Ken Lotts

Great portrait!

Amazing detail in this. I like all your narrative, I will probably try out that Poplar framing at some point.

Beautiful!

Outstanding review! Thanks.. I need this for that lamp project (which is coming along nicely so far).

Campfire. Oooops Lol! Yeah, what to do with stuff that you rarely use. Me too. I am thinking that I would like to have a go at making inlays etc so I have these blocks but will I be able to find them when I need them? I am sure they will end up in a drawer.. Another thing to keep track of Lol! I have lost my tape measure so many times that I now have a special home for it on a wall clip. Pencils and pens .. always missing. I recall a guy give me advice on how not to lose a pen. He said "Go out and buy a pen that costs $100, I guarantee you wont lose it." Its funny because it is true Lol!

I have the "Original Prusa i3 MK3S". I gave some consideration this way and that about buying the kit and if I remember correctly the preassembled version was back ordered so I bought the kit. Turns out that the kit is what they sell the most of and is very popular. Many say that the kit is better since it teaches you how to repair it. The kit has a lot of parts and requires a clean work area and at least a few days of focused work. The build is generally well documented through an online dynamic build instructions web site where each step has user comments included for you to read and thus get tips and avoid mistakes that others have made. As far as how do you take an idea and get it into a design, well step one is to have a general idea of the shape and works of the end product. After that you would need to learn things about what ever program you elect to use. I got most of my learning via Udemy courses. It was an adventure having an expensive printer that I just built to actually do something but I was highly motivated after all the money and time that I had already put into it. Lol! There are plenty of YouTube channels that feature 3D printing themes.. The two that I like (but rarely watch anymore) are "Maker's Muse" and "3D Printing Nerd". Ken

Good work! I have avoided that movie from the day it was released.. Now it is a genuine classic but I still cant bear to see it.

I really like the sign!

Too bad Steve isn't on this group, he would certainly enjoy seeing his designs being cut out and displayed all the time. Nice job on this horse! I might give it a go as well.

Great construction story. It turned out real nice. I have no idea what it is supposed to hold Lol!

I learned what little I know with the help of courses available on Udemy.com. Udemy courses are usually on sale for less than $20. Here is the course that I took that got me started.. The printer has software as well. The printer's software converts the CAD file into a file that the printer understands (which is Gcode). All printers use Gcode but since all printers have different dimensions and travel lengths etc, most printers have their own program to spit out already printer specific Gcode to make things easier. That program usually comes with the printer and is called a "slicer". Basically if you had a printer and a slicer, you could run my STL files through the slicer and generate Gcode specific for your printer.

If you want a dependable printer you cant go wrong with the Prusa mark 3.. This is the Youtube video I watched that convinced me that Prusa was the way to go.. BTW, the guy who did that video isn't even talking about printers, he is telling a story about how amazed he was with how useful a 3d printer was.

Wow! what a nice one of a kind piece! great work.

Looks great! Thanks for providing all the details!

Beautiful work.... and fantastic car!

Interesting! I would like to know how you did this. It turned out great!

I got mine a year and a half ago. It has earned its keep many times over.

Real nice, So did you find a pattern or did you free hand your own? Your daughters friend has a special one of a kind gift now. Nice job!

columbo?

Yes, that one is labeled "0" but it is a 90 degree. That one gets a lot of use as you can imagine.

I designed these very basic alignment blocks in Fusion 360 and printed them on my Prusa 3D printer. The scroll blade fits into the slot snuggly making it a quick affair to set up a repeatable angle of 0, 2.0 , 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 degrees left tilt. They took about an hour each to print and cost about 50 cents in plastic (each). I will no doubt print more angles as the need arises but this is what I got so far. I enclosed the STL files if you wanted to print these yourself. 3.0L-2021.stl 3.5L-2021.stl 2.5L-2021.stl 2.0L-2021.stl 0-2021.stl

Wow, Great looking plaque

Always such nice pieces!

I love stuff like this! Great project. Thanks for sharing!

The end product looks awesome! Well done. You can cut real well.