A hexapod with servo joints. This design is quite big and needs strong servos but looks really cool ^^.

I used 20 HD-2213MG Servos (http://www.servodatabase.com/servo/power-hd/hd-2213mg) . If you use other servos you need to modify the embeddings for the servos and servo horns. You may make the upper and lower legs shorter to get shorter leverage.

Finally the parts get assembled with M2 thread rod and nuts.

A wizard i am printing
with no infill, so I can cut a hole
in it and put a light inside.

modeled in sculprtis
bottom cut flat in truespace 5

This is a puppet one of my campers created.

Finally decided to put my brain to good use...

I made this spool holder for the wide 1kg spools from repraper.com. It fits the UP1 Start Plus 1.1 from UP3D.
I know it's quite over designed, but I needed something that would work right away... and it does :)
With the settings I used for the UP! the part came in at about 92g ABS.

This thing is made with OOML (V2.0)
iearobotics.com/oomlwiki/doku.php

I have kept the main structure and I have added a little of light to my prototype. In this way you can enjoy in the darkness solving a labyrinth, for example.

I have used to do this derivative model:

1 x Arduino UNO
1 x Bluetooth Arduino Module
2 x Futaba 3003
2 x Ultrasonic Sensors
(Link: seeedstudio.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ultra_Sonic_range_measurement_module)
1 x Protoboard
2 x 9V power batteries
2 x red LEDs
2 x yellow LEDs
2 x green LEDs
3 x resistors (220 ohms aprox.)

In the next link, it is the first training video:
youtu.be/-5mcAUBTQyI?hd=1

Many pieces, recursively composable.

A useful meditation. 𐂷

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This mechanism

thingiverse.com/thing:23795

Combined with this cube

thingiverse.com/thing:23777

Redesigned to use dovetail joints, for easier and faster printing.

An aluminium Ice Sphere Maker. Take a large Ice Cube, place it in the crushinator sphere chamber, place the top on, and let the thermogravatational magic happen. You'll be left with a perfect Ice Sphere

A re-designed UP! Extruder Feeder/Cable Tray design. Removing the roller bearing and housing and replacing with spring steel guide element. This gives greater flexibility in filament thickness diameter, along with the added simplicity of design. Includes a fitting for air line supply to cool the extruder gear.

Quick video: youtu.be/YqGT5TM5rbs
* Expect a colored and improved design in the feature. *

It opens and closes, and the key is removable in both states. I overdid it a little, as the mechanism to hold the leaver can slide up and down so a complete 360° turn is possible, which also "disables" the lock to avoid closing it completely (child proof? :-) )

Not as neat as my last thing thingiverse.com/thing:17822 but I am glad I figured out something that actually works at this scale!

I love making tiny things I love thingiverse... even withthe new design. *keeps on ranting* Multi file upload > New design ... Someone please write a Thingiverse client that processes a folder with images and textfile descriptions :-)

Anywayy - - - Again, I did not skip an earring, but as it did not print nice I did not upload yesturday's design. Can you believe it? A simple spoon-knife-fork earring gave me so much trouble, but this one worked right away- so here it is.

THIS one works even though I designed it at 200% scale at first, but left enough tollerances.

Excuse the rough images, I just used a little of tape to hold everything in place. A few drops of glue arround the corners or nail polish (color it with gold, metal effect etc.) should do.

The only thing that needs a change is the U shape lock:
You can only lock it at the moment if you press it down a little as otherwise the lock can not close. I left too little space in order to let it slide further, but it actually adds to the design (as it now makes a "click" noise when the leaver slides over the locking mechanism).

Perhaps I will update it someday, and make a more traditional curved lock-lookalike.


The key is designed to fit only this lock, but at this scale it does not work well (I added a thinner second key that should fit easily).
At larger scale you could print the key and center wheel mirrored (or the whole lock) and then you have two locks that only work with their original keys :-)

For a more complex key/teeth type of lock I would need to print it larger, but it could be done with a more complex inner wheel that just turns with the right key pattern.

If you want to avoid loosing the key, use some string or use as a second earring; Or glue it into place so the key can not fall out :-)
You could use the lock instead of the earring loop, but as the locking mechanism is simple, you risk loosing the earring.

More Info on the semi-daily-earrings: thingiverse.com/thing:7120

I took jetty's paper crimper stl's and brought them together into a single stl "plate" so that I can print it in one operation.

Plating was done using TurboCAD, importing the stl's, and then saving the result as a single stl file.

It's another little pet monster for the 3D Artist Mag contest, it's supposed to be a decoration item.

I don't own a 3d printer so I'm not sure if everything is as it should be. Please let me know if there are issues with this model, I'll try to fix it.

View Turntable here (bottom of the page):
andreas-boehler.de/en/galerie/

Updated information will be posted in the Instructions below.

Best regards,
Andreas

Another variant for the 3D Artist Mag pet monster contest.

As requested a "Dragon-only" version for you dragon lovers out there! :)

Updated information will be posted in the Instructions below.

Best regards,
Andreas

According to the Chinese horoscope 2012 is the year of the Dragon.

In honor of that we have scanned a bronze Dragon statue... and thought we share it with you!

