Monday, December 28, 2020
Adam Savage and the Millenbaugh Motivator
At the end of 2013 I entered Adam Savage's Inventern competition on Tested.com and, to my surprise, I won. The grand prize was to work on a week-long project with Adam - it turned out to be a bigger project than I could image, lasting 3 months.
Sunday, December 27, 2020
It's a Wrap! - Octopod Overview

For those new to my project, the goal was to design, model and then 3D print a mechanical octopus vehicle, complete with working features and LED lighting. The video is an introduction to the piece, followed by lots of pictures and construction details. Don't hesitate to contact me with questions.
I built a custom stand with a ball-joint to allow for different of poses. |
Continue on for more pictures and info...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Tested Articles
I am the 3D Printing and Fabrication corespondent for Tested.com. I try not to skim over topics and get into the nitty-gritty while still making it clear for beginners and once and awhile I will do a non-3D article as well. For your perusal...
I recount winning Adam's Inventern competition and the grand prize - helping to finish his Hellboy Mecha-Hand.

Valcrow!
Friend of Tested, Jacky Wan aka Valcrow, came down from Canada for a visit to share some of his excellent 3D printed creations.
Form 2
I had a sneak peek of the Formlabs new Form 2 SLA printer. Full review and video can be seen here.
Scuttlefish
Norm and I build my Scuttlefish, AKA Gowanus Monster kit. Download and print your own or get a kit to build. Read about the design here.
Ultimaker 2 Reviewed
A great printer from novice to expert. Also see our Ultimaker 2 video.

Mercury Space Capsule Replica
Building a replica of the Mercury space capsule for practical effects short film "T-Minus".
3D Print Show Wrap-Up
NYC 2015
My Favorite Things of 2014
Tested asked me to list some of my favorite goodies of 2014.
Testing the Form 1+ SLA Printer
and
Norm & I Discuss the Form 1+ Video
3D Printing with Liquid Resin
3D Printing a Lightsaber
Download and print your own here.

Build Your Own X-Men Quicksilver Stereobelt
and
Video Walk Through of Stereobelt
and
History of the Real Stereobelt
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Etsy Building Costume
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
TARDIS Deluxe Kit
Designed right from the BBC blueprints, my TARDIS kit is meant to print flat to avoid the cracking problems I have experienced with other versions.
Read the my full write-up of building the TARDIS on Tested.com.
Iron Man Arc Reactor MK I
Yeah! It looks awesome, right? Came out of the MakerBot and did a little clean up, and there you go. Nah, it's the actual movie prop. This is an on-going project in it's early stages. My goal was to have a really small, bright, self-contained light puck that could be recharged via USB that would be part of the existing prop cable.
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