I love Freecycle. I picked up a tent a couple of years back, and finally pitched it this weekend. I was told it was broken when I picked it up, so that’s why I’ve waited so long to pitch it. I needed an excuse to want to mess with it. The excuse is that I …
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Bella printed a missing part for one of her toys.
I got a text today saying Bella needed a part for one of her toys printed. This got me pretty excited. My 3 year old is developing problem solving skills. It’s not that Dad will fix it, but what tools he will use too. So we decided to make a new part for her toy. …
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A message from my wife about a discussion with our 3 year old
Bella is missing a piece from one of her toys and when I told her it wouldn't work now she "that's ok we can just tell daddy to print another one!" People keep saying 3d printers will revolutionize the world. They are right, just not in the HOW. The children growing up with desktop manufacturing …
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I made a toybox for the living room
No, not for my toys – that's called a toolbox, or a pole barn. This is for my kids toys. To hide them. Because toys need to be hidden. I used a mix of power tools, old school hand tools, and high-tech RepRap 3D printers. A Stereoscopic Photo Essay… In album Toy Box I made …
Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo In album April 2013 Lincoln Park Zoo Time to go already? Interesting view of down town Chicago from the zoo parking lot – which looks like it used to be a road. Fancy front entrance artwork. First thing we see when we walked in is this lion. Pretty girl! Bella waited in …