Designing 3D Printed Replacement Parts

I had previously refurbished an Orion telescope by 3D printing some parts that were missing. In this post I’ll show how I fixed an above ground pool ladder by designing 3D printed replacement parts for poorly designed parts that kept … Read More

3D Printing Missing Thumb Nuts to Refurbish a Telescope

This post documents a recent project about 3D printing missing thumb nuts that we used to refurbish a telescope. I recently had the opportunity to pick up an old Orion SkyQuest Intelliscope XT6 Classic Dobsonian Telescope for free. It looked … Read More

How to Model for 3D Printing with Modo

This month’s peek behind the scenes tutorial will show you how to model for 3D printing with modo. It will walk you through the major steps I took to create a completely closed watertight mesh for use in 3D printing … Read More