Whoodoo Box by Whystler

Whoodoo Box

Whystler

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Published on September 2, 2010

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From the jungles of Whyst, where tree-dwelling elves have perfected the craft of whoodoo (pron: whoo, as in whoosh) making lucky thingies with skulls on them, here is a typical woodoo box found from this culture: perfect for placing small fetishes within or imprisoning troublesome will o' wisps, as this one does.

(feathers not included ;) )

I will probably eventually paint it. Hmm, maybe I should print another one so I can have one with an LED shining through and another painted. I bet it would look great in black ABS! Gotta get me summa that.

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This box was printed on an UP! printer. I used white abs plastic and a .35 mm deposition layer setting.

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DiamondAge on November 9, 2012 said:

Try using our luminous filament, that would look awesome!

Zomboe on September 26, 2010 said:

Awesome design! I can't wait to print it in different colors.

Thanks for uploading this!

Mike77 on September 26, 2010 said:

Worked FANTASTICALLY on a spruced up MakerBot. Making several for halloween gifts. Thanks!

Whystler on September 27, 2010 said:

That's so great Mike! Glad you like it.

MagicDan on September 3, 2010 said:

Very nice! Your designs inspire me to do better!. What software do you use? And, give me the low-down on the UP! printer. How well does it work, how easy to calibrate, etc. I have a Makerbot and was wondering just how the other printers stack up.

Whystler on September 3, 2010 said:

Oh dude, thanks for the compliment by the way!

Whystler on September 3, 2010 said:

Hey MagicDan,

I made this in 3d studio max. I started by creating a box with subdivided faces. I altered a few of these faces a little by triangulating certain squares. Then I extruded faces in various places, and extruded some of these even more. Then I applied a taper modifier and a meshsmooth modifer to
the whole thing.

I love my UP! printer :) I have written a review for the Ponoko blog, which will come up soon. It is mostly positive because the prints come out so fabulously and there is no calibration necessary to make it print nicely right out of the box. Of course, controls for sophisticate
d calibration are available to optimize the speed, manage infill and reduce support structures on particular prints.

I don't have a makerbot, but read a lot of reviews. It seemed to me that the makerbot was a great thing for those who like to tinker and don't get frustrated with "I wanna print now
!!!* lol. But I wanna print now. So I was always reluctant to get one.

On the other side of the coin, makerbot appears to be ultimately customizable and constantly upgradable. So you probably have more control over the success of a makerbot ultimately than a commercial printer like the UP!.