Filament Slip on Makerbot Replicator Dual Origional

We had just started printing components for our NDI DBot 3D printer project when the Makerbot Replicator Dual Original 3D printer we have in the workshop began to slip mysteriously. Nothing seems to work. We disassembled the print head, cleaned and drilled out the nozzle with a special kit gifted from …

NDI D-Bot Printer Build

So in the workshop this week we have had David our Computer Science Major building an NDI D-Bot 3D printer with a few David type modifications. This little baby won’t be using a cantilevered build plate, as in many other printer systems, but rather a four lead screw system of his own …

Magneto Helmet 3D Print

A friend of mine talked me into 3D printing a Magneto helmet he had 3D modelled. He did a fantastic job so we set about printing a miniture the size of a small apple just to prove that it would work. When that was done we scaled up the print and …

The Doctor’s Tardis PC Mod

Almost pulled an all nighter creating a special present for my Dr Who mad daughter. Below is a collection of images from the build. Lots of disciplines involved including planning, 3.D. modelling, printing and reprinting, re-purposing and recycling parts of the chair that broke under me while I was air-brushing for the …