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Trigonometry Style
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Last summer we designed a series of customizable bracelets with trigonometric shapes. Today we have more general code for even crazier bracelets, including ones with oval shapes, gaps to make wrap-style instead of bangle-style, flares, low-poly sampling, and crazier trigonometric combinations. The crazy thing is that every one of the bracelets shown above was created with the same code… // Hacktastic
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Menger Menagerie
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I swear that this blog is not going to be only about Menger sponges. However this One Last Post About Menger Sponges is about Menger sponges. Lots of them, in fact. And we’re going to put our 3D-printing boots back on! Today’s models are collection of Menger sponges with different Levels and slices, designed to print effectively on various types of printers… // Hacktastic
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MakerHome Day 343 – Customizable Cone Hinge
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Today we made a cone hinge module that can be used inside other projects: Thingiverse link: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:436737 Settings: Optimized for a MakerBot Replicator 2 with default .3mm/low settings, with raft but…
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Day 313 – Designing a Penny Trap with Tinkercad
Day 313 – Designing a Penny Trap with Tinkercad 640 480 mathgrrl

On Day 307 we printed a Penny Trap. Printing the model is easy, but how do you make it in the first place? That is, how do you make a 3D design file…
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Day 299 – Tricolored representation of 7_7
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Today we are finally at the end of the 15-knot series of knot conformations that we started on Day 266. This one is a tour-de-force, made by printing out separate…
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Day 296 – Spiral conformation of 7_6
Day 296 – Spiral conformation of 7_6 360 270 mathgrrl

The penultimate knot in our series is the knot 7_6, in both standard conformation and the spiral S(5,2,(1,1,-1,1)) conformation from Day 234. Thingiverse link: http://www.thingiverse.com/make:82547 Settings: Makerbot Replicator 2 on .3mm/low with…
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Day 295 – Tangle conformation of 7_5
Day 295 – Tangle conformation of 7_5 360 270 mathgrrl

Just three knots left in the conformation series that we started on Day 266! Today we have the knot 7_5 in a tangle conformation, where you can clearly see the…
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Day 291 – Friday Fail: Crossing change edition, with Pretzel conformation of 7_4
Day 291 – Friday Fail: Crossing change edition, with Pretzel conformation of 7_4 741 556 mathgrrl

The most eagle-eyed of you may have noticed an error in one of the knots in the group photo of the knot conformations series on Day 266. We got one of…
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Day 290 – Cantarella conformation of 7_3
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Today’s knot conformation takes us back to the beginning of my 3D-printing journey in February 2013, when I got my first 3D printer – still my favorite – a MakerBot…
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Day 289 – Braid representation of 7_2
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Continuing with the knot conformations series we started on Day 266, today we printed a braid representation of the knot 7_2. Thingiverse link: http://www.thingiverse.com/make:82269 Settings: Printed on a Replicator 2 with…

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