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Personalized Bobble Head

  • By Christopher Hoffman
  • On November 16, 2014
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Ever since I first tried 3D Scanning myself using an XBox Kinect, I’ve wanted to create a custom bobble head

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Using clearcoat to waterproof 3D Prints

Example of a clearcoat on a 3D printed Bulbasaur planter
  • By Christopher Hoffman
  • On November 5, 2014
  • 1 Comment.

After repairing cracks in a 3D printed Bulbasaur planter, I needed to find a way to protect it from the

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Post Tagged with 3D Print, Acetone, Bulbasaur, Clearcoat, Finishing, Low Poly, Planter

How to repair cracks in 3D Prints

  • By Christopher Hoffman
  • On November 3, 2014
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Cracking is something that you will have to deal with when printing with ABS. ABS has a tendency to warp

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How to make ABS Juice, Glue and Slurry

  • By Christopher Hoffman
  • On October 30, 2014
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No matter what you call it, the mixture of ABS and Acetone is a great tool for 3D printing with

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3D Scanning Yourself! (in funny hats)

  • By Christopher Hoffman
  • On October 20, 2014
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I have been playing around with using an Xbox 360 kinect and the program Skanect to do 3D scans. It

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Smooth 3D Prints using a Cold Acetone Vapor Bath

  • By Christopher Hoffman
  • On October 15, 2014
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3D Printing is very handy, but often the resulting prints have ridges which are neither visually, or functionally ideal. I’ll

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3D Printed Birthday Presents – Lightsaber and Bulbasaur

  • By Christopher Hoffman
  • On October 9, 2014
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I had some friend’s birthdays come up, and I wanted to print them something special. The first gift was this

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Octoprint Timelapse Test – 3D Printed Mass Effect Salarian

  • By Christopher Hoffman
  • On September 20, 2014
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I recently purchased a Raspberry Pi and installed Octoprint, and my 3D printing life has never been better. Octoprint is

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3D Scanning At Home (using an Xbox 360 Kinect)

  • By Christopher Hoffman
  • On September 14, 2014
  • 19 Comments.

Much like 3D Printing, 3D Scanning used to be something that only large engineering firms had access too. Old scanners

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Post Tagged with 3D Scanning, Skanect, Tutorials, Xbox Kinect

Ant-Man Cosplay

  • By Christopher Hoffman
  • On September 3, 2014
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This year is a year of firsts. My first full time job, my first 3D printer, my first youtube channel,

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Post Tagged with Ant-Man, bondo, cardboard, cosplay, costume, fabrication, helmet, make, sadness

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