My mother purchased an EcoSphere just before Christmas. An EcoSphere is a self sustaining mini environment containing brine shrimp, green algae, coral & decorative rocks. The sphere is supposed to last for anywhere between 5-15 years. When it arrived my mother asked me to design and print a stand for it. I refined the design over a few weekends and completed printing it this morning. I chose to print it in the brand new Taulman 618 Nylon because it could be dyed in any color she wanted, she chose orange. The stand is completely hollow consisting of only 4 perimeters, the EcoSphere is held in place with some poster tack.

I have included the Pro/Engineer CAD data for those interested in modifying this design.

The foosball crew at work broke one of the foosemen on our Tornado table. Since I'm know as the guy who can get things done, they asked me to make a replacement. I used the one they broke to make this model, mine has a hat brim and an angry face.

I designed this headphone hanger that attaches to the rail system on my cubicle at work. I designed it specifically for my cubicle but it may work for others, I also designed it for my AKG K701s but it should also work for other phones too.

The hanger has a bonus clip for hanging the 1/8" phono plug. My headphones were recabled with a switchcraft phono plug but the clip may also work wit other brand plugs.

Edits:
2-28-2012 - Added Native Pro/E Design Files

I designed this broder based on mraisers design for sublimes 3d printed game tiles. Like mraisers mine interlocks using dovetails, My border however is thinner and has a nicely beveled edge. Future design changes will include integrated card holders.

These bins are the first in a series of a modular storage system that I am designing around 35MM Type O DIN Rail. DIN Rail is widely available and comes in many different materials and finishes, Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel. Depending on what material and finish you select it can be had for around $2-$4 a meter and can be found at most industrial supply stores and online. You can find additional information about DIN Rail en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_rail

These bins are open top and simply snap on to the din rail. They require some cleanup after printing to remove the built-in supports at the ends and some cases the middle of the mounting area.

The bins have a slot on the front that accepts a 30mm x 15mm tag for labeling.

The bins were designed in Creo (Pro/Engineer) and the master files are included as a .zip file.

Additional bin designs will be coming soon as well as a tool storage system.

Updated Design
Change Log - 12-04-2011
-Updated Spindle Base Design to Make Pockets Faceted for Easier Printing
-Updated Masters to Include New Spindle Base
-Added Counterbalance Hardware
-Removed WIP, Design Complete!

Change Log - 11-25-2011
-Yarn Guide Added
-Ball Winder Base Drawing Added
-Spindle Updated to Remove Mtl
-Spindle Base Updated to Remove Rounds & Add Support
-Carriage Updated to Remove Mtl & Add Spacer
-Spindle Updated to Add Support
-Updated all STL Files
-Added Creo (Pro/E) Native CAD Files
-Added Exploded Assembly Views
-Updated Parts/Fastener List

This printable wool winder creates center-pull balls from raw hanks of yarn, it must be used in combination with a yarn swift, I will work on a printable swift in the future.

I designed this winder for my mother who was having troubles with her current ball winder, a new equivalent winder was priced around $50. I felt like I could design and make a better winder for only a few $ in purchased parts (most I had around) and plastic. Plus I know how it works so if it breaks I can fix it.

The winders function is pretty simple but really fun to watch. The motion of the winder can be explained as such. The hand crank, when turned causes the center carriage mechanism to rotate around a stationary cone. The motion of the carriage in combination with the stationary cone causes the winding spindle to rotate about its axis. The winding spindle completes one rotation for every nine rotations of the hand crank. The dual spinning motion of the carriage and the spindle is what causes the yarn to take the form of a cylinder.

Video of the winder in action. youtu.be/iS2732Mlz7k

To build the winder you will need a few non-printable parts.

