Files

starsta.stl

1133121 bytes. Updated February 11, 2011.

star.svg

3782 bytes. Updated February 11, 2011.

starsta.gcode

4162681 bytes. Updated February 11, 2011.

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Description

After seeing Allan’s “*sta” post on the Thingiverse blog[1], I couldn’t help but actually make the “star-sta” a reality.

This is technically a derivative of yzorg’s Gangsta[2], but since I haven’t actually printed it, I don’t feel right clicking “I Made One”.

Thanks to tbuser for his 2D to 3D tutorial[3] which has the right pstoedit voodoo required to export things sanely from Inkscape to OpenSCAD.

Thanks to Inkscape for having a Star tool.

Thanks to MCAD for the oval generation code.[4]

Thanks to OpenSCAD for making ridiculous things like this possible.

Thanks to cibomahto for creating this mash-up madness.

[1] *sta - http://blog.thingiverse.com/2011/02/10/sta/
[2] Gangsta by yzorg - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5367
[3] 2D to 3D - http://tonybuser.com/2d-to-3d
[4] MCAD - https://github.com/elmom/MCAD

Instructions

Want your own *sta?

1. Scale.
2. Skein.
3. ‘sta.

If you’d like to tweak the model, you’ll also need the gangsta.stl from yzorg’s Gangsta (linked above), then:

1. ‘SCAD.
2. Scale.
3. Skein.
4. ‘sta.

Files

real_bhat_ring.stl

105651 bytes. Updated December 13, 2010.

real_bhat_ring.scad

1129 bytes. Updated December 13, 2010.

B.dxf

4112 bytes. Updated December 13, 2010.

B.svg

2394 bytes. Updated December 13, 2010.

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Description

This is a parameterizable ring made in OpenSCAD with a “BHat” logo for the Baltimore Hack-A-Thon.

It was created as part of the Nickel for Scale project, which you can learn more about at http://nickelforscale.com/

Instructions

You’ll need both real_bhat_ring.scad and B.dxf to render a custom-sized ring.

To resize the ring without Nickel for Scale:

1. Edit the inner_diam in OpenSCAD to match the diameter of your finger.
2. Render to STL with OpenSCAD.
3. Print!

To resize the ring with Nickel for Scale:

1. Get Nickel for Scale from GitHub: http://github.com/martymcguire/NickelForScale
2. Install Processing and all required libraries.
3. Set up your webcam and configure the NickelForScale sketch with the right capture info.
4. Run NickelForScale, choose the BHat ring (it’s built in), follow the instructions, and generate the ring.
5. Your custom ring will be in the NickelForScale/data/ folder.

To change the letter:

I used Inkscape to generate the B. To use it with OpenSCAD, I saved a copy as Encapsulated Postscript (.eps), and chose the option to convert the text to a path. I then used pstoedit to convert the .eps to a .dxf, which is the format that OpenSCAD expects.

Files

file_stand_clip.stl

26284 bytes. Updated October 29, 2010.

file_stand_clip.scad

817 bytes. Updated October 29, 2010.

This work is licensed Public Domain.

Description

Time to get organized!

For years I’ve had a pair of metal interlocking file stands in a set of wood drawers for holding files. For almost as many years, the plastic brackets that secure them in place have been broken and useless, letting files flop around at will.

Today, my partner offered a trade: if I fixed the file cabinet, she would do all of the house cleaning. Needless to say: OFFER ACCEPTED. :)

You can tell from the pictures that I’ve got a long way to go as far as quality settings with the PLA 4043D and MK5. The MK5 puts out plastic FAST and the PLA stays hot for quite a while, allowing it to sag. I’m sure I could improve this with some cool settings, a faster feedrate, lower temp, maybe a fan blowing on the work piece, etc. Instead, I padded out the values for the holes and hollow areas with some multipliers in the .scad file and everything works great!

Instructions

1. Measure out the clip that you’re replacing.
2. Update the .scad file (be sure to curse me for the sloppy code) and export STL.
3. Use Pleasant3D or ReplicatorG to center the object in the STL.
4. Slice.
5. Print (x 2).
6. Screw into place.
7. File!