Vermont Rapid Prototyping

Providing rapid prototyping services to inventors and businesses.

Using 3D Printed Jigs with My Mill

The washers used as touch switches with the LED game require that a wire be soldered to their undersides.  That wire has to then feed through the hole which was pre-printed in the button.  Locating the solder point was critical. I took the 3D model for the button and...

Getting Creative with 3D Printing

It is amazing to be able to download a 3D model, print the part, and be able to use it, in a matter of a few hours, but creating something from scratch is more rewarding and enabling. I downloaded and printed this red wire shield to prevent the wire bundle from...

Pyramid Lamp

It is easy to download 3D designs and print those objects.  It is also easy to design and print small trivial objects (a lid for a cat food can).  For my talk about 3D printing, I wanted to challenge myself to create an object that was new and complex.  At one point,...

Magnetic Spin Toys, Take Two

I brought some home-made magnetic spin toys to the Champlain Maker Faire last year, and they were a real hit with the kids. This was before I purchased my first 3D printer, so the only fabrication approach I could take was cutting disks out of plexiglass and...