Qty 4 - 624ZZ Ball Bearings
Qty 2 - 606ZZ Ball Bearings
Qty 2 - 608ZZ Ball Bearings
Qty 1 - Compression Spring, McMaster-Carr P/N 9435K93
Qty 1 - O-Ring Size -237, McMaster-Carr P/N: 9396K226
Qty 1 - O-Ring Size -254, McMaster-Carr P/N: 9396K245
Qty 1 - 1/4" PTFE Tubing, McMaster-Carr P/N: 5239K12
Qty 3 - M3 x 30mm SHCS
Qty 3 - M3 Hex Nut
Qty 1 - M4 x 40mm SHCS
Qty 1 - M4 x 30mm BHCS
Qty 2 - M4 x 16mm SHCS
Qty 3 - M4 Flat Washer
Qty 2 - M4 NyLoc Hex Nut
Qty 2 - M5 x 25mm SHCS
Qty 2 - M5 Hex Nut
Qty 1 - M6 x 40mm SHCS
Qty 1 - M6 Flat Washer
Qty 2 - M6 Hex Nut
Qty 1 - M8 Hex Nut
Qty 1 - M8 Threaded Rod (65mm Long)
Qty 2 - M10 Hex Nut
Qty 2 - M5 Acorn Nut
Qty 2 - M5 x 35mm FHCS
Qty 4 - 1/2" Tall Rubber Bumpers

If you have ever printed a Prusa Mendel, you know that the X-Axis Motor and Idler parts have very long bridges on them. This calibration print will help you get the settings right for really long bridges.

The Bridge distance is 40mm, the overal length of the print is 60mm.

The latch that holds the door to the hazard triangle compartment broke on my Audi. I fret not because I have a 3D printer and could easily replicate a new one. I took the broken latch, modeled it in Pro/E and then printed it in about 20 minutes.

The latch is from my Audi S4 Avant but I'm pretty sure it will work in other Audis as well.

My family has a tradition of making people work for cash or gift cards if they do not give a suitable suggestion for their birthday. So this year I decided to take advantage of my 3D printer to fully encapsulate some cash for one of my cousins who is wanting to purchase an Apple iPod Touch. This "trap" does exactly that, it fully encapsulates either cash or a gift card so your recipient has to work at cutting or smashing out the gift.

A co-worker asked if it was possible to print a wasp trap with my RepStrap and like any good operator I said absolutely. I did a little research and settled on a type of trap that I thought would be most printable and designed this.

It is a two part trap that allows you to easily clean out the dead wasps and reset the trap. I reccomend printing it with clear or translucent PLA so you can see the dead wasps as they fill the trap, just make sure they are dead when you empty the trap or you'll probably free a bunch of pissed off wasps and that can't be good.

I wanted to use a MakerGear compact hotend on my newly built RepRap Mendel, the problem is the hotend is so compact that it would not reach the build platform. So I devised this mount that captures the insulator and lowers the nozzle. I did need to make a new Wade's M8 Extruder block because for some reason the current Wade's mount doe not center the insulator in the X Cariage opening.

Now I know the question everyone is going to ask "won't that melt" well I have used the mount for several weeks now and it has not melted. I have been using the hot end to extrude UltiMachine White PLA4043D at 186˚C

This is a simple desktop stand for any webcam that normally clips onto a laptop screen.

I have a unique RepStrap and the Brutstruder mounts included in the MakerGear Geared Stepper Plastruder are not really compatable with it so I borrowed the Brutstruder design and modified it suit my needs. I was not able to convert the Heeks CAD files to work with Pro/Engineer and ended up using my caliper to measure the one included in the kit so it's not an exact copy.

I updated the design to use the GrooveMount insulator and made it quick change so hot end swaps take less than a minute. I also designed an idler similar to the one Nophead designed for Wade's Geared Extruder.

*UPDATED*

Added ParaSolid and STEP files to download.

I thought up this cube that would help me calibrate my feeds and flowrates so bridges come out properly. It's not terribly complicated, just a 25mm cube with a 8.333mm square cut blown through each side.

This is my second Settlers of Catan Trophy and is the most elaborate one I have designed. It incorporates multiple parts and printed media to enhance its awesomeness.

