HackSpace_-_April_2020

SPARKSPARK

BARREL OF LAUGHS
I loved seeing Josh Kroger’s whisky
barrel PC in issue 28. I’m a firm believer
in the fact that we should surround
ourselves with beautiful objects. Too long
have beige boxes dominated the office.
Yes, it might take a bit longer and be a bit
more expensive to make something this
eye-catching, but it’ll be in your eyeline
for years (decades maybe if you continue
to upgrade it), so why not spend a little
time and money turning it into an object
of art?!

Keith
Norwich

Ben says: We couldn’t agree more. In a
world of the ordinary, we stand shoulder
to shoulder with people who believe in
the extraordinary. Everyone should have
things that make them smile, and a
fantastic way of doing this is rolling up
your sleeves and making it yourself.
Josh’s PC is a great example of this, and
we encourage everyone to have a think
about the objects they surround
themselves with and think about whether
they are as beautiful as they could be. If
not, well, you know what to do.

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

I’ve been dutifully adding infill when I needed stronger

3D-printed parts – turns out I might have been wasting

filament. It was good to see you experimenting with

different options for making stronger prints – I’ll start

adding more perimeters now!

Paul

New York

Ben says: Infill is but one tool in the 3D printer’s

armoury. It helps, but there are plenty more things we

can do to strengthen our prints. Stay tuned for the next

few issues, as we’ll be experimenting with more options

to see if we can find even better ways of making our

prints strong.

Left

What can you make

that goes beyond the

everyday?

Below

The data doesn’t lie.

Perimeters have a

better strength to

weight ratio than infill