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 …
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 …
Whangarei is having its very own cosplay, esports and tabletop gaming event this October. This is a big event for Whangarei and some of the best people in their Industries are pitching in to help out… Wayne’s Workshop will be there hosting the Cosplay Pitstop. That’s just somewhere for you …
My first ‘completed’ cosplay was this one of Captain Malcolm Reynolds from the short-lived TV show, Firefly, which I constructed for Armageddon 2017. Firefly was a show I enjoyed when I first saw it and when thinking of what costume to make as a first attempt, it came to mind. …
One of the frustrations I have is the need to make body forms to fit my shape. From the picture to the left it is clear that I am round… what is not immediately obvious is that I am somewhat vertically challenged as well. So I have had to entice …
Thing Thursday Cosplay, Prop & Costume Design club (WHANGAREI) Thursday’s 8pm till Late PM Why not come along and join us? Click HERE to find out more. So who do you want to be TODAY?
Had a bit of fun over the weekend with our Christmas production of “No Vacancy”. It was a New Zealand wide ‘live’ event held in six locations and retold the Christmas story with a slightly different twist. It was a real team effort and made all the richer by the …
Just been working on upgrading my EleksLaser A3 Pro laser cutter. The ‘cutting plate’ of the laser was a bit smaller than my needs so I decided to upgrade it to twice the origional size. I ordered the parts from an awesome website called MechMakers. I was very impressed with their …
