Do-hin-gus

I *just* printed my first thing on The ShopMaster’s Thing-o-Matic.

I started it out in google Sketchup, just doodling around pretty much, exported it to .stl, sent it through SCAD, and thence to the printer!

And it printed! (for 11 minutes)

There are so many things wrong with it that I can’t even start but IT IS MADE OF SO MUCH WIN

Eggless Shells

What they are- eggshells without the egg inside.

This is where you give me a funny look…

Why? Because way back in the day I wanted to keep my easter eggs longer than was really healthy because they were /pretty/. So the obvious solution is to take the egg out and dye the shell! Now, I turn them into little sculpture things, using the shell as the base and I needed some more ’cause I ran out Ancient Dusty Eggshells.

What you need and how to do this crazy thing:

What: Uncooked eggs (I used medium chicken eggs), hatpin or other sturdy pin, paring knife or other pointy knife, bowl, optional straw, your lungs.

How: Take the hatpin and poke a hole in the top of the egg. You get to pick which end is the ‘top’. Then use the paring knife to poke a hole the diameter of a finger (not the thumb, kay?) in the bottom. Make sure you get all the way through the film on the inside of the egg. (This step is not for the squeamish!) If you’re using not a straw, blow through the hole in the top of the egg to eject the contents. If you’re using a straw, put the straw between you and the egg. When done emptying the eggs, wash and dry the shells and serve the innards for dinner as scrambled eggs.

Notes: I usually use the narrow end because they balance better with the wider end on the bottom. The hole in the bottom of the egg with be jagged which is why the next step is icky- the jagged edges catch the yolk and tear it. That step also takes a lot of lung power.

A spot of news as well: During the school year I will be updating on Saturdays /at most/. I will try to make every Saturday with something Productive and Clever but if I don’t have something you won’t get it because I refuse to drive myself crazy over an update schedule. Toodles!

Green Thing

It is cute, yes it is.

Green Thing has two lines of dark green dots down the ridges on it’s back. I couldn’t seem to get a good picture of them, though.

A note on painting Green Thing and zip!: I used a very fluffy brush with very little paint and made roughly a thousand layers of paint. It creates a perfectly smooth burnished effect which I will abuse. It worked particularly well on zip! because if it’s metallic coloring.