Dreaming of making things

I’m participating in the 6th edition of Thing-a-Day!

blackstallion — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:28:44 -0800

I’m participating in the 6th edition of Thing-a-Day!

Prusa Mendel Visual Instructions: LaTeX version

blackstallion — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:08:00 -0800

I have nearly finished converting Gary Hodgson’s wonderful visual instructions for assembling...

How to add a Flattr button on every tumblr post

blackstallion — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:09:00 -0700

When I first started using Flattr (If you don’t know about Flattr yet, check it out!...

Lesson learned: never print while rendering an openscad file. It...

blackstallion — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:53:37 -0700

Lesson learned: never print while rendering an openscad file. It kept pausing and leaving enormous globs all over.

My bot was never complete until I made it a name tag. :)

blackstallion — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:28:26 -0700

My bot was never complete until I made it a name tag. :)

Prusa Mendel RepRap: Step Eleven

blackstallion — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:56:44 -0700

The last step of building a Prusa Mendel RepRap is mounting the build plate. I am using a heated...

I was finally able to print something of my own design. A truly...

blackstallion — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:19:14 -0700

I was finally able to print something of my own design. A truly useless creation, but possibly the worlds first. It’s a trumpet mouthpiece with a built in mustache!

This is a video of the first mostly successful print on my new...

blackstallion — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:57:00 -0700

This is a video of the first mostly successful print on my new 3D printer, christened “Polybot”

A RepRap is born: Polybot

blackstallion — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 19:41:49 -0700

I’m jumping the gun a bit on this post, but I’m just way too excited to wait. My 3D...

Prusa Mendel RepRap: Step Ten (Part 2)

blackstallion — Mon, 23 May 2011 21:16:55 -0700

I’d been busy preparing for the rapture the past couple weeks, so I put RepRap building on...

First print! It's a... giraffe?

blackstallion — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:21:29 -0700

I got my RepRap to extrude for the first time recently, which was a very exciting step for me....

Prusa Mendel RepRap: Step Ten (Part 1)

blackstallion — Thu, 05 May 2011 22:25:00 -0700

It’s ALIVE!!! I’m sure this is a fairly common refrain among first time makers when they...

Prusa Mendel RepRap: Step Nine

blackstallion — Tue, 03 May 2011 18:04:18 -0700

Well, I’m finished with all my axes… sort of. I kinda mighta sorta installed my X axis...

This video is a fantastic introduction to anyone new to the...

blackstallion — Tue, 03 May 2011 07:20:00 -0700

This video is a fantastic introduction to anyone new to the concept of 3d printing, or anyone wondering what all these “things” are about.

Prusa Mendel RepRap: Step Eight (Part 2)

blackstallion — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:53:47 -0700

I believe I may have secured some RAMPS electronics from a local source, so I took a break from...

Python in OpenSCAD

blackstallion — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:26:00 -0700

Want to use a stronger language in OpenSCAD? That possibility may not be far off. I’ve got a...

This is why I need a 3d printer

blackstallion — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:06:00 -0700

What a hack job. Honestly, that’s the best I can do directly with my hands. Isn’t it a...

Discovering PySCAD

blackstallion — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:28:00 -0700

I recently found out about a wonderful program called PySCAD. It’s a fork of another program I...

Prusa Mendel RepRap: Step Eight (Part 1) Revisited

blackstallion — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 13:45:55 -0700

This part of the assembly turned out to be a lot more trouble than I anticipated. Like a lot of...

I made another thing! This one’s a trumpet mouthpiece, I...

blackstallion — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:28:00 -0700

I made another thing! This one’s a trumpet mouthpiece, I hope it works.