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3D design and printing for everyday life — self-designed, properly documented.

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3D design and printing for everyday life: spare parts you can't buy any more, little helpers for kitchen and bath, gifts and toys — designed with OpenSCAD, properly documented, made to be copied.

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Basics

OpenSCAD: introduction and installation

How to describe three-dimensional objects with a few lines of code — and how to install the free OpenSCAD. The starting point for every project on this site.

Spare parts

Spare wheel for the vacuum cleaner

A friend's Siemens vacuum (VSZ3GP1266/03) had a broken wheel — only available as an expensive assembly. So: measure the old wheel with a caliper, rebuild it in OpenSCAD, print it. In service for years.

Basics

The 3D printer: getting started, material, safety

Which printer to start with, which filament, and why caution during unattended printing is no luxury. A short, practical overview.

Bathroom

Shower-head holder for the rail

A second shower-head holder for the Grohe rail — so nobody has to readjust the other person's holder. With a bonus hook for the soap bag.

Basics

Ultimaker Cura: from model to print

The slicer turns the 3D model into instructions for the printer. Why I use Ultimaker Cura — and my start and end G-code for the Anycubic i3 Mega.

Spare parts

Spare part for the range hood

One of my first OpenSCAD designs: a spare part for our range hood — the part that finally reconciled my wife with the 3D printer. With a preview highlight and an optional reinforcement axle.

Basics

Basics

OpenSCAD: introduction and installation

Basics

The 3D printer: getting started, material, safety

Basics

Ultimaker Cura: from model to print

Bathroom

Bathroom

Shower-head holder for the rail

Bathroom

Toilet-roll holder

Garden

Garden

Fence-post cap against the rain

Garden

Play tower in Bangkirai wood

Gifts

Gifts

Money and card clip for a 50th birthday

Gifts

A vase for Mother's Day

Toys

Toys

Chimney for the dollhouse

Spare parts

Spare parts

Spare wheel for the vacuum cleaner

Spare parts

Spare part for the range hood

Spare parts

Faucet ring as a spare part

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