3D Printing

My simple printer under two hundred dollars.

Printing a skirt.

Experimenting in building blocks.

Going from Unity to 3D print can be a quick experience.

Constructing weight-bearing shapes with the least of material.

Testing how horizontal beams are printed without supports.

Circular shapes are just as easy for a 3D printer.

Checking before printing.

A completed lens holder, ready to print.

Building an optical lens holder from primative Unity game objects.

Creating pieces that snap together increases the usefulness of 3D printing.

This part holds an optical lens as part of a stereoscopic viewer.

A quick design for a viewer handle to test flexibility and feel.

Printing dome shapes to test strength.

Examining 3D print in detail using a USB microscope.

The grain direction is important.

3D printing station, at home, with two laptops.