Category: Crafting
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Norm, the goblin rogue
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…
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Resuming the molding
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Over the holidays, I managed to acquire some more silicon mold making material, so my plans to craft chocolate dice are back on the schedule. Using my prior setup, I mixed and pouring the components, and managed to successfully remove the mold itself. Once I got started, I did notice that I was overly generous…
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Selling the 3d printer
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…
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Scrapping the chocolate
Seems at this point, at least for the holidays, I am abandoning the plans to mold chocolate dice. Although I still have my template ready, once I found that the silicon had expired, I simply have not found an economical replacement option. Most suppliers are fairly expensive, especially for the volume I will need for…
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Expired silicon
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Apparently, when the silicon material I had for mold-making indicated that it had a limited shelf life, they were telling the truth. On Friday, I attempted to craft the molds for the chocolate dice, and found that the material had gone most definitely bad. In my case, I was going to be using Oomoo 30,…
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Chocolate Mold
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Inspired by some videos I saw online, I am trying out my skill at creating chocolate dice. Step one, find a bunch of old dice, and create a mold. From here, I can cast the set in food-safe silicon, and then create a negative to eventually fill with chocolate. A bit of time in the…
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Watchtower, 3rd floor
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…
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Its Magic
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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…