3d printing
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I have 3d files for them already. I just am afraid FDM will lack the print dpi required for a good tinwhistle. Tiny tiny tiny variations can make a big difference in sound and tuning. Back when I was running that particular experiment, I was sending the files off to be printed SLS
saw a few cool files on thingiverse labeled "lithophane"....so I learned how to make them myself 
With light behind it
If I get cyan, magenta and yellow filaments, I can do full-color prints of these.
With light behind it
If I get cyan, magenta and yellow filaments, I can do full-color prints of these.
figmentPez
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Well, i think I've got struts figured out
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Fully articulated, no assembly, print in place silver dragon
I'm not gonna bore you guys with all the little things I print here and there. But I thought you might like this one. I got some rainbow Silk PLA in, and printed a fully articulated rose dragon overnight.
2 5x9 chainmail squares attached together. It would take 36 squares to recreate the 22.5 lb steel hauberk I currently own.
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I am looking at various options for these now
figmentPez
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Not consumer 3D printing, but still really cool. Medical 3D printed casts:
This one failed a couple of times before I got all the settings dialed in. Dune Striker..fully articulated rock/dragon/scorpion thing.
I love the filament. We haven't tried gradient yet.
I dove right in with gradiant silk PLA...just started playing with PET-G day before yesterday. I like the feel of the finished items in pet-g...they feel less brittle, and the material properties (chemical resistance, strength etc) are amazing, but it doesn't make nearly as clean-looking finish.
I've been using TTYT3D for the gradient silk, because they had color combos I wanted. It has a few bad reviews on amazon, but I find that drying mine for 4-6 hours in my big Cosori dehydrater at 110F made it print just fine.
Twisty pentagram vase
made a collapsing light saber similar to the katana. But with a pink blade. 
That's no moon...but it is a lamp printed from a Nasa-provided 3d render of the moon
3d printed low g whistle
I'd feel better about it if it was my own design. But it's not. And I also don't have much use for a low G whistle.
So...I've been working on designing my own D whistle. I have the body pretty much nailed down and am now iterating on the head design. The following is my printed whistle body stuck on an Abell brand whistle head. I'm super happy with the results so far.
Airiness is an artifact of the microphone I'm using to record. It'd also be caused by the mouthpiece and not the whistle body--it's not evident at all in person except as a little complexity in the tone (which is a desirable trait). This is the whistle head I play in sessions all the time.
speaking of whistle heads...
I think I'm printing the only way possible on this printer without having to clean out a bunch of support material. Basically printing them standing up. If I print them on their side, the whole tube is a giant overhang, and rather than a little tree of material on the outside I can grow up to support the mouthpiece, the entire inside has to be supported.
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I figured you were, I just didn't know if you'd endure the headache of the other orientations in order to see whether something like "60/45/30deg angle, holes up" made any difference to playability/sound/etc.
--Patrick
I think i can get away with up to a 45 degree angle on this printer without excessive supports. It's worth experimenting.
Been a busy little beaver
Had this idea yesterday, and designing whistles gave me enough Fusion 360 to make it a reality
Wee little baby crystal dragon
Baby mistletoe dragon for the yuletide season
A change in filament can make a world of difference
Been making a lot more little babies of various kinds. I can hardly keep up. I sold 11 last night, and I'm supposed to vend these things at an event tomorrow.
About two weeks since I started offering stuff for sale, and I've earned half-way to a 2nd printer in net proceeds.
About two weeks since I started offering stuff for sale, and I've earned half-way to a 2nd printer in net proceeds.
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