So my Ultimaker2 extruding head got clogged, really bad. Something got jammed while printing and I could not get the filament to feed. This had happened once in the past when I tried using some really cheap filament but I am not sure the real root of the problem this …

An oldie but a goodie with a modern twist. This year I printed out the letter E on my 3D printer using Brown PLA plastic.

Then I put the Brown E's in a baking pan:

Cover with aluminum foil and tell the kids I made brownies for them.

The were …

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Sometimes we get jobs that stall out right at the beginning but do not error out until the walltime for the job has been exceeded. Users get an email saying their job "exceeds walltime …

My oldest daughter is in her second year of Brownies. My wife and I volunteered to lead a couple of their meetings with a maker theme. I thought the 3D printer is always a hit and what better project for girl scouts than cookies (yes I realize this is cliche …

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I will be teaching my bi-annual Introductory and Advanced HPCC workshops tomorrow. Below are links to my updated slides and handouts. Registration looks lite so feel free to drop in if you have the time. These workshops are being provided as part of IT Services …

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Here are a copy of my slides and the handout for our two hour introductory talk at Western Michigan University:

• 2014-12-05 WMU iCER Talk.pdf
• 2014-12-05 WMU iCER Talk Commands.pdf

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Over the summer we spent some time up at our Aunt and Uncle's cottage. Kids were picking up a lot of nature detritus to "keep" and my wife got the idea to make a Fairy House. Turned out to be a really fun project. I particularly like the paper lantern …

We are trying to turn our basement into a mini makerspace for the kids. Quite a few years ago my wife bought a fancy sewing machine that does embroidery which I thought would make a fun addition. My eldest daughter and I got playing with the machine and it is …

I saw my first 3D printer when I was visiting the University of Notre Dame. It was over 10 years ago, it was fairly expensive to operate and it printed in a kind of expensive wax.

Anyway, this was the first time I saw a lithophane. It was a picture …

There is something magical about looking at a lithophane. I like handing them to people with the light coming from the front. Most of the time they are polite and say, "that's nice." Then I have them hold the lithophane to let the light come in from the back and …