Model originally uploaded to Thingiverse at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4812026.

I needed a flat top LED for a project. I didn't want to order a pile of them as I am already overflowing with dome style LEDs. I made this little jig to cut off the top of the dome with an exacto knife. One version has a recess for a flat washer to protect the plastic from the blade. I just used the closest washer I had on hand that had a hole bigger then 5mm. I believe it's a #10 imperial size. 

I made a version without a washer recess in case you live in a more advanced country where metric is used. Should be easy enough to create a recess in Meshmixer.  

The two pieces snap together and allow the knife blade to easily slip in the groove without twisting. Slight pressure cuts off the tip. Takes a little practice to get a perfect 90° cut. Even at a slight off angle it still produces a very nice flood light effect.  

UPDATED: Version 2 cuts off a bit more of the bulb tip (1.5mm) as I found the original one was too close to  the the tip making a more uneven and difficult cut. I also added a small hole to put a toothpick (or anything 1.6mm in diameter) between the leads and the base of the bulb to help hold the bulb in place as it tended to slip back while cutting. If the tip is still uneven a small micro file works really well to even it out. 

5mm LED Trimming Jig

Model originally uploaded to Thingiverse at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4239416.

Times being what the are, I wanted a more "historical" plague doctor symbol, more bat-like than bird-like wings. This is copied from a 1656 engraving of a plague doctor, the only contemporary image I could find. 

Print flat with supports and make a duplicate mirrored stl file and glue together if you want a 360° symbol.  It's small and fits a 3/8" or 9.5mm dowel. I had to file the end of the dowel slightly to fit. Enlarge as big as you want (or smaller if you want to make a nice lapel pin.) 

The skull I happened to have from many years ago, all that remains from a skeleton model that I bought my son some 40 years ago . Thought it was a little overkill, so I put it back from whence it came. The background figure is Hieronymus Bosch's treeman from The Garden of Earthly Delights bought from a firm in the Netherlands that makes 3D art figurines from famous paintings among other things.

Just added a little stand if you don't want to bother designing one yourself.

Plague doctor symbol for pole, dowel or ?

Model originally uploaded to Thingiverse at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3003926.

Just got some purple and orange filament and decided to try and create a Purple People Eater based on the original 1958 song. Sized small for my Monoprice Mini. 



Purple People Eater

Model originally uploaded to Thingiverse at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5400438.

I wanted something to remind me of my trips to the Netherlands. Something I neglected to get when I was there a few years ago before the plague. Pretty simple to put together but the sails are best printed at a high resolution (mine are printed at .1 resolution) with no supports. The Main_Body and Cap are best printed with supports. I printed everything else without supports with no problems.
 
The Sails should fit snugly into the four slots, but a tiny dab of super glue might be needed to keep them in place. Look at the images for the correct placement. I inserted an MR52ZZ bearing in the Cap and used a 2mm screw through the Hub. Secure with nut (I used a piece of 3 mm silicon tube slipped over the screw from the back of the Cap as I was all out of 2mm nuts). Spins nicely with just a puff of breath.

The Main Body, Main_Mid, Main_Top and Cap parts are aligned with short pieces of 3mm rod and held together by super glue or some such adhesive.  The Main_Top should be placed with the slightly wider end facing down. Glue in the Ground Floor before gluing the Braces which should be done after the Main Body assembly has properly set.

I printed the windows using natural filament for the glass part and switched to white for the mullion and frames. About layer 12 depending on your slicer settings. The Windows should press fit into the back of the Main Body. Door fits snug, but still needed a dab of super glue. The Wall offsets should just press in the holes on the back of the Main Body without gluing. 


Dutch Windmill Wall Decor

Model originally uploaded to Thingiverse at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3274507.

A simple mount for a 28BYJ-48 stepper motor and driver board to keep things tidy.

NOTE: Just got a batch of 28BYJ-48s. Motor mount fits well, but the driver boards were a tiny bit large for my control case, so you may have to scale yours slightly to fit. Sorry for the bother. I had assumed the driver boards would all be the same dimensions. 

Stepper motor and driver board mount for 28BYJ-48

Model originally uploaded to Thingiverse at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6340732.

Just a simple base for a mini TorchBlueXXL to keep it upright and findable on my messy light table.

Mini TorchBlueXXL Base

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