I wanted to show off a recent project i ran on the printer. I've been doing a lot of reading and buying of new books, and I was looking online for a bookplate to mark my books when it hits me that I could print one!
I used Overture space gray TPU for the filament hoping for the effect of a rubber stamp. This was my first time working with TPU, and I've got to say, it was pretty great.
A friend made the file for me, using the same Huguenot cross that I have tattooed on my arm, a mark of my people from way on back to the 1600s. I made another file for my friend's stamp using an owl because it's his favorite critter. It was the first file I've ever made. Each one is 2mm thick, with 1mm being the base pad and 1mm being the design. I super glued the stamp to the back of a piece of MDF, stamped another piece of MDF, then I glued the wood pieces together to show and orient the design for stamping books. Now my best and favorite books from my library have my mark. I'm pretty proud of the whole project. It came out really well after cleaning up a little stringing.
I think this is something I could probably offer as a service. My friend's design took about an hour in tinkercad. I bet I could get better at it. I think a two pack like I made for myself and my friend could be done for around $50 plus shipping. I wonder if I should market that ability and get a little more crypto side gig running... Any takers?
Thanks for reading and keeping up! Til next time, y'all be good.
Actually that was the smartest thing you could have done holy cow I was actually kind of thinking kind of along the same lines as soon as I can get my shop set up I can make all sorts of different things and especially on a whim.
Then I can use these and do castings out of metal if I want...
Right on.
Yeah, PLA casting is pretty popular! I've seen some really cool projects with metal castings of printed parts.
Yep it'd be pretty easy to make your own molds at this point.
I really need to get the 3D printer as well as the 3D scanner so I can scan in objects that I want to replicate.
Decades ago I started putting bookplates in my books. Now I am weeding out and they don't come off....
No ma'am, everyone for forever will know that was your book!
These are awesome. Only discovered them now because someone sent me a link of it. This is a really good idea.
They're holding up well so far! It'd be neat to incorporate it with a laser engraver for the handle and maybe some cool woodworking skills.