Rather than spend time printing springs for a project, I made this little mold to make them out of raw 3mm PLA filament. It measures 3/4" by 3" tall. Since there are no shear planes in this twisted filament, the springs it creates will be a lot tougher than anything printed.

I think this concept could be used to produce torsion springs as well as conical compression springs with different molds.

If you wrapped the filament around a dowel with the sides of the filament touching, you could make an extension spring instead of a compression spring.

Simple background for macro photography.
With A4 paper, you can easily set up small photo background.

[29 May 2013] I uploaded new STL files by which you don't need to rotate or move models to print. Also, I changed file names to make it clear. (The design is not changed at all)

PaperClips Rev2.stl is pair of the left and right paper clips.

I've never imagined that such many people like this idea. Thank you!!

I wanted to make my own Swiss Army style keychain.

This 2nd version is quite a bit smaller than the first one I did. I added my own take on the swiss army logo.

This is my attempt to translate the chess-like game featured in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels (Game of Thrones). Being a huge fan of the man and his work, I wanted to try and give his game the best translation I could. Working with my good friend (and studious Martin scholar) Nate Stephens, I adapted the game to include everything mentioned in the book into a rules set I found believable for a game made during the emulated time period, while also keeping the games in mind that Martin has mentioned as inspiration during interviews. So, Let me know if you get to printing/playing it, and if you have any suggestions for rules adjustments, variants, etc, post in the comments below and let's get a dialogue going. The rules PDF is with the other downloads, and its a light read (2 pages). Game on!

Having built the Printable Marble Machine #1 which is hand operated, I wanted to add a motor ..... which led to the redesign of quite a number of parts.
The motor which I settled on is a Pololu 298:1 Micro Metal Gearmotor which attaches onto my plastic mount using the Pololu Micro Metal Gearmotor Bracket. This motor runs off 5V and rotates at 45rpm - just about as fast as I think the design will cope with. It is powered using a 5V DC mains power supply which came with a mobile phone - I replaced the original power connector on the power supply as I wanted to use a 2.1mm DC power jack plug and socket set.

I have uploaded my rather poor video attempt here: youtube.com/watch?v=YOaXsGhuKLQ

Thanks also go to gzumwalt - he has made some cracking motorised models which motivated me to have a go at this one.

This is is a simple, 3D-printable (caveat: It requires some springs, bearings, rubber bands, and nuts/bolts), fully-mechanical computer. It has 3, single-digit base-10 counters for memory, and processes a chain of 10-position punch cards. With the included program, it will compute the first few digits of the fibonacci sequence. It is effectively an entirely mechanical reimplementation my FIBIAC project (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:22803)

See it in action here: youtube.com/watch?v=1lMTgYoIGvo

And a full write-up here:http://www.chrisfenton.com/the-turbo-entabulator/

Take that Babbage!

This monster needs no introduction. Godzilla in a terror to reckon with. He can eat you and stomp on your house at the same time. This is the first in this monster series. It was designed from a drawing, turned into a vector and extruded in Openscad.

Also Check out
Hydra
thingiverse.com/thing:99245

Mothra
thingiverse.com/thing:99238

Look at your hands.

Hands are complex tools that grant humans a superpower, the power to transform imagination into reality. The power of our hands is unlimited. We can use them to throw a ball, climb a tree, or build a tool.

Not everyone is fortunate enough to have two hands.

Robohand is an open source tool created to help restore the superpowers of humans who are missing the fingers from their hand. The original version was created by Richard Van As and Ivan Owen.

I wanted to have a glidecam, but was not fully satisfied with the already available glidecam designs. They were too complex, needed to many not-printable parts, or even not-shelf parts.

This design uses a minimum of non-printable parts like screws and nuts. You don't need to solder, or weld any part for this design. It is assembled fast and most of the work is done by your 3d printer.

The system gives me very stable results. I was blown away after reviewing the first video test. The performance I think is just beautiful. Unfortunately I can't compare it to a professional glidecam. If you have one please tell us which one performs better!

You will quickly get the hang of how to use the glidecam correctly and once you do it is like moving your camera with a dolly.
Test Video: youtube.com/watch?v=d4ftbZH9Gw8

You can see a cost estimation in the attached excel sheet. My overall cost was 35€. Try to beat that!

-- Update --
I replaced the bottle as a counterweight and added 42 washers on the weight rig instead. Overall this increased the cost to 46€.

- Modeled in Blender. The source file is attached.

This is for the little vampires who thirst.....
made with Cartesio LD
thank you to Jos Scheepers
mauk.cc/

Turbines have awesome power in a small package. This one spins up to 60,000 rpm using the airflow of a standard vacuum cleaner, sounds like a 747 taking off, produces amazing power, and sucks up its own dust!

