3D Prints

Remembering the things I've designed and printed. Will link to some OpenSCAD scripts later.

3D Printing

Spool stand (version 3)

After the structural fail of version 1 and the over-engineered version 2, this is a happy thing.

Extra parts:

2 x linear rod (8mm x 200mm)
4 x 608ZZ ball bearing (superglued into PLA holes, to hold rods)
Loctite 638 anaerobic retaining compound (to attach rods to bearings)
sticky gel feet

The design includes a stand but that part isn’t really necessary and I didn’t use it. I just put some gel feet under the two side parts to increase friction against the desk (stops the spool stand moving).

2025-11

Spool stand (version 2)

This is a 3-piece print (no extra parts required). It works but it’s way over-engineered compared to version 3.

I wrote a ‘girder’ library for the hollowed-out support legs.

2025-09

Clay

Clay slip mold box

Experimenting with making a mold box for slip. Partial success (leakage issues!).

2026-03

Slip extruder (clay)

An attempt to make slip extruder. Flawed; the slip tends to get down between the plunger and outer case. To be revisited.

2026-03

Dowel cutter

Useful for any kind of dowel/tube cutting, but this was born when I was wanting to make a clay trimming tool (wheel throwing), which is often cut from trimmed bamboo.

Recommend you use a (soft) clamp and the helper pieces to secure the dowel/tube in place when cutting.

2026-02

Clay texture roller

Clay texture roller. The pattern tubes are slid onto a retired curtain rail (that is insanely robust).

2026-01

Clay bevelling tool

My reverse-engineered version of the ones you can buy online for about 15 quid. Seems to work. Wrapping 0.4mm wire around a screw under the head (without stressing it) was a challenge.

2026-01

Clay scratcher tool

Has different scratching sizes, and includes a little rule. Has holes of various sizes but printing accurate hole diameters of small sizes is tricksy so maybe of limited usefulness.

2026-01