Do you love Field Notes? Would you like a clean way to organize your Field Notes memo books and pens? Then the Field Notes Organizer is for you.

I purchased these Field Notes Brand memo books and love them but I didn't like the way the books didn't stay closed and pens clipped onto the books awkwardly. So I quickly designed up this clip that not only keeps the book closed but also lets you attach a pen. I designed the clip to perfectly fit the Field Notes Brand click pens but as you can see it will also fit other brand pens too.

There is also a clip that eliminates the pen pocket incase you don't need it.

I included the parametric Pro/Engineer CAD files for those interested in modifying the design or adapting it to other memo books and pens.

Do you need a pot to grow some "herbs" or pretty flowers? Then look no further; the MakerPot is the answer for all you container gardening needs.

Included below are .stl files to run through your slicer of choice as well as the native Pro/Engineer files used to create them. There are two sizes of MakerPots to choose from but of you could easily scale any one of them to get your desired size.

The MakerPot come with the stylish MakerBot "M" logo on its rim and is 100mm in diameter and 100mm tall.

The Large Pot is the same size as the MakerPot just without the "M" and a smaller rim height

The Small Pot is 70mm in diameter and 60mm tall and does not have an "M" logo on it.

There are optional corresponding saucers that can be printed that snap into holes on the bottom of the MakerPots.

Last Friday I broke both of the plastic clips that hold the valance in place on one of my blinds. So what would any self respecting Makerbot owner do... design and print a replacement clip. I purchased my blinds from Home Depot a few years ago and I don't know if these clips are universal amongst manufacturers but I'm sure you could scale the clips up or down if they don't work out of the box.

I didn't think that the previous version of the trophy was cool enough so I decided to make the base a separate part so it could be printed in a different color. I made a pocket in the base for filling with lead shot to weigh the trophy down.

I have put together a Settlers of Catan Tournament at work. The prize for winning the tournament will be this trophy shaped like one of the game pieces. The one in the picture was printed without a heated build platform with 30% fill. I would recommend printing this with a heated build platform; I am currently re-printing this with a heated platform and so far it is coming out much flatter.

This is an Amazon Kindle 2 docking cradle I designed because I could not find one available anywhere. I designed it to use a Startech right angle micro usb cable to help keep the height of the dock down. I purchased my cable from Amazon for under $10 amazon.com/gp/product/B001AR4NC8/ref=oss_product

One thing I should note is that this is too big to print on a Makerbot (155mm long) in it's current orientation but it might print if you flipped it on end.

This dock design is a collaboration between Cid Vilas and Myself. Cid has a NexusOne and I do not... I have access to Pro/Engineer but Cid does not. Collaboration was done over the internets to design the dock then Cid downloaded the design and printed it to test.

The google groups discussion that started this...
groups.google.com/group/makerbot/browse_thread/thread/4eba69b063ad2655/da9e3fd64f6f36b0?

Cid's Flickr showing the V.1 dock printed...
flickr.com/photos/cidvilas/sets/72157623147557961/

This is the second version of the NexusOne dock, the first version did not have the pockets for the BBs and the phone sat further forward on the dock.

Besides the requisite STL file I have also included the parametric Pro/Engineer CAD file as well a STEP and IGES file for those with different CAD packages.

I have several bookshelves at home that are about 8ft in the air with neat little storage boxes on them. Getting them down to dust is kind of a real pain and usually a lot of dust comes down with them. I thought (in Windows 7 terms) there's got to be a better way! I designed an attachment for our Dyson vacuum cleaner that fits between the box and sucks up all of the dust, much smarter.

I have included the native Pro/Engineer CAD file for those of you who are lucky enough to have Pro/E, everyone else can use the attached STEP file.

This is a thermal barrier retainer block I designed for my plastruder to replace the stock retainer washer, steel washer & m3 screw stack. I also use this block to mount the plastruder to my z-stage so that's why the block is kind of long. One surface of the block is flush with the back of the plastruder housing and has two M4 threaded holes.