This is an opportunity for someone to make a successful product. I have no commercial interest, and would be delighted if anybody developed it further. A good start would be to source a batch of shafts and spacers for people to experiment with.

The spinning top is an simpler project, also there is a small hand-held turbine rotor just for fun.

I made this out of frustration with using disposable cardboard sleeves on the new Starbucks $1 reusable cup - plus to add a cooler look to my mug.

This thing allows you to make your own **customized sleeve for a coffee or tea cup!** The geometric designs are highly customizable and look great on a plain cup.

Okay, so yesterday I uploaded a video of a few parts I have managed to make into flexible pieces. Today I am giving you the how to. (I waited to make sure the parts remained flexible and to see if I could come up with a suitable way to restore the color to some of the treated parts.)

(Yesterdays video) youtube.com/watch?v=OHhHHAQd0KI
(How to) youtu.be/lP-S3PkvBbk
(Detailed How To) youtu.be/GP36vJh3-B0

I made these for drilling out holes in 3D printed parts.

This is a character I've been doodling with in Zbrush. Zombie Hunter I call him.

The STL file is (in the zbrush world) low poly with 42k polys.

Check out full figure and colour pics of him in my portfolio page.
olasundberg.com

Simpson is a new grounded delta 3D printer.

Build Volume: about 10L
Build Area: about 350mm diameter
Build Height: 190mm
Speed: >200mm/s
Realistic Print Speed: 60mm/s
Cost: $390

The sink plug that catches everything!

Tired of old food clogging up that drain? The answer to your needs is named Zlatko, the kitchen sink plug.

Gives a perfect fit for 40mm drainhole that is 15mm high.

It's printed in two parts that snaps together, this means that a minimum of support material is required to create this otherwise complex part.

Update: I added a high-poly "lowrider" edition with half the drain hole height (8mm). The width is still the same and fits together with the disc.

If you want a specific dimension please leave a comment and I'll se what I can do.

A giant evolution of my monarch glider with a full, low profile airfoil. Flies very well, best with a rubber strap launch. About 8 Meters of 3mm ABS to build.

The javelin (aka mega monarch) screams confidence and courage, a statement to all that you do not fear being impaled by a giant unguided plastic missile.

For another large (.35 meters) glider that is easier to print and fly, while giving stunning glide performance and thermaling capability, check out the cloud fliers at threedsy.com

For tips on printing these, drop by my blog at threedsy-com.myshopify.com/blogs/news

An unbranded version of this model is available at threedsy.com

Here is a small wooly sheep.

It was created with 123D Catch from a ceramic garden ornament. The ornament contains reflective additions and is white and shiny - see image. It was dulled with fine chocolate powder to aid 123D Catch.

This is a cleaned up and sliced version of the X-Wing uploaded by karl. I've also made a simple stand to hold the X-Wing at a jaunty angle.

After being asked 6 times in one day if I was going to print out a gun I thought I needed a simple concise sign. Maybe others will need it too.

I really don't think guns are baaaad (m'kay). I worked in the firearms industry as an R&D designer for quite a few years and went through the long process leading to manned firings on new weapons. The idea that some idiot will now think its safe to print something off using any machine using any material with any ammunition type because they saw it on youtube really scares. Don't be an idiot please, there is a reason you make guns in a gun factory, not your kitchen.

I was showing off some of my designs at a recent Makerbot user group meeting, and I wished I had tags for them with QR codes and some other relevant data. This bookmarklet will generate such tags.

Note: I initially set the license to CC-BY for the example picture because the CC licenses look a little nicer on the tags, but I've changed the license to PD, so feel free to use it however you want.

Update: Some errors were reported with the DOM walking, so I rewrote those portions to use Regex instead. This should improve compatibility.

#These nifty "magic wallets" are extremely customizable and personalizable.
>The magic wallet is a very popular design right now.
You can find them in every major department store. They cost anywhere from $15-$50 and come in all sizes. You however are smarter than that. You know that you can customize your very own right here on thingiverse and print it out right in the comfort of your own home.You can change the size and shape to fit your very own needs. They can even be printed seperately from the straps so you can mix and match color combos.

Why do you want this?
You don't want this... You **NEED** this. You have important clients that need a memorable gift so that you stand out. How about a customized case for business cards that has **Your** details on the outside. What? You want more?? Fine!. How about adding **Your** logo too? That's right. You will be giving your client a magic wallet decorated with your company logo and your contact details that's filled to the brim with your business cards.

If I haven't sold you by now, then you drive a hard bargin. How about, if you buy one of these at the low price of free, I throw in an nearly infinite supply of custom magic wallets at no extra cost! Act now before supplies run out.

*Not available anywhere that they are not available.*

Update: 6/6/13
##Change Log
###Feature Adds
- **Full Dual extruder support**. All "Parts" automatically output to seperate stls. That makes the straps, panels and text/images 3 seperate files. Tri-extruders anyone? (Thanks laird!)