Have fun printing it!

Find more free 3D models in the gallery section on our website artec3d.com!

This is a small Japanese "hirajiro" plains castle from the sengoku period. Castle bases were simply made of earth so for the castle to survive the vagaries of weather and earth quakes, superstructures had to be light. Hence we see simple walls, small houses and open-work towers. The model is meant for use when wargaming, and will be suitable for campaigns in Japan in the 1400s and 1500s - I will use it for the Kawanakajima campaigns.

I have made it for use with 10mm wargaming armies, though it would work equally well for larger or smaller scales. The ashigaru figure I placed in the courtyard for scale is 10mm foot to eye. He is a ripoff of Erik's excellent
bride and groom from thingiverse.com/thing:3495 (and he's based on the bride, no less!).

This is a simple stand to allow you to charge and have accessible a Nexus one phone upright. Will work with any android phone that has a micro usb charge point at the bottom center of the phone.

I've included the SCAD file so that you can widen it for other phones including iPhone.

All-purpose Treasure Chest. Suitable for a Medieval castle or a pirate ship. filled with massive treasure.

This bracelet has no clasp; instead you can stretch it over your hand and onto your wrist. It was inspired partially by the Springamathing: thingiverse.com/thing:12053. The design on the outside was inspired by MakeALot's link bracelet: thingiverse.com/thing:7354.

UPDATE: At the request of nycdesigner, a couple of alternate designs are now also available.

This is the third iteration of the Vertical Wind turbine.

It has been replaced by the next version, thingiverse.com/thing:16504

Mk5 has been printed by Imitation, and sadly did not perform as expected.


New variation on source will allow solid blades, and the option to select the hole diameter in the blade...

Added optional tabs to ensure sharp end sticks to the build plate. Thickness adjustable in code.

Changes include:
* After an interesting email from my father/mentor, the wing profile changed to apply forces inwards to counteract the centrifugal forces of the turbine. This arrangement should also increase the turbine torque, while bringing the speed of the turbine down. Additionally it could also enable self starting of the turbine due to the angle of the lifting forces on the blades.

* Used the negative space reinforcement system. Skein the model with a low fill setting to take advantage of this system. The sections are actually sliced into pieces, placed very close together. The proximity will cause it to be fused together during printing, and the strength of the system will depend on the shell thickness.

* Improved the wing mounting on the top and base supports

* Support and support-less atomic wing sections. This will allow balanced placement of the sections.

Lovingly stolen from the google warehouse sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=d526511e87fa7a68331fc18393f04d2a&prevstart=0

Ears are still the weak point

Cylon Raider ship from the newer Battlestar Galactica series.

Make sure you have no wireless network devices nearby when this Cylon is printed; these toasters can infiltrate a network in seconds. And they have a plan....

This is a buffer or suspension system by spring for a robot or toy cars. The principle is easy, two cylinders, one inside another that allow a relative movement within it, and we add a spring to recover the position when load is not applied.

The small hole in the inner cylinder is to avoid that both cylinders leave the right position if you take the robot or the toy.

Forget on/off, custom 3D print a lightswitch so you can control every appliance or light in your house.

Houses and commercial premises have big banks of light switches. I can never remember if the third from the left is the kitchen fan or the light.

Using 3D printing you can create lightswitches suitable for complicated environments. This design uses thin sections that allow the switch to flex onto a membrane switch. The design includes a standard grid for the membrane switches - any suitably qualified electrician can wire it up for you.

Designed by Adam at thebeehive.net.au

I found this on Google 3D Warehouse uploaded by: COXXON

sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=e84ab7ecd16074a339bd6b570381585&prevstart=0

I cleaned it up some in Sketchup and exported the STL file.

The Cylon Raider is the standard starfighter used by the Cylons, in the various Battlestar Galactica movies and television series. Cylon raiders are used as the main line of defense for Cylon Basestars.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylon_Raider

I split this in two parts to enable printing without support.

This is a detailed (though not immensely accurate) model of the Imperial Tie Advanced X1 - Darth Vader's Tie Fighter

It is fully printable, without any nasty overhangs, bridges, etc.

Also, there are alignment pegs for assembling the two halves.

The model shown was printed on a Fablicator
Fablicator.com


I stumbled upon Chanson's detailed Solidworks model over on grabcad, and did some very heavy modification to make it printable, while maintaining as much detail as possible. Original can be found here: grabcad.com/library/darth-vaders-tie-fighter

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.

This hanger was requested by a friend who is very environmentally conscious. I thought this was a great way to recycle 2 bottles while utilizing the TOM's capabilities! A design similar to this by Chinese designer Xuan Yu inspired this thing's creation.

One thing to note is that the holes to accept the threads to the bottles are not threaded. A compression fit seems to work well enough.

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This thing is part of a final project for CPSC 183 Technology and the Law with Prof. Brad Rosen at Yale University. The idea of this project is to ask friends for ideas for physical objects that they would like to have that could be printed on the Makerbot TOM. I have designed them, printed them out and given them to the people who requested them. I also have uploaded them here to Thingiverse to add to the library of physical objects that people find cool, useful, or just plain fun!
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