Microsoft seems to have a team of software engineers who have forgotten the legacy systems of the past. I have a powerful quad-core desk computer that has been performing well for many years. It has progressed through several Windows OS upgrades. Windows 10 has been the worst of all editions. Always something not working correctly or having to be turned off as an undesired “feature”. Every new update changes my preference for Adobe Reader back...
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Ramblin’ Dan’s 3D Print Design Studio
A new workshop blog from Ramblin’ Dan is about to appear. It will be 3D Print project oriented on a style like my machine shop blogs. It will not be about the tools, but what can be done with them. I’ll publish the link when it moves out of development. Update: It’s up and running http://rd3dpds.com/ As seen in this picture, I am using a Cartesian style 3D printer. My desire is to convert to...
Continue reading...Print a Black Cat
It’s getting close to Halloween. What could be more appropriate than to 3D print a witch’s black cat. I had black ABS plastic loaded for another project so grabbed the file for this cat and let ‘er rip. Takes about an hour and a half at the speed I use, but I don’t have to do anything but watch. Not really a skilled craft as far as I am concerned, but it is fun to...
Continue reading...The Spirit of Hand Tools
From the perspective of an artist, working with hand tools provides a direct connection between an idea of form developed in the brain and the expression of that form in a tangible creation produced through muscle control. Using this concept, the bare hands are also considered a tool. The topic here is hand tools but extending the idea a bit further, any part of the human anatomy can be a tool. For example, a finger nail...
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