Update: 5/30/13
##Change Log
###Feature Adds
- Changed parameter based on peer input. All STLs will now be generated at one time. You can still select which parts to view in customizer but all parts will be output reguardless of the option selected. (now if you break a strap you can pull up the file that you will already have and print another set)

Update: 5/30/13
##Change Log
###Feature Adds
- Added functionality for logos
- Added printable straps (huge stability improvement)
- Changed default settings to better serve the masses
- Added adjustable tolerances to accompany the printable straps
- Add ability to output sides and straps seperately. Check the advanced tab for this option (multi-color? anyone)
- Portrait Style available (just change the size so that the X is bigger than the Y or vise-versa)

###Other Changes:
- Reworked tabs in customizer
- Cleaned up a lot of code (almost readable now)
- Started preparing for dualstrusion (will be available in the next version) ** DONE!
- Reoriented build plate
- Fixed problem where logo protrudes through bottom of model
- Added spiel

###To be completed:
- Dualstrusion support (you can dualstrude now with straps and sides able to print seperately. Text and logo will be next) DONE!
- Make text and images more customizable (with location and rotation settings)
- Make straps attached to one side of body so you only have to feed them through 1 side.


This is my first project in openscad. I made just about every dimension variable. For those that don't like to mess with success, just use the default sizes and add your personalization.

This is a Wall Decoration of The Predator. This is taken from a Bust that is a work in progress that will be uploaded in full at a later date. This was air brushed and hand painted. Printed at .15 MM on a Makerbot Replicator 2

Kind of a strange origin to this one... A few nights ago I had a nightmare about a sorcerer who lived in a dragon scale shingled Norse hut with spider legs and, when I woke up, was compelled to make a model of the building/creature. Like my viking house thingiverse.com/thing:88464 (from which some of these parts are derived) the House Spider is scaled for 15mm miniatures, specifically for my Pocket-Tactics models.

Alｌ structure of Angkor (200 mm * 250mm)

For details...
sites.google.com/site/tokyovirtualworld/

This is a toy safe that I designed for my nephew Derek. Seeing as young Derek is a bit of an escape artist, I thought that he might enjoy learning how locks work, so this safe comes with a working lock, and lockpicks designed to work with this safe (so that he can apply his new knowledge of lock mechanisms).

Note: there is a second set of pins available for download, with 8mm diameter. These may require some sanding down to get close tolerance in the holes. I added these because the original 7mm diameter pins sometimes skewed and jammed in the tumbler.

Admittedly, there is some room for improvement, but considering it's a prototype, it works really well. My first print was easy to assemble, and the key opened the lock. what more can you ask for?

additional parts required: 3 springs (from clicky ball point pens; some superglue/epoxy glue; two 4mmx50mm bolts & nuts (other solutions possible, see instructions)

I've included the Solidworks files, so that you can view the assembly, and customise the pins and keys

This is a reworked version of my previous Gear Ring Bracelet thing. This version has the gear tooth interfaces moved inwards and a lip added to the ring gears. This makes it much easier to turn the gears without getting your fingers pinched between the teeth. It also helps hold the small gears in place and stops them from popping out.

On the down side, it's trickier to assemble, and doesn't quite have the same nice outer profile. I think the previous version looked better, the gear outlines aren't as visible on this one, but this one does work better mechanically.

Five sizes are provided, with the following inside diameters:

T54 - 3"
T52 - 2,85"
T50 - 2.7"
T48 - 2.56"
T46 - 2.42"

I have also included the AutoCAD source file. This is not created with OpenSCAD, the geometry seems to be too complex for it to handle, so I still had to draw the pieces from scratch using the outlines on the source file.

The trouble with 3D printing a ball bearing is that spheres don't adhere to the 45 degree rule, so they tend to print poorly, or if metal balls are used instead, then the bearing requires assembly. This is a new kind of bearing that can only be manufactured by 3D printing and comes preassembled.

It is a planetary gearset and functions like a cross between a needle bearing and a thrust bearing. No cage is required to keep the rollers in place, because their gearing keeps them perfectly spaced. The gears are all herringbone, which is why it cannot be disassembled and also why it can act as a thrust bearing. If you're wondering how well a 3D printed bearing could work under load, please check out my video: youtu.be/ZghwSBiM0sU

This design is fully parametric and made to be adjusted in the Customizer app to whatever you need. Thanks to aubenc for finding a problem in the first version.

This little helper fits in your pocket or toolkit. Unfold him and he will hold things your nubby sausage fingers cannot. Hes a fun conversation piece in times of boredom. Make two and battle them Make more and you have a herd of hungry dragons.

Grrrrrr...


Use your imagination, or just use him to hold the small resistor that you need to solder without burning the crap out of your fingers.

Enjoy