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3D design and printing for everyday life — self-designed, properly documented.

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3D design and printing for everyday life: spare parts you can't buy any more, little helpers for kitchen and bath, gifts and toys — designed with OpenSCAD, properly documented, made to be copied.

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Basics

The 3D printer: getting started, material, safety

Which printer to start with, which filament, and why caution during unattended printing is no luxury. A short, practical overview.

Bathroom

Toilet-roll holder

Designed to fit two existing drill holes — a holder whose hole spacing can be adjusted via a single variable. With the complete OpenSCAD source.

Garden

Play tower in Bangkirai wood

A design for a garden play tower — and a nice example of how to place many identical planks with OpenSCAD loops.

Spare parts

Faucet ring as a spare part

A spare part for an Ideal Standard mixer tap, printed in golden PETG — and a nice example of how commented variables keep a design easy to adapt.

Bathroom

Shower-head holder for the rail

A second shower-head holder for the Grohe rail — so nobody has to readjust the other person's holder. With a bonus hook for the soap bag.

Spare parts

Spare part for the range hood

One of my first OpenSCAD designs: a spare part for our range hood — the part that finally reconciled my wife with the 3D printer. With a preview highlight and an optional reinforcement axle.

Basics

Basics

The 3D printer: getting started, material, safety

Basics

Ultimaker Cura: from model to print

Basics

OpenSCAD: introduction and installation

Bathroom

Bathroom

Toilet-roll holder

Bathroom

Shower-head holder for the rail

Garden

Garden

Play tower in Bangkirai wood

Garden

Fence-post cap against the rain

Gifts

Gifts

A vase for Mother's Day

Gifts

Money and card clip for a 50th birthday

Toys

Toys

Chimney for the dollhouse

Spare parts

Spare parts

Faucet ring as a spare part

Spare parts

Spare part for the range hood

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