• Quantum Speed

    Quantum Speed

    Some where along the timeline of growth, all 3D printing became a speed race where fast print time became more a goal than print quality. “Faster is better!” became the battle cry. Additive manufacturing is an inherently slow process. the thinner the layers and narrower the lines (no lines in MSLA) the more time is…

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  • ASA is not Film Speed

    ASA is not Film Speed

    My current FDM plastic of choice is called ASA. Short for Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate. A bit of a mouthful so using ASA is good! This is not an EXCLUSIVE choice. I switch often between ASA, ABS, PETG, PLA, PLA+, TPU, TPU+, wood filled PLA, and certainly several others. Almost the same number of UV resin…

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  • Candy Dish

    Candy Dish

    This may look like an empty candy dish. But that is because it is a candy dish. The reality is that it is full of something. Candy is expected, but at the Quantum Level things are not always how they appear. This dish was printed at the standard human level of perception and expectation. That’s…

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  • Monster Math

    Monster Math

    I was working in the quantum-lab, late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight For my 3D models from their slabs, began to rise And suddenly to my surprise I did some math, I did some monster math The monster math, it was a graveyard smash I did the math, it caught on…

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  • Charlie Brown

    Charlie Brown

    For those who did not grow up with Charles M. Schulz cartoon strip “Peanuts”, the title is in reference to the only style shirt good ol’ Charlie Brown ever wore. Charlie wasn’t too close to Quantum Physics in those days but I think his little sister Sally was pretty knowledgable about (or at least questioned)…

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  • Got the Picture?

    Got the Picture?

    Got the Picture? When one has been actively involved with Hobby Class 3D printing for many years (for me, it is over five) there is not much mystery left. One knows what works and what doesn’t. Usually… but, the quantum entanglement co-existance and joint measurability through space-time are still a bit troubling… It is much…

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  • Distorted Reality

    Distorted Reality

    Distorted Reality When photographing Quantum Level printing, sometimes distortion is introduced into the image. This isn’t Quantum Level photography so this distortion is due to the wide angle lens of my cell phone camera. This is a fun little project. I designed it to hold a few small green plastic floss-picks used for teeth cleaning.…

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  • Getting to First Vase

    Getting to First Vase

    Build them… and they will come. Sorry – just being punny… Ok… enough. But I have made it to all three vases. An easy stand-up triple. Spouse Gloria asked me to make a new vase for the mantle to hold some dried flowers. She wanted something to match her “decor” and knew I had some…

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  • Urge to Purge

    Urge to Purge

    I am watching the operation of my Cetus2 two-color printer. I discovered a way to implement what I call “shadow-purge” printing. When changing colors with a single nozzle printer, there is a period of time and distance required for one color to cease flow and the new color to fully become full flow. This period…

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