Dallas Makerspace Show & Tell - August 2018

[lukeiamyourfather]

I assembled a Prusa i3 MK3 kit. It’s been a while since I made something just for fun so it was very refreshing to do.

Random note, torque screw drivers are awesome and I had no idea they existed before this project. I was having trouble getting the frame to be perfectly square. Turns out I was over torquing the fasteners causing the frame to warp (thanks Prusa forums for the help). With a torque screw driver I was able to precisely tighten the fasteners and the frame warping wasn’t an issue after that.

[TBJK]

Never seen a husky brand torque screwdriver. I have seen others though.

[Lordrook]

We made some child disciplinary implements in the CA room last night.

[tombakerftw]

@Lordrook 's belt class is awesome!

I wear the belt I made every day. It has eclipsed all my other belts because it looks and smells great!

[meanbaby]

Glass!!!

[bertberaht]

For those of you who have patiently endured my hauling live edge, spalted and bug riddled slabs in/out of the woodshop, here’s a few pics of what they become after a “tad” more work, sweat, epoxy, LEDs & fire glass:
Spalted Maple:

Same, different view:

Walnut after serious carpenter ant feast:

[Scott_Blevins]

I very much want to make a console type table similar to this.

Looks great!

[meanbaby]

Amazing!,

[BarkingChicken]

Yesterday I taught my first quilting class.

It took us an hour and a half longer than expected (a total of 7.5 hours of class time), but these troopers powered through! We learned a lot for a first time class and I have a lot of changes to incorporate for when I teach it next time.

I’ll be dropping it off at my closest Project Linus drop spot once I’ve finished the one in my queue!

[chaconne]

Thanks for teaching, Shay! We had a lot of fun.

[John_Marlow]

Well done, and such a worthy cause.

For people who may not be familiar with Project Linus, their primary mission is to:

Provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.”

[nicksilva]

Hello. I found my badge stuck on the HAAS last night. Thank you for making these. I will wear it proudly and hopefully helps people find someone to ask questions to. cheers!

[Lordrook]

That. Is. Awesome!

[jswilson64]

Not “at DMS” but “inspired by DMS.” I plan on making some canvas items (dopp kits, maybe a messenger bag) so I needed to play with some canvas on my machine. What better way to practice sewing than by making dog toys! 6oz Duck canvas and poly fill from Joann’s, squeakers from Amazon

Doggo tested, doggo approved! This is Tanner, one of my kids’ roommates, before I drove said kid to move to California.

[Photomancer]

Love the blurred tail wag!

[apparently_weird]

Here’s a closer look at the belt from @Lordrook class. Went with a mottled black and cherry look.

[phil_davis]

Finished the repair and rebuild of a go-kart for my kids.

I was given a torn-up/bent frame, a bent axle and some broken body panels by a friend a while ago. After a bunch of work, the maiden voyage was made last Friday.

The top speed on a straightaway was 18 MPH which makes my decision to include a seat belt and a DOT approved safety helmet seem like a good one. My two boys are having a blast and they want me to build a second one now.

[Julie-Harris]

I finally had time to play with colored slip and a unicorn pendant mold. I still need to work on the colored slip because it came out duller than I wanted but I am happy with the black glitter unicorn. I used black slip with 2-3 very thin coats of cosmic tea dust. The pictures do not really capture the sparkle.

[bethaboo1225]

Made this shirt for my brother’s birthday. He has a boykin spaniel named Chewbacca so I mixed the pic of a boykin with the “Chewie is my copilot”. He was surprised when the picture wasn’t Star Wars Chewie!
Used DyeSub for the process.

[Lordrook]

Made another resin-maple burl sphere today with triaxial turned stand.