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Convert IKEA Bar Table into a Boardgaming Table
Tired of hosting game nights on the countertop, I decided I needed a game table. I couldn't afford the high end tables from Geek Chic, costing several thousand $$$, or even the $1400 starter model from...
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Paper Globe: 12-gore pattern
I need a paper globe for a Death Star hanging lamp I'm contemplating, but could not find any usable patterns out there. Perhaps it's just my lack of Google-fu. In any case, I made a pattern that others...
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Globes, Balls, and Robots from a Desktop Printer!
Print and assemble globes of the Earth, Mars, the Moon, or the Death Star!Turn your panoramic photos into spheres that transport the viewer to that time and place!Decorate your Christmas tree with...
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Paper Miner - No glue required
I made a little plan for a kids party, to allow them to "craft" their own "miner" and decorate as they like. No glue required. I'm including the .svg file here. For the actual party pieces, I printed...
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DIY Pitching Machine
Here are the plans for a small pitching machine I built to help my son practice batting for Little League. It reliably throws the ball at a set rate in a set direction. I do not know the top speed it...
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String-powered Catapult
Here are the plans for a small desktop catapult ideal for ping pong ball or marshmallow fights. The spring force is provided by a twisted string mechanism, so it lasts and lasts, in contrast to rubber...
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Fused Bead Mosaics From Photos
This project uses a program I wrote that allows you to map any image to any fuse bead palette, so you can make realistic mosaic images from those iron-to-melt beads so popular with kindergartners. It...
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Melted Crayon Mosaic
Crayons are cool--They smell like childhood itself. Their colors are intense and never fade. Plus, they melt! Surely, with adult-scale tools, attention span, and allowance, one could waddle through the...
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Foam Samurai
My son said he wanted to be a samurai for Halloween, and that it had to be blue (Thanks, Age of Empires II). This was my first foam project so there was a bit to learn, but it's incredibly easy to work...
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Shoretrooper Costume - Kids
This is a costume I made for my 10-year old son. It would need to be resized for an adult or teenager.The following are 3D printed (all my designs, except the helmet, which was designed by Jason...
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