More than 25 years ago I met John Sharp at a maths conference and was introduced to Sliceforms. John had written a book which was about to be published and is still in print. I don’t know whether John invented the name Sliceforms. I can’t find any evidence of them existing earlier. On the publisher’s …
Tag: 3D model
3D printed Dyson adapter
We have far more vacuum cleaners than anyone can possibly need. We have a big house, on four floors but that’s not a good reason for so many. Part of the problem is that, because we have a lot of space, we tend to keep things, or bits of things, that might ‘come in useful’. …
Klein Bottles
Reinventing the wheel
I printed a small toy with rotating wheels and was intrigued when I found it is possible to print something all in one go and for the wheels to be able to move. I didn’t need any wheels, and I didn’t want to use anyone else’s designs for wheels, so I experimented just to find …
Magician’s Chain
Several years ago, Colin Wright (mathematician/magician/juggler extraordinaire) showed me a Magician’s Chain. This is a toy made from metal rings where the rings cascade from the top of the chain. It was fascinating, fun, and quite intriguing. I have seen Colin’s chain, and others, many times since. Then, a few months ago, I was at …
One that got away
After I made my first 3D Curve of Pursuit I had a go at making a ‘skeleton’ version. The shape is good. This was my first time at using supports. The yellow bits you can see are the remains of the supports and it will take a lot more attention to get rid of them …
Curve of Pursuit
Curve of Pursuit has always been one of our most popular knitting patterns so it seemed ideal for turning into a 3D model. This was Steve’s first attempt and it was very successful. Our original knitted Curve of Pursuit was made over twenty years ago. It was never my favourite because I used yarns I …
First things first
The printer we bought is a FlashForge Dreamer. We originally intended to buy a less expensive printer but didn’t know enough to make a sensible choice until we stumbled across a company called Box. There are very few places where you can actually see printers in action and ask questions so we took a trip …