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April 2022 3D Prints

Fight Club Soap

Makerbot Gnome

Articulated Fish

Articulated Crabs

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Another Hospital Stay

I had pains on my right side and I couldn’t sleep all night because of it. I decided that I better not ignore it. Covid-19 is still out of control in South Louisiana, so it was 3-4 hours waiting in the ER before they figured out what it was. My appendix was about to burst, so I had immediate surgery to get it out. I was actually relieved that it was not something way worse and harder to fix.

The next day they informed me that instead of going home I had to be transferred to Tulane in New Orleans at my neurosurgeon’s request. 

I had a shunt in my brain that went through my neck and drained fluid into my stomach area, the same area where my appendix burst. So, the fear was that the drain could suck up some infected fluid and travel up into my brain. In the end they decided to completely remove the shunt from my head. A week and a half and 4 surgeries. I’m lucky I was able to have a room and have surgeries at 2 different hospitals because of the pandemic.

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Ryobi Storm Kit

I added new tools in my fight against power outages. Being northwest of New Orleans, we seem to always be the meatballs in most spaghetti models. We’ve been potential targets of up to 3 different storms at the same time. So, being in the perpetual “cone of uncertainty” made me want to build my storm kit.

Home Depot had their yearly “Ryobi Days” sale. So, I bought two area lights with two 4Ah 18V batteries and charger for $100. These scentless/flameless candles can last about a day on the lowest light setting. I also grabbed a 150 watt power inverter. So, I can use my 18V batteries to charge devices or power small electronics in the dark.

I now have three of their fans that operate on 18V batteries, the two bigger fans are hybrid, so they can be powered through an extension cable instead. They work as decent fans, so I use them a lot to stay cool since I keep my thermostat above 75 to save money during the summer.

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Spring Cleaning

Ryobi Blower 3D printed Attachment

I 3D printed an attachment for my Ryobi battery-powered blower for a more narrow airflow for cleaning, so I can use it inside for cleaning PCs or printers. I even use it for cleaning the floors. Air violence is much quicker.

X Power Air Duster

I was tired of buying cans of compressed air and I noticed they were getting more expensive. While the Ryobi blower works okay for broad strokes, I needed something for more precision. So, I have two options to violently clean electronics with air.

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South Louisiana Cold

It’s been cold enough to snow for the last couple days but all I’ve seen is ice.

This reminds me of a working at a customer’s house a few years ago. It was 30-ish outside and over 80 inside. I was getting irritated with the situation because I was having to equally work inside and outside and the sudden temperature changes were making me sick. It was a rather large house, so moving equipment back and forth was a hassle.

The homeowner was complaining to us that his power bills were astronomically expensive. He said that he kept calling the power company to get them to explain how they were that much and no one could figure it out. My co-worker and I just kind of stared at him in disbelief.

I was just reminded of that when I got an email about the current winter storm from my local power company: 

“Heating can account for as much as 55% of your monthly electric bill. Setting the thermostat to 68 degrees in the winter is an easy way to reduce how much energy you use. Every degree above 68 on the thermostat can increase your bill by about 3%.“

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Razor Blade Boxes

I really like useful prints like these for organization. I got nice razor scrapers and wanted somewhere better to put my replacement blades.

These little boxes that hold about 20 blades each are fancier and sturdier than the thin cardboard they came in. 

The tray pieces were printed in black and the housing pieces were printed in red.

Link to the file on Thingiverse.

I edited the two parts, so that it will fit the longer angled utility knife blades.

Link to files on Thingiverse.

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Tool Organization Part 3

Tool Station Pieces Part 2

I use painter’s tape quite a bit, mostly to leave sharpie notes on things, since the adhesive is less destructive than other types. So, I wanted a piece that lets me attach a roll on the side of a station.

The piece seems to work adequately for wide rolls of duct tape as well.

As I’m getting older, my eyesight is not getting better, so I wanted a piece that lets me hold a pair or two of reading glasses. This seems to do the job. I also use blue blocker computer glasses.

I also decided to make a divider (shown in green) for the bigger pliers piece.

I made a slight modification to make it one divider for two compartments to make it easier to hold pairs of pliers in a stand-like configuration.

Now I can fit all of my favorite, frequently used pairs of pliers in an easy to access station.

For now, I think this ends work on pieces for this set. It’s filling out and almost spilling out. I have more than one tool station, though.

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Tool Organization Part 2

Tool Station Pieces

As a continuation of the tool holder ideas, I wanted individual pieces that can be printed and then screwed into pieces of wood as a base or directly onto a work bench. You can print as many of that piece as you need for ultimate customization.

The first piece was about the quarter size of a cup or mug, but a little taller. This would work well for pens, hobby knives, nail files, needle files, etc.

The next piece was specifically designed for holding pliers or wider tools like scrapers and scissors. I made cuts on the inside for possible dividers down the road.

Between these two pieces, you can hold a lot of different types of tools in 1 “station”. For awhile I used it just like this and slowly started thinking of improvements to it, new pieces to add.

The next piece was designed for shorter tools and wider tools to make it easier to get to them. Again, I left cuts for possible dividers in the future.

