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ColorFabb 3D Printing Filament Now Available in the USA!
Last week I ordered a trial sample of colorFabb PLA/PHA filament from the Netherlands.  I was pretty impressed and did a blog write up on my results.  You can read my testing blog post and FAQ on the ColorFabb page for more information on why this is unique, but in quick summary:  It prints about like PLA, maybe a little smoother, but is significantly toughened by the addition of the PHA. Read more...
Testing out ColorFabb FIlament.
Check back on this post from time to time.  I plan on updating pictures as more parts finish. I received a sample of filament from Colorfabb.com today.  They make a PLA/PHA blend.   Major advertised benefits being that it prints similarly to PLA, but has some added toughness from the addition of the PHA.  To me, this sounds like a dream. Read more...
Put it in the Sparkleator - Sparkle Polishing
I’ve been pretty busy working on customers’ proprietary projects over the past weeks and haven’t really been able to post about anything I’ve printed.  So, I’m doing a writeup on a silly little technique I came up with for things that I make for my daughter. She wanted a princess crown. with sparkles (of course). Read more...
3D Printed Yoda Charm Cast in Silicon Bronze
As promised earlier this week, I am going to start posting the results of our 3D print-to-metal process.   We decided to start with a nice iconic 3D printing model, scaled down with an added loop for a keychain or necklace.. Yoda! I believe the original thingiverse yoda model is here: Yoda (bmoshe) / CC BY-SA 3.0 Numerous very creative remixes are posted.  Read more...
A Greyscale Image Hidden in Plastic - 3D Printed Lithophane
This item is available for purchase in our etsy store.  https://www.etsy.com/listing/170520690/3d-printed-custom-magic-image-lithophane   Read more...
Turning Plastic Into Metal
Here at printedsolid.com, through the use of a mix of dark magic and science, we have discovered the secret to turn plastic into metal.  That’s right.  We’re modern day alchemists.  Alright, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration.  Read more...
Baby Gate Anchor - No Drilling Required
Those of you with kids, or perhaps pets, are probably familiar with these gates that go across a large opening and have a hinged door in the middle.  They come with a part that is a little cup with a hole in it that you are supposed to screw into your doorway to anchor the gate in place.  Read more...
3D Printing Replacement Parts
Last weekend, my wife and I decided that it was time to hang the baby gates as our youngest is just starting to walk.  However, we could not find the metal hinge pieces.  We had bought the gates years ago from a warehouse store.  There was no manufacturer identified on the gate, so we didn’t even know where to go to get the replacement.  Read more...
A few more Creepy Clowns
In my last post, I put up some pics of 1 of the creepy clown models I printed from models designed by Thingiverse user Cerberus333.  He actually put up 10 different creepy clown busts.  They’re all pretty cool.   Here are two more.  His models can be downloaded for free here.  Cerberus333 is a prolific contributor to the thingiverse file sharing site.  Check out his vast body of work here. Read more...
Creepy Clowns! 3D Printed Props for The Haunted Barn n Trail - Camden, DE
About a month ago, I put up a blog post about some 3D printed props I was making for a haunted house.  Since then, we’ve refined the plan for what I will be making for them.  One room in the haunted house will have about 30 miniature creepy clown busts mounted around the room.  Everyone I’ve described this to thinks its pretty creepy.  Read more...
Architectural Concept Models
There are a lot of great applications for 3D printing in the field of architecture.   Here is a mass model for a large building.  The black material is the grounds with the road and parking lot recessed.  The white material is an outline of the building.  The overall scale is about 4” squared. Read more...
A 3D Printed Mother's Day.
I printed a bunch of these up for some of the mothers in my life. Read more...