R2 / BUILD LOG
Coming Soon: Building R2-D2 v2.0
As time progress, my R2 has seen a lot of action, and as such, he is in major need of spare parts. Rather than just changing out the parts that needs to be
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Buy a lightsaber and help me in my progress
Hi all! I am working hard on BB-8 upgrades, so hard that I've in fact been negligent to update this blog for the past few weeks. Things have really been cr
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BB-8 progress
Time for another update on my BB-8! Things have been going well, and this week I printed the last pieces for the body: In all, that makes quite a large sta
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BB8 Dome nearing completion
I hurried putting my dome for BB-8 together for the Sci Fi convention in mid September. This included doing a quick (and not nearly good enough) paint job
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Friction Welding to alter appearances
So, during this rather long and tedious 3D printing process to churn out parts for the BB-8, The 3D model has changed along the way, and as a result, some
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R2 gets a mini-me!
During the sci-fi convention in September, I visited the booth where they do a full body 3D scan of you, then print it out on a laser sintering 3D printer
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Vicker Viscount Reading Light Mount
Some A lot of parts in Star Wars are based off existing parts. Once you start learning what things are, you keep on seeing the shapes and parts everywhere.
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3D Printer Upgrade: Cable Chains
For a while, I wanted to change out the cable braids on my MakerGear M2 for chains, and now the work has been started! Firstly, I found this nice model on
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BB-8 Progress
Last time I left you hanging right after I've sanded and added Tamaiya Putty to my dome. After I got back from a bit of well deserved vacation, it was time
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3D printing for charity
A little while ago, I became aware of an organization called Enabling the Future . They focus on bringing 3D printed prosthetics to children in need of a p
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Fixing a cracked ABS print, part 1
The other day, I showed a pic of a print that had cracked quite late in the process. The reason for ABS prints cracking is due to the temperature issues. N
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Still #NOTBUILDINGBB8 ..
.. but if I was, there might be a few things I could have done.. First off, I would probably have added a few pictures with everything roughly put together
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