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3D-Printed Hydraulic AND Gate

This post is a brief follow-up to the one I wrote earlier this year about trying to make a hydraulic computer [https://danbscott.ghost.io/elementary-cellular-automata-in-a-hydraulic-computer/]. One of the key elements of the hydraulic computer I tried to build was a set of AND gates [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Facts, Forecasts, & Figures

If you're looking for a break from the doom-and-gloom in the news, this post is for you (I'll also suggest this one [https://danbscott.ghost.io/rational-optimism-about-the-environment/] from last year). Below, I share reviews of two books—so it won't be a short read

Four Maritime Museums

In my posts about travelling to Copenhagen [https://danbscott.ghost.io/five-days-in-denmark/] , Amsterdam [https://danbscott.ghost.io/noord-holland/], and Rotterdam [https://danbscott.ghost.io/zuid-holland/], I mentioned that I'd be discussing some maritime museums I visited in a separate post. This is that post. Introduction Seafaring has been

DIY Telescope, Part 2

There's a project I was working on and have written about before [https://danbscott.ghost.io/diy-telescope-project/] that I put on the back burner for a while but got back into this weekend. Here are the results. When I came up with the idea to try building a

DIY Air Filter

This post is about one of the DIY projects hinted at in my previous post [https://danbscott.ghost.io/my-latest-3d-printing/]: an indoor air quality filter. Activated carbon can adsorb volatile compounds (such as odours)—see the discussion here [http://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/8512/can-activated-carbon-eliminate-odors-in-a-bedroom] . I wanted to rig up

My Latest 3D Printing

A week ago, I was having fun on Prince Edward Island so I didn't have time to blog. For this week, I thought I'd post about 3D printing since it's been awhile since I've done so. In a recent post [https://danbscott.

"Node Generative Architecture"

Sorry there hasn't been a post here for awhile. This week I just have a few random links—but hopefully some interesting ones—but I'm planning what should be a very interesting book review for my next post. One of my previous posts [https://danbscott.ghost.

Fixing my 3d Printer

As I mentioned in an earlier post [https://danbscott.ghost.io/diy-telescope-project/], my 3D printer needed a new hot end. It took longer than I was expecting, but I finally got it installed. I got a Hexagon [http://www.reprapdiscount.com/hotends/67-hexagon-hotend-set.html] hot-end, which is different from the

DIY Telescope Project

This post is about a project I have planned for the next several months (or longer), to try to build my own telescope. I'll try to write a follow-up post to share how it turns out. My goal is not to build a high-quality telescope, but rather one

3D Printing as a Service

I've been waiting to receive a parcel so I could write this post, and I just got it today. In a previous post [https://danbscott.ghost.io/3d-printed-cactus-pot-2/], I mentioned that I wanted to try an online 3D-Printing service. The part that I wanted to print was relatively

3 Neat Infographics

I recently came across a website called Visual Capitalist [http://www.visualcapitalist.com] that has a lot of interesting infographics on economics and related topics. This post shares three of them, but there are a lot more to check out on their website. Visual Capitalist is based in Vancouver, so

3D-Printed Cactus Pot

This post is about one of my recent 3D-printing projects. Cactus I like having plants in my apartment, but anything that requires frequent attention would have a difficult time surviving under my care. I thought cactus would be a nice fit, due to their ability to withstand periods of water

Economics of 3D Printing

This is a discussion on the economics of 3D-printing based on printing the bookend [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:417703] from my last post [https://danbscott.ghost.io/new-bookshelf/]. As shown below, this part (including auto-generated scaffolding) was approximately 100 grams. The print time was approximately 4.5 hours (plus

New Bookshelf

I recently made a new bookshelf for my room and wanted to share the design. I came up with the design myself. It is built around a single vertical post (a cedar 4x4, 4 feet long) instead of the more common structure where side walls bear the load. Here is

A home-made probe for dissolved solids in water

Conductivity is a commonly-measured parameter in water. For example, I measured it in my thesis [https://danbscott.ghost.io/my-masters-thesis/] and it is being measured in the Disappearing Rio Grande Expedition [https://danbscott.ghost.io/up-the-creek-with-a-paddle/]. This post is about my first attempt at making a home-made probe to measure

Link: Dassouki Photos

As I've previously mentioned [https://danbscott.ghost.io/link-solomons-palace/], I'll occasionally share links to my friends' websites and endeavours. Ahmed Dassouki [http://dassouki.ca/] is a photographer in Fredericton. He shoots a lot of events (with action and candid shots of participants), and also takes

Making a Mould with a 3D Printer

This post is about using a 3D printer to produce an intermediate component—specifically a mould (or mold, if you prefer)—rather than directly printing the final product. I wanted to try doing this because it combines some of the advantages of 3D printing (customizability, accuracy) with some of the

A 3D-Printing Workflow: From Idea to Finished Product

This post is an example of the complete process of making a 3D-Printed object, starting with the initial idea and design, through to actually having the finished product. It's based on making a replacement knob for the oven in my apartment—a useful application for a 3D printer.

Writing an .stl file from scratch

The .stl file format [http://www.ennex.com/~fabbers/StL.asp] (see also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_%28file_format%29]) is used for 3D printing and similar fabrication technologies. The files are normally created as output from design software, but I wanted to try writing one by hand

Best Practices for 3D Printing

When I first got a 3D printer, I was a little disappointed with the print quality, to be honest. But after using it for a while and fine-tuning some of the settings, I've started to get better results and a sense for what works and what doesn'