Link to Cults3D Files.

To be Continued.

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Tool Organization Part 1

Modular Utensil Cup.

Once upon a time, I kept tools in cups or mugs. Pens, nail files, hobby knives, etc. I hate digging through tool bags, especially for tools that are sharp. I wanted my frequently used tools for 3d print post-processing near my printer. My cats enjoy late night and early morning counter/desktop surfing. Many times I’ve had to gather my tools off of the floor right after waking up.

So, I came up with a modular design. The body of the cup is less cylindrical, so it is harder to knock over. I added cuts on the inside of the cup for different versions of a divider. You could choose from different lids that work with that divider.

The idea is that the divider and lids keep the tools or utensils in their compartments. I use them for coffee straws, pens and pencils, toothbrush and toothpaste, etc.

Link to the files on Cults3D.

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PLA Pro+

I inadvertently ordered/purchased PLA PRO+, this print came out fancy.

This was printed at 0.2mm on a Creality CR-10. Took 7 hours.

Link to model on Thingiverse.

Link to eSun PLA PRO+.

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Lament Configuration

Printed in black PLA at 70% Scale, 10% infill. 4 parts. Super-glued sides to tops, used two quick grips to keep them from moving while curing/drying. 

Each side (with top piece) takes about 7 and a half hours total to print.

I used Rub N Buff “Gold Leaf” on both sides.

Later I coated the inside parts that show in other configurations.

I’m making a second print for my best friend. 

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Lights Are Awesome

1. For a couple years I worked at a car dealership and became the photographer, learning very quickly that light was everything when taking pictures, even with a high-end camera.

2. For a year and a half I worked at a cabinet shop, mostly as a cabinet installer/helper. We worked almost exclusively in brand new houses with no power available inside, so we had to bring our own fans and lights.

3. I live in south Louisiana, where we are always in the “cone of uncertainty” for hurricanes.

So, I started building a storm kit and buying all the hand tools and power tools I thought I would use quite regularly. Most of the guys at the cabinet shop told me that Ryobi is “okay” for home use, but the more expensive brands would be better quality, but I could never find the type of work lights I wanted with Dewalt, Ridgid, Makita, etc.

I ended up choosing a Ryobi Kit for the main tools because of their battery system. The same batteries would work on 100+ tools and the lights seemed impressive.

I’m not lying when I say that I use these lights *every day*. I take a ton of pictures and post them on Instagram and other social media, mostly of 3D printed stuff.

My Scentless, Flame-less Candle Collection:

The lantern (p781) is a quick and easy night light and emergency power light. 

The Hi-beam LED Spotlight (p717) is good for blinding intruders and boars in the woods.

I probably use this one the most when I’m working on a printer, doing some fine detail work on a printed model or taking a quick picture. (p790)

I leave this workbench LED light (p727) in the kitchen, you can just use one panel to save battery juice. I like this own the most for taking pictures.

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Android Officer Pistol

in February 2020 I found this cool thing I wanted to print, so I did.

Link to “Auto9” Robocop Gun.

It took awhile to print all the pieces. The grip was two halves that had to be super-glued together to form the whole piece. I’m glad I have a small vice and some quick grips lying around for things like this.

My Chiappa Rhino 60DS (6″ 357 magnum) for size comparison.

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3D Printed Replacement Part

The water toggle turny-majig valve (or whatever it’s called) has always been missing on the wall behind the toilet in one of my bathrooms. I’ve used a wrench a couple times when the toilet was “running” for long periods of time.

I’ve lived in this apartment since May 2013 and finally decided to fix it with my robot that melts plastic into solid objects. I used Blender and concocted up something using digital primitive manipulation and geometric surgery. 

It came out pretty good and fit nicely. I bought some #Eryone brand silver glitter PLA and decided to replace the white replacement piece with a silver one to fit in color-wise. I did not buy it specifically for this purpose, though.

So, I technically used my 3Dprinter for home improvement.

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Excuses.

The repeat conversation I’ve been having the last few years:

Me: “It’s like you guys put Pauly Shore in charge of a nuclear reactor. You get mad when we point out that he’s in the control room, unsupervised, smashing random buttons while he makes weasel noises with his mouth, yelling, ‘I’m the weasel...’ Alarms are going off and you’re defending him.”

You: “Hey! He’s new at this! Give him time to adjust and learn on the job. He’s been on TV! You’ve never introduced a music video on MTV, have you?!”.

Me: “So your excuse for the damage caused from putting an inexperienced person in charge of literally everything is that he’s inexperienced? Thanks for proving my point. We need to raise the standards.”

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Video from May 2020. This is the first cat I’ve ever had that came to me. I was not looking for a third, she was just hanging out on the steps between the first and second floor of my apartments. 

I think this was the second or third time I let her in and she was being indecisive as whether or not she wanted to stay. She immediately got along with my other 2 cats, so I named her “Pixel”.

The first time I let her in... she got under my bed and took a huge dump at 4am. She got thrown out, but she stuck around when I kept feeding her and leaving her water outside during the hot summer.