided to improve the design somewhat. One of the most common questions by new users of the Up! 3D Printer is how to remove the raft. The raft is one of the love/hate things of the Up! printer, some people want to get rid of it without understand the importance of it. Some thoughts and tips on this ahead…
This is the second ‘thing’ I am making from the Ponoko order I received earlier. I’m calling this post a preview only simply because I am nowhere near finished! A fusion of laser cutting fun, my most hated subject of math, and cool glowing monofilament is the Hyperboloid Stool [A very expensive replacement for a $5 IKEA stool].
Quad-Hyperboloid - Pink Monofilament <-- That's a mouthful
I was seriously thinking ‘Yippee!’ when I got the first of my Ponoko orders today… then I saw the ‘Yippee’ on the packaging… that was weird!
This is a gallery post of the unwrapping, too tired to assemble the bits tonight. Can you guess what things I’m making? [The 'Welcome to Finland' one is rather obvious...] Post your guess in the comments!
Glorious model warships pounding at each another with cannons, and in the midst of all that is my ‘floating camera’ contraption that didn’t work too well but worked…it floated, it took photos…it lived up to its name…madox Floating Camera…
That's no battleship...
Nice sunny day, perfectly still water, a lunch box floats with one thruster on to skew it to the 'right'...
The results weren’t too bad from the onboard video recording, just a few issues with camera alignment and disconnections when using my friend’s laptop (mine ran out of juice). Here’s a sample clip of the captured footage :-
And one more super nice video courtesy of Andy (aka not me) :-
Read on for more photos and videos
EDIT : PHOTO GALLERY UPDATED, NEW VIDEOS ADDED! CAPS LOCK IS EVIL!
Just a teaser that all (most?) the parts for my ‘MFC’ is ready (It could be Madox’s F‘ed-up Contraption) has all arrived and ready for assembling when I find the time. Hopefully before the Australian Battle Group meet in June where I hope to use the contraption (…erm camera) to film the ships shooting each another to smithereens.
The 3 different styles of rings designed using Alibre Xpress have arrived from Shapeways!
The various rings from Shapeways next to a Ponoko test card
The ‘thin wire one’ (can’t think of a name) has never been printed before. It was first dreamt up in the shower , I’m surprised how well a scribble on the fogged up glass of the shower turned out printed in stainless steel!
Lets have a better look
Stainless steel and bronze rings
Stainless steel and bronze rings
Hey look, there’s my invoice. $1.32 USD for the ‘thin wire one’ (have to think of a name…or have to remember what I named it on Shapeways…) – great price eh?
The print quality is very good though it appears (not sure) that some post processing (polishing?) was done.
Nothing much else to say! Have to move on to the next post…Ciao!
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