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Day 288 – Micron Bach

Day 288 – Micron Bach 150 150 mathgrrl

One of the things I had to give up to move from a house in the country to an apartment in Brooklyn was my drum set. Apparently you have neighbors…

Day 287 – Grocery bag holders

Day 287 – Grocery bag holders 150 150 mathgrrl

In preparation for walking groceries home from the shop in the big city, today we printed three of ivanseidel’s Bag Holder model on Thingiverse (one for each of us in the…

Day 286 – Torus conformations of 7_1

Day 286 – Torus conformations of 7_1 1024 768 mathgrrl

Today we have two torus knot conformations of 7_1. A torus knot is one that can be drawn on the surface of torus (“inner tube” shape) without intersecting itself. A…

Day 285 – Seifert surface of 6_3

Day 285 – Seifert surface of 6_3 1024 768 mathgrrl

Today we continue with the knot conformations collection that we started on Day 266. (See also Day 267, Day 268, Day 269, Day 272, Day 273, Day 275, and Day…

Day 284 – Friday Fail: Using failure as a design element, or Psychoalphadicsobetabioaquadoloop

Day 284 – Friday Fail: Using failure as a design element, or Psychoalphadicsobetabioaquadoloop 150 150 mathgrrl

Today we printed peetersm’s Customizable DrooLoop Flowers on Thingiverse. The one on the left has the “windswept” look that he describes in his fan control video, caused by the printer fan blowing…

Day 283 – Everything will be forever centered around Pokemon

Day 283 – Everything will be forever centered around Pokemon 150 150 mathgrrl

One last print for C’s Pokemon addiction: jessed’s Pokemon Deck Box on Thingiverse. Thingiverse link: http://www.thingiverse.com/make:81427 Settings: MakerBot Replicator 2 with .3mm/low and a raft, on blue painter’s tape on a…

Day 282 – Must print all the Pokemon

Day 282 – Must print all the Pokemon 150 150 mathgrrl

Can you print just two Pokemon models for a 9-year-old? No. Two is not enough. You must print many, many Pokemon and then also print a full set for a…

Day 281 – Low-Poly Charmander and Bulbasaur

Day 281 – Low-Poly Charmander and Bulbasaur 150 150 mathgrrl

Pokemon fever has recently gripped my son’s group of friends and now everything is about Pokemon cards more cards gotta get the best cards. As a surprise I printed FLOWALISTIK’s…

Day 280 – USAMO champion prints

Day 280 – USAMO champion prints 150 150 mathgrrl

Today I had the pleasure of meeting the 2014 USA Mathematical Olympiad champions at their awards celebration at the headquarters of the Mathematical Association of America in DC. We kicked off the…

Day 279 – Pre-USAMO prints

Day 279 – Pre-USAMO prints 150 150 mathgrrl

Today we are firing up our travel Afinia H-Series to get ready for tomorrow’s 3D-printing workshop at the USA Math Olympiad award ceremony at the MAA Headquarters in Washington DC. The twelve student…

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