Many technicians, designers, and fabricators are familiar with helical inserts, often referred to by their trade name " Heli-Coil "...

On a morning this weekend, while hanging out at home with my coffee in my hand, I decided to play with Fusion 360.  I had a part picked out ...

Somewhere, someone is saying "It fit when I modeled it in the compuuter!" CAD systems are wonderful tools, but, they're st...

FIrst the Earth cooled, then I started my 3D modeling career with Mechanical Desktop.... A picture of my first engineering meeting. E...

A section view of a hollow part that will need a lot of supports to print  successfully Model created in Fusion 360 When I first start...

When I first took on 3D printing, the subject of threaded fasteners always made me a bit nervous.  While I try to use actual hardware whenev...

Eighteen months ago, I took on the task of running the 3D printer at work.  It's a Fusion3 F400-S , similar to the upgraded 410 shown on...

I start work pretty early this morning, 6AM to be precise.   Coffee..  The "Go-Juice to start any day. That means I usually get up...

The valve body part I use for everything from machine calibration to well, paint tests!  One of my newer endeavors is running the 3D pri...

My beacon many a night A few months ago, I took a brief hiatus on blogging to concentrate on studying for my FAA (Federal Aviation Admin...

A little less than a year ago, I found myself learning how to use the 3D printer at work.  It's a Fusion3 F400, and it's been a pret...