Noah B Woodworks

Over the weekend the 3D printer arrived in the mail and it is a very fun tool to use. I’ve just been getting a feel for it by printing off random objects that I’ve found on Printables. I’ve made a spool holder for the side of the machine, which is a good upgrade for it. The spool holder it comes with mounts to the back of the machine which makes it take up more desk space and made it so I had to look at the machine from the side. I printed a little toy keychain for my daughter who calls it the ice dragon because the filament I’m using is a clear translucent blue. I printed a gear heart toy and a fidget toy as well.

As I said in my previous blog post about 3D printing and modeling, I’m looking to make more custom models for printing. Fusion is very nice to use, and I’m looking forward to diving more into building things with it. There are quite a few useful things out there on the web already for woodworking. Various jigs and levelers, but I’m hoping to get confident enough in fusion so when I need something I can make it in the model space and print it fairly quickly and easily.

Aside from toying with the 3D printer, last weekend had to be the coldest of the year so far. It was a balmy 4 degrees out when I woke up to start woodworking on Friday morning. I layered up and reluctantly got out there. I ended up cleaning a bunch and taking care of making those shop speakers smaller. I built a shelf for them that had to be very sturdy. I ended up moving a wire rack over to the opposite side of the barn that is now holding all of my corded power tools. The wire rack was holding my book collection which is very heavy and bulky, and a few other miscellaneous items that need a new home.