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Finished up a second batch of tiles on the printer while I was out of town this week, then upgraded the little Raspberry Pi computer that manages the printer itself. Now I should have sufficient space to at least do a timelapse of future prints, and potentially even stream live to YouTube. Still a bit of experimentation. In the meantime, I have finished off the first 1 kg spool of filament, just in time to start the big project for the son using special color-sensitive filament. Fingers crossed that all my experience pays off, and the large print job (estimated…
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Managed to take time to paint up the first set of True-Tiles, consisting of 10 doors, 4 flat tiles, 5 single wall tiles and 5 corner tiles. Total time, about 4 hours.
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Are you mesmerized by an active 3D printer like I am? Can you stare for hours watching the robotic arm move back and forth as it slowly builds a model millimeter by millimeter? If so, then I have a fun little new option with my printer – a live feed that runs pretty much all the time, and can let just about anyone watch the excitement *. This should work with any browser, though I can’t vouch for the overall performance (the system is running on old equipment that I cobbled together for this experiment – a Raspberry Pi 2…
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Finished printing a first batch of True-Tiles from the demo set, and my project this week is to paint and drybrush them this week, so they are ready for our next Pathfinder game. Set includes 5 corners, 5 single-wall sections, 4 field tiles, and 10 doors, which gives a decent start. From here, I need to expand with more single-wall sections and field tiles, plus likely add at least one of the full sets, so I have curves, stairs, and other basic decorations. Since I printed everything using a basic stone grey filament, painting should just be a matter of…
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I haven’t played any games in a while, but I continue to collect and try to play Star Wars Armada. When we last played, one of the maneuver sticks used for the game was a bit damaged – one of the gear “clicks” became a bit soft, making it hard to lock it into place. We ended up just living with it, but it was an annoyance. Now with a 3d printer, I have options (beyond just buying a new one for $10). Overnight, I printed out a new set successfully. No, they are not technically “legal” in terms of…
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First test batch of my intended choice for 3d terrain, for use with our gaming, just using the free sample files for now. In this case, I have selected True-Tiles, I have liked the philosophy and design of the original foam-core pieces, and like that they have translated over to 3d printing easily. I have watched more than a few of Wylock’s Crafting Video’s on YouTube, if you are interested in terrain building, his material is a good source of inspiration. Once I get done with a few other shorter projects, I expect I can start printing these out with…
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This last Sunday, we finally managed to make a start into our GURPs game, without having to spend most of the session finishing, altering, or creating characters. My intent is not to record these game sessions, I fundamentally already have too much footage to get thru with Pathfinder and the old Hero System game, but I will try to summarize the major events in blog posts. Our adventures take place in the Old World, in the Empire region of Wissenland, in a small town called Fluorin, north of Geschburg. The town is a sleepy village, off the main roads and…
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The 3d printer has been running nearly non-stop since I received it, and thus far, I have been very happy with the results. The sample filament didn’t last very long, but my first major project is to create an “upgrade” to the machine itself, which adds adjustable feet to help with leveling and a strong brace to help keep the z-axis perpendicular. Over time, the z-axis will tend to lean, which this should avoid, and leveling is a pain in the stock machine. Most of the parts are pretty fast to print, though I have made them longer due to…
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