Turkish Spindle : 3-D printing - 2 February 2024
I have continued doing some 3-D printing. Not all the projects have been successful; in fact, the second photograph below shows you just one of the attempts.
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The quality of the photo is not great but you can see that it looked alright. I couldn't at the time understand what had gone wrong.
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Before starting building the layers and working on the shaft, the printer stopped working. Fortunately I persisted with this project (with the help of a dear friend; the one that likes googly eyes !). I honestly think the ‘infinity’ symbol on the printer head looks like eyes, but we replaced the eyes for good luck later.
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Everything is going okay in the photo above but it failed after this point a couple of times so I was hoping for the best.
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I hadn’t noticed but the photo above also shows you how dusty the 3-D printer was. No wonder I had problems with the printing. Before the next project I will clean the surface again as it needs to be dusty-free.
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Success before taking off the finished project.
I printed this spindle because I wanted a ‘meaningful’ project to try : something I could use and test rather than another ornament. I have never used this sort of spindle before. Coming in three parts was a bit surprising to me. I had to google and use youtube tutorials to understand more about it.
I had a go with a ‘normal’ drop spindle in the past and thought it was good fun. I wasn’t brilliant but it’s certainly a good hobby.
Spindles come in many shapes and sizes, but personally this was the most ‘genius’ idea I’ve seen so far. It's such a resourceful way to use accessible materials to make this spindle.
I don’t have sheep nearby so the next step is to find some fleece to test my DIY (= do-it-yourself) spindle.
Thank you for reading.
(All the photos are mine, apologies for the quality)
Hola amiga, feliz día.
Es muy interesante poder hacer sus propios husos. Espero pueda conseguir el vellón u alguna lana de oveja para probarlo.
Me alegro que la impresora 3D solo tuviera polvo y no hubo necesidad de hacerle más nada.
Realmente esa impresora es espectacular seria genial poder tener una jeje.
Gracias por compartir tan excelente contenido.
Feliz sábado.
Thank you for the comment @gabylazarde ! I need to make an update about this topic.
De nada, seria excelente poder verla.
Feliz tarde 🙏
Thanks for sharing such an awesome post
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