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Aug 17, 20171 min read

Design Custom Brackets in Fusion 360

I used Fusion 360 to design my brackets and approached it in a way that guaranteed a perfect fit. A simple but powerful workflow is to use

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Aug 15, 20171 min read

Modify an STL file in Fusion 360

Fusion 360 allows you to modify an stl file with the introduction of the Mesh environment and the ability to convert a mesh into a brep. On

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Aug 14, 20171 min read

Design & 3D Print Peppa Pig in Fusion 360

Here's a video where I go into the Sculpting environment in Fusion 360 to model Peppa Pig. I began by bringing an image of Peppa as an...

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Jul 20, 20174 min read

Dancing Springs

I may not be the best dancer but at least I can make a robot that can groove. This project is a mashup between the Make Your Own Gears and

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May 24, 20175 min read

Twist Vase Useless Machine

This is not one of those ideas that's going to make me millions but it sure was a lot of fun to make. The inspiration came from the Mak

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May 21, 20172 min read

Fixing Reversed Text in Fusion 360

Working with text in Fusion 360 can sometimes be frustrating. The text can come out reversed, upside down, or backwards and sometimes all th

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May 5, 20173 min read

The Easy Way to Design Gears in Fusion 360

I love printing gears and still get excited about this new world that 3D printers have opened up. The problem is that designing gears have

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May 3, 20172 min read

It's the Perfect Time to Learn 3D Design

We are living in an age where the lanes of hardware, software, and education are colliding beautifully into an intersection of tremendous op

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