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October 31, 2020 - October 28, 2021

Originally I wanted to manually create/CAD/sculpt my own articulated finger extensions, but I had the self awareness to figure out that that was beyond my skill level. Also there's so many CAD models of these online it was a bit too easy. I still want to make my own version of these someday, but 2021 was not the time 💀

OH yeah even before that I didn't just want to make finger extensions, I wanted to make a wooden arm and hand that hand moveable fingers. Inspired by smth similar I saw on yt. I think I was deterred from this option because of how difficult it would've been to carve the wood.

I got the CAD models for free on thingyverse ❤️. At first I tried 3D printing these on my 3D printer, but I didn't know how to adjust the settings to have a print actually work (pieces would always peel up from the build plate) so I eventually outsourced it to my auto teacher lmao.

Assembling these was a trip, but we made it through >:) 💪

Didn't end up ever painting these guys, so they just existed as uglies.

Super glue and PLA filament on 3D printer magic

3D Printed Fidget Gear Necklace

This 3D Printed gear necklace features movable parts! I love looking at the different types of little charms and toys that give someone that has trouble focusing something to help them out. This necklace is ideal for someone that wants something to fidget with but wants to be discreet. It can really help out if youre sitting at a desk working and need something to keep your mind occupied. It also just works for anyone thats into playing with little toys like gears. The charm itself has two gears on it and an axle that runs through them with stoppers on either end. It measures 1.25 x 1. The necklace measures 20 long and features a ring clasp for attachment.

And here’s the third! I took some inspiration from those fidget cubes that people are starting to love, and made my own version in a necklace. The necklace on the surface is two gears connected via axle, with stoppers on the ends. The axle lets you turn the gears around and play with them! 

The printing itself took about ten tries, experimenting with different sized axles, stoppers, and gears, before I finally came up with the final product.

This necklace is great for someone like myself that often finds themselves fidgeting with random things to keep focused, but wants to do it a bit more discreetly. I find that I tend to play with my necklaces anyways, so this seemed like a good thing to make.

If you want to check out anything else I’ve made, here’s a link to my etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PaintingFire448?ref=hdr_shop_menu

3D Printed UFO Necklace

I decided to try something new with the UFO keychain I made a little while ago. I shrunk down the original file and made a necklace out of it, so that you could have that option if you wanted to wear it instead! So heres a 3D printed UFO necklace! The charm is an inch in diameter. The chain is 20 long and has a ring clasp to attach it.

Hey! So here’s item number two of the day! This is a revamp of the UFO keychain I made awhile back. I shrunk the file size down to about an inch in diameter so that I could make it into a necklace! Pretty nerdy charm, but I still love it!

If you’re interested in what else I’ve got at the shop, here’s the link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PaintingFire448?ref=hdr