Today I Printed: A Shock Absorber

Now that I can print with TPU, I thought I’d test it out by making a shock absorber for my tennis racket. In an eye-catching green, it almost matches the tennis surface we play on! It works pretty well …

Today I Printed: A TPU Feed

I’m breaking my rule of not posting printer upgrades, but I’m really proud of how well this turned out. A filament feed for my tarantula pro extruder, with tighter tolerances and extra bits to keep flexible filament from …

Today I Printed: A Magnetic Bin Latch

A magnetic bin latch to replace a broken mechanical one. I glued in a magnet and embedded a nail in the lid to stick to it. The bin lid has a spring built into it so that it always springs …

Today I Printed: Screw Covers For My Dishwasher

We had a plumbing leak in our kitchen last week, and while we were investigating we unscrewed the dishwasher to look behind it. The little covers they used to hide the screws were single-use, so I made these reusable covers …

Today I Printed: Vegetable Christmas Decorations

These were fun to paint, and I ended up giving one to my friend too! The gherkin is based off “Pickle Rick” from a disturbing episode of Rick and Morty, which I didn’t realise when I first printed him …

Today I Printed: Lawnmower Wheels

No pictures of this one sorry, but I made my neighbour a couple of new wheels for his lawn mower. He was stoked! I also got to try out pausing the print part-way so that I could embed a couple …

Today I Printed: A Sheep Toilet Roll Holder

Easily the biggest thing I’ve printed to date, I thought this toilet roll holder looked great! He looks even better with larger rolls. He currently sits proudly in my parent’s toilet. Here it is on Thingiverse, though I …