Category: 3d Printing

  • Watch Tower Assembly

    Watch Tower Assembly

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    Halfling13

    Over the holidays, thanks to the new printer, I managed to finally finish printing the various individual pieces for the Watch Tower project. The last big piece was the roof tile – all one single piece and a rather long print. With my old printer, I just didn’t trust it enough to risk that length…

  • Norm, the goblin rogue

    Norm, the goblin rogue

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    Halfling13

    New printer, new projects. The first such major effort is a re-attempt at printing custom miniatures for our gaming group’s Pathfinder stories (and potentially others). With the old printer, this was not a practical option – the resolution was simply not there, and it was far too unreliable. With a Prusa i3 MK3s however, it…

  • Selling the 3d printer

    Selling the 3d printer

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    Halfling13

    As part of the holidays this year, I am upgrading my 3d printer to a new Prusa I3 MK3S, which is expected to arrive some time today. I opted for the kit version, which will give me a project to work on while I am off of work for a bit. However, this leaves my…

  • Watchtower, 3rd floor

    Watchtower, 3rd floor

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    Halfling13

    After several weeks, I have completed the 3rd floor of the Watchtower project – at least the printing stage. Once I am able to print the roof section, then I will be disassembling everything for painting, before re-assembling and gluing the pieces. The design is supposed to be modular sections – different pieces that lock…

  • Its Magic

    Its Magic

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    Halfling13

    While I continue to struggle with trying to render and publish the latest Age of Ashes session, its time for me to get working on the trophy for our upcoming Magic: The Gathering tournament. This Saturday, from 2 PM to 5 PM, we will be hosting our 3rd annual Thanksgiving Tournament, though the date this…

  • Something completely different

    Something completely different

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    Halfling13

    As a side project, my son asked me to 3d print him a swan, in gold. Apparently, it is a joke between him and his friends. Not exactly sure what is funny about a golden swan, but ask, and delivered. The print was a bit of a challenge – the neck did not want to…

  • Watchtower, stage 1

    Watchtower, stage 1

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    Halfling13

    The first floor of the watchtower project is printed and temporarily assembled. Everything fits and lines up nicely, and the door swings well. Obviously still needs a coating of paint to bring out the details, but that will wait until the full assembly is done. Biggest issue this had (other than general printer problems) is…

  • Speed (or lack of)

    Speed (or lack of)

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    Halfling13

    Now that I am home from traveling again, I can give some focus to the printing, and the layer shifting it has been doing. Currently, my working theory is overheating in the y-axis motor – I believe I am just pushing it too hard and/or it is aging. So my current option is to slow…