Aspiring to the Inspirational
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3D Printing and 3D Pen Projects
I started off with one 3D Pen ... then I bought more 3D Pens ... I currently have 12 of them. Then I bought a 3D Printer ... then another 3D Printer (I've stopped at 2 of those).
The applications for these tools is only limited by your imagination.
Please check out my Homepage for links to the 2 books I have written and published on 3D Pen Art on Amazon.
3D Pen
Spider
Keyring.
Another 3D Pen
Spider Keyring.
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A garden bird feeder,
hand drawn with a 3D Pen.
A selection of bottles made on a 3D Printer
Viking Runic Pendant
This handy retractable knife is just one of many useful tools that you can make at home on a 3D Printer. It is printed in 2 parts, which slot together enclosing a standard sized blade. It has a convenient hole to attach to a keyring.
A mixed media art piece using 3D printed elements and other techniques.
The addition of the 3D printed parts makes this piece very tactile, and adds depth and interest.
There are 12 different small gems to represent the 12 disciples, plus 3 larger gems to represent The Father, The Son, (in the centre of the Cross), and the Holy Spirit.
Remembrance Day Poppy Display
120 Poppies all hand drawn with a 3D Pen and then tied to the front gate of the building I live in for Remembrance Day 2020. Every poppy is unique and different, as were the millions of service men and women that have given their lives for our freedom, no matter their race or nationality. I left the display in place for about 3 weeks.
120 poppies seemed like a lot, but when finished and attached to the gate, they didn't cover anywhere near as much of it as I had thought they would.
Some of them got broken while on display, but I still have many of them.
My plan is to make more, maybe later this year, time permitting, and redo the display with a lot more poppies.
Thor's Hammer
3D Printed
Decorative Keys
In the Halls of Valhalla,
where the brave shall
live forever.
3D Printers are amazing tools, even though they can be temperamental, prone to many problems, and if you are not technologically minded, difficult to understand and use.
Not only do you have a machine with moving parts to learn how to use, but they cannot operate without the correct software, which is another steep learning curve.
If you are prepared to jump into this minefield, however, the benefits of owning one far outweigh the drawbacks.
So many everyday objects can be made, to your own requirements, as well as decorative and fun items too.
I have only owned my 2 printers for a few months, but have made a huge variety of things such as bird nest boxes and bee hotels for the garden, ornamental vases and pots. useful hooks to the exact size and shape I needed and even a full size guitar body.
The material these machines use is not, as is commonly thought, plastic, but is made from corn starch. Whilst this material is not, in itself, bio-degradable, it is, however, degradable in an industrial composter which makes it relatively environmentally friendly.
One of my first 3D pen makes - a decorative Monstera plant with a loop to hang from the wall.
The leaves were drawn in white filament, and then painted with acrylic paint to give a variegated effect.
The crescent moon on the right was hand drawn with a 3D pen, and then embellished with hanging chains and gemstones.
3D Pen Totem Pole
3D Pen Rabbit
3D Pen Hare and Pentagram
3D Pen Mermaid
3D Printed Keyrings
