I was talking with a friend of mine who was tasked to make hundreds of polymer clay beads for memorial day. She was curious about cutting a pen in half to make a bead roller. I had never heard of a bead roller, and she referred me to the two-minute mark of this instructional video. The device is straight-forward. Beads take on a shape which corresponds to the track they are rolled on. A spherical bead comes out of the circular track. An ovoid comes out of the oval track. A conical bead comes out of the diamond track.
My friend was only interested in small circular beads, so we talked about the best way to split a pen to get two half-circles. Then she mentioned she had access to a 3D printer and we found an existing model on Thingiverse which could be scaled to make five beads at once. I offered to make her a custom roller which could make any diameter bead provided the printer could accommodate the resolution and dimensions.
Enough background
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Modeling in OpenSCAD was done for a bead roller. It would have six tracks, and each track's radius could be changed with a single variable. The intention was to create numerous models and provide her the code so she could make any size she might need later.
The customizer in Thingiverse provided a convenient method for her, or anyone, to create the tracks they need and promptly make a suitable model.
Bead Roller, Parametric on Thingiverse
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2018-03-06 (M)
My friend was only interested in small circular beads, so we talked about the best way to split a pen to get two half-circles. Then she mentioned she had access to a 3D printer and we found an existing model on Thingiverse which could be scaled to make five beads at once. I offered to make her a custom roller which could make any diameter bead provided the printer could accommodate the resolution and dimensions.
Enough background
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Modeling in OpenSCAD was done for a bead roller. It would have six tracks, and each track's radius could be changed with a single variable. The intention was to create numerous models and provide her the code so she could make any size she might need later.
The customizer in Thingiverse provided a convenient method for her, or anyone, to create the tracks they need and promptly make a suitable model.
Rotating model of Parametric Bead Roller
More COMPLETED project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1.
Completed projects from year 2.
Completed projects from year 3.
Completed projects from year 4.
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com/ and http://24hourengineer.com/
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information in this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
2018-03-06 (M)
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