lcdevs.com: a place for 3D Printing and CNC experitments

  • Trying out 40W laser and rotative module

    Here’s an attempt to laser engrave a bottle of wine. First I had to extends the length of the rotative module to support 30cm or more, and to build some props to be able to attach the bottle. The props are made of TPU to allow for a few millimeters difference in bottle diameters. The…

  • Candlestick woodwork

    This is one of my most complex work to date. I’m very pleased with the results of this multi-tools candlestick. Here’s a view of the pieces on the snapmaker : The “pillar” part has been carved with the 4 axis rotary module. It’s made of 3 ascending spirals wrapped around a central column (I have…

  • Mandala maker v0.9

    Mandala maker v0.9

    Here’s my first attempt at creating a spirograph-like tool as a gift for my nieces. The mandala maker is composed of a back-plate (black part) compatible with A4 paper, a top-plate-external-wheel with insertion points to fix the paper sheet, and a set of wheels with holes to hold a pencil and draw nice shapes. Here’s…

  • Cofee anti-splatter cover

    Cofee anti-splatter cover

    This time I’ve worked on a practical design : some cover to put on top of my expesso waste bin to avoid splatter all around. It needs some more polish but it’s quite effective ! here’s a quick video of it in action : Last picture as seen from behind :

  • Jewel box

    Jewel box

    This jewel box I designed this summer ranked second at the eleventh snapmaking contest. A pleasant and welcome surprise ! It’s composed of 3 parts of oak wood : the top part was inspired by a diamond gem (10 faces polygon with multiple cuts) and water and air elements. The box itself helps organizing jewels…

  • Behold the king snake !

    Behold the king snake !

    Remaining childlike meant for me to invent something new for my kid to stimulate his imagination : behold the KING SNAKE ! The king snake is able to transport important persons and properties, even royal eggs ! It can be of any length, although it requires a good 50 hours of snappy to add 6…

  • Soap holder, boxwood

    Soap holder, boxwood

    A CNC Soap dish (boxwood) of my own design. Around 10 hours, two passes of ball end bit. I’m quite pleased with the result and the polished feel.

  • Hello world

    Welcome at lcdevs.com, a place where I post some of my experiments around 3D printing and CNC. Your host, Lilian