Category: 3d Printing
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Printing Tiles
After a bit of downtime on the printer last week, I have it running well again, so I have started working on expanding my terrain pieces. First up was a couple more large format tiles for the True-Tiles set, specifically a pair of 4×4 flagstones. With our Rise of the Runelords campaign, the rooms have…
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MtG Trophy update
Another trip to Toledo, another round of updates to my work on our trophy for the upcoming Magic: The Gathering tournament. Last time, I applied a base coat of black to the overall model, making it appear to be a large lump of tar. This time, it was drybrushing the stone base with different shades…
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ADVi3++ upgrades
The title is a bit of gibberish to those unaware, but this past weekend, before my trip, I managed to make time to try to upgrade my 3d printer to use the ADVi3++ firmware. Basically, this means upgrading and re-flashing the firmware of the built-in controller board and LCD panel with the ADVi3++ software –…
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Printer gaps
I have tried numerous possibilities, and I still can’t seem to resolve what appears to be the final quality issue with the 3d printer. As you can see in the picture, I am getting gaps in the print at the start of the layer on the outer wall. It isn’t consistent by layer, but of…
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A (mostly) successful print
My continuing efforts to 3d print and craft a set of dice boxes for our gaming group managed a bit more success yesterday, with a successful print in copper of the customized box top. I have been having quite a bit of challenge with the cutout on the lid, which is printed first – the…