In today’s “do you think this is some sort of game?” news, I’ve designed and printed some boardgame piece bases.
These were printed specifically for my son’s “Thomas and Friends Tracks and Trestles” game, which was missing two of its bases, but the design is customizable to fit almost any size gamepiece.
The OpenSCAD script and STL file are available on GitHub, and you can customize your own gamepiece base on Thingiverse.
In today’s “customizable knob” news, I’ve designed and printed a customizable knob.
When we moved into our current house, the knob to control the stovetop fan was missing:
After six months of procrastinating and one hour of OpenSCAD, it now looks like this:
Now I don’t have to turn on the fan with a pliers!
The OpenSCAD script and STL file are available on GitHub, and you can create your own customized knob in Thingiverse.
In today’s “I choo choo choose to fix broken toys instead of buying replacements” news, I repaired two train track components:
The track connector is a Thingiverse design by mrbenbritton, and the filling station support is just a run-of-the-mill dowel.
In today’s “I finally unpacked my 3D printer” news, I printed some pegs for a coat rack to replace the original pegs that we lost during a cross-country move.
The base of each peg is flared to ensure a tight fit into the hole, but it also has a hole in the bottom to allow it to be attached with screws. (A screw could also be added to expand the base and tighten the fit, even if it’s not necessary to keep the peg attached.)
The OpenSCAD script is available at GitHub, or you can customize it on Thingiverse.
At the suggestion of Thingiverse user MrZaius, I’ve added support for female dual-sided bricks to my LEGO-compatible brick OpenSCAD library. The library already had support for male dual-sided bricks, so this is great progress towards eliminating the gender dual-sidedness gap.
A cross-section of a female dual-sided plate.
Female dual-sided bricks are twice as tall as their equivalent single-sided brick in order to allow for enough space for the studs of other bricks to fit in on each side. You can try making your own customizable LEGO-compatible brick with the Thingiverse Customizer.