by Jon Bondy | Jul 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last year was the first Champlain Maker Faire. No one really knew what to expect, least of all me. I went with everything I had ever made, perhaps 15 or 18 separate projects. A canoe. Guitars. Stirling engines. LED light controllers. The pPod. Magnetic spin toys....
by Jon Bondy | Jul 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
by Jon Bondy | Jul 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
by Jon Bondy | Jul 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
While the low end 3D printers (like the ones that I have) cannot print arbitrary shapes (they need a fairly broad base to stick to the printer bed during printing), they can print shapes that would challenge normal manufacturing techniques. One example may be found...
by Jon Bondy | Jan 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...