I'm trying to learn 3D scanning and printing: I have a few small projects that I want to do to develop the skill:
I want to 3D print a shell that goes over my car fob: I keep leaning on it and setting off the alarm. The shell would make sure the buttons never get pushed.
I want to 3D print a sleeve that keeps the NCAS dongle in my car charger. I really wish there was a dongle that stayed attached with screws or similar.
My website is in my profile. I'll try to remember to write a blog entry in a few months. (Fair warning, I redo my website every 5-10 years to keep up to date with web technologies.)
FWIW: I was playing with an inexpensive (for me) Revo Inspire over the weekend. It feels somewhere between learning an instrument and taking a daguerreotype. There's a lot of room for improvement in the equipment for someone like me who just wants to casually scan something so I can make an attachment part. (I kind of wish there was a box that I could clamp something in, and then have it be about as easy as a flatbed scanner.)
I ended up covering my key fob with blue painter's tape, which kinda-sorta got it to scan. (I tried dry shampoo and drawing on it with marker, but I could never get a big enough area to scan.) When I imported the scanned fob into Tinkercad, it really distorted.
I ended up ordering a set of digital calipers and I'm going to try skipping the 3D scan part and go directly to CAD.
This sounds interesting and practical. Where can we follow your project?