Me: Could you cut my roof at this steep angle, please?Table Saw: You f$@king s%&t, I ain't cutting s$!t, you can go s$#k a c@*k, you w@%$e!!!
And so, my birdhouse remains unfinished. Somewhere in greater Victoria, a mother bird cuddles her two chicks to her breast, as another cold (well, damp) night closes upon them.
But I am not here to talk of my personal failure. Instead, I want to discuss the possibilities presented to me by another piece of equipment at the workshop, the open-source 3D printer.
Photo courtesy of the TC Maker blog
This little baby will apparently make anything I can design out of some plasticky substance. Examples on Thingiverse include a little cathedral and buttons. The latter intrigues me most as a knitter, because it means one thing: custom buttons! I have come up with the following ideas:
- Squid buttons (naturally)
- Ctuluhu buttons
- Pie slice buttons
- A button within a button within a button
- Amoeba buttons
But which one shall I make first? Leave your thoughts in the comments.
5 comments:
Pie slices; very kitchy, i like. Button within a button; intriguing. I would personally buy a set of squid buttons from you. My best friend from Hurley's nickname is squidney (given name:Sydney.)
I vote for Cthulhu...nothing like being fashionably dressed when the stars are right...
omgd omgd omgd! I wanna cthullu on ana squiddy-boo ana ana ana....
Squid! Squid! And mix it up with an octopus!
Then you should make monkey and banana buttons!
I'm thinking with this baby I can go into business making buttons for y'all.
Caitlin: If they work I will send you some. This might be some time in the future though.
Jason: Well said.
F-Mermaid: Your taste remains impeccable.
Ivy: I would be a symphony in sea life. Come and visit me and we can button-make together!
Post a Comment