I had to do something against the shavers of my girls falling down all the time.

STLs are up as build plates (2x).

Improvements from previous versions:
1. Improved printability. Should be able to print all parts without supports
2. Added and improved clearances.
3. Thickened up some of the thinner sections.
4. Pins are compatible with tbuser's Toy Robot Toolkit.
5. Blockbot now has a backpack/pen holder/rocket launcher tube/use your imagination thing on his back.
6. (V3 to V3.1) Pins printed horizontally for strength.

Big thanks to Lochemage for various design input.

Red Eyed Treefrog, so you can decorate your garden pound wihouth the noise, or check the calibration of your printer in the most cute way!

emaker/ReprapPro Huxley folding version modification

Major Note:
Started second one, found that the reprappro bowden tube shipped atm is 300mm, you need 400mm bowden length

This one has a really nice star shaped base. And a lot of strings! The droopier one reminds me of a spider web. If not for the hole in the base it could be a decent pen/pencil holder.

This Thing was designed with the filament's tendency to droop in mind. Those thin rings in the model should print as single sagging filaments. I designed and printed with 0.3mm layers, but I imagine a little bit larger or smaller should work.

The first print I did was white PLA at 205 degrees. It drooped a little more than I wanted, so I printed it again at 190 degrees. But that one didn't droop at all! I think both look nice. I will have to try again at around 200 degrees though.

I am not sure how much it will droop in ABS, give it a try. Make sure to turn support off!

Dimensions:
77.5mm x 73.8mm x 81.6mm tall

A Thumbwheel to screw a nut.

We use this to screw nut holding the material holder.

Model of a 2 liter plastic blottle, 1:10 scale.

This is a DLP projector-based resin printer that can make very fine 3D prints in record time.

This is a work in progress. Today I plan to begin actual experiments with the resin.

I believe the basic design I am producing here is very suitable, however, the details of the design need changes in almost every part to be ideal. Most importantly, the vat should probably be much shorter, but the whole thing could be made significantly smaller.

I am currently using resin from
Bucktown Polymers:

bucktownpolymers.com/

(You might notice their price for resin is cheaper than some current PLA prices, by volume)

A2Sheds has provided a page with a few helpful resources, as well as the beginnings of his own DLP project:

code.google.com/p/lemoncurry/wiki/main

This is very much a work in progress. Expect more photos and videos to come.

Here's a link to my flickr site documenting this project:

flickr.com/photos/13723140@N04/sets/72157629564335469/

Video of resin cure here:
youtu.be/UVDN2xq575A

Next steps: Experiment with resin. Create working software stack.

Known Issues: Vat is too tall/big, glass may be too weak/thin. Vat probbaly needs a nonstick coating, like silicone or PTFE. Z Axis range is 5", vat is 5", so Z stage cannot quite clear the vat. A2Sheds recommends a heated vat to 50c so the resin flows better...

Model of a beer crate, 1:10 scale.