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Shawn McKee

@shawnrmckee.bsky.social

Writer, Woodworker, Lawyer, 3D Printing enthusiast, Purveyor of fine snark. WXR 2020, 2021, 2022 alum (he/him)

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I had a print fail so bad once that I found the tool head cover six feet away from the printer.

The *enclosed* printer.

13.03.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

…I’d read it just on the strength of the word β€œlepidopteric” alone.

25.02.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Video obtained by CNN shows the rear landing gear of the jet buckling and the right wing shearing away in a fireball after the plane landed hard on the runway.

Video obtained by CNN shows the rear landing gear of the jet buckling and the right wing shearing away in a fireball after the plane landed hard on the runway.

I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

18.02.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 62637    πŸ” 15179    πŸ’¬ 1030    πŸ“Œ 1178

There used to be something like that for Netflix on the web browser. It was third party (of course) but oh so magical.

In the mood for TNG but paralyzed by choice? Bam.

08.02.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yaaay Marie!!!

06.02.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Prusa and Flashforge have good printers that will work for you more or less out of the box. Prusa is quite a bit more expensive, but quite a bit more versatile as well.

02.02.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Okay that one hurt πŸ˜‚

02.02.2025 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What filament did you use?

28.01.2025 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pick up a Prusa mini or a Flashforge 5M. Both will β€œjust work” and let your hobby be printing, not fixing your damn Ender machine. Prusa is even open source.

28.01.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is that conductive filament or post processing conductive paint?

27.01.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Probably because most of the materials available to home users are super duper unsuitable for that use.

27.01.2025 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If only there were some manner of device that could fabricate a suitable music stand for you…

25.01.2025 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I always enjoy when people get excited about these chatty little guys. We have so many of them in south Texas the other birds can hardly get a chirp in edgewise.

25.01.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel this. Every time there’s that nagging fear of β€œwhat if I’ve forgotten how to write?”

25.01.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
3d printed models of the knight and hornet from the video game β€œHollow Knight”

3d printed models of the knight and hornet from the video game β€œHollow Knight”

Omg they are so friggin’ cute!

#3dprinting
#hollowknight

23.01.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A Chevy bolt EUV in south Texas covered in snow for some reason (it’s beautiful)

A Chevy bolt EUV in south Texas covered in snow for some reason (it’s beautiful)

Well this is confusing.
#texas
#snow
#wtf

21.01.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Solid plan.

20.01.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Joooooooooooe!!!!!

20.01.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A full color 3d print of the USS Enterprise, specifically NCC-1701.

A full color 3d print of the USS Enterprise, specifically NCC-1701.

Man that turned out nice

#3dprinting

20.01.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like if the text was even with the outer rim, you could probably print it flat and not have supports at all.

19.01.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Quick tip 1: empty your dust collector more often.

Quick tip 2: if you don’t remember the last time you emptied it, it’s too late.

Quick tip 3: tell a friend what you’re doing before you open the filter bucket… just in case.

Quick tip 4: AHHHHHHGH..*

17.01.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Brllnt!

14.01.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

YOU SON OF A BITCH PHO KOLACHES ARE A SIGN OF HOUSTONS SUCCESS AS A DIVERSE GLOBAL CITY, ALSO TEXAN KOLACHES ARE BASICALLY HOMEGROWN AND BEAR LITTLE RESEMBLENCE TO THE CZECH KOLACH I AM GOING TO TAKE A SHIT ON YOUR BALD FUCKING CARPETBAGGER HEAD

13.01.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1115    πŸ” 137    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 24

It’s already happening. Both of my sons, in separate schools, have transitioned to having long form writing be a mostly classroom activity rather than a homework situation.

12.01.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic. If you have a YouTube video of the process please link me up. Your prints looks museum quality.

12.01.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s PLA?! Wow. Do you do a lot of post-processing?

12.01.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh hell yes. What type of filament are you using?

12.01.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

One of my all time favorites. Wherever you do don’t cut funding to the roads!

10.01.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Antique cast iron door handle, ornate, Victorian, sitting on top of a door panel made of walnut and birch plywood.

Antique cast iron door handle, ornate, Victorian, sitting on top of a door panel made of walnut and birch plywood.

Picked up some 1800’s handles for my tool cabinet. I’ve fallen hard for Victorian cabinet hardware.

#woodworking

04.01.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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