These are the personal builds that sit behind 3D Things: combat robots, workshop machines, flight experiments, and control projects. They are not products for sale, but they do show how the workshop works when an idea needs to be designed, tested, revised, and pushed through to something real.
Redback started as my full-size spider combat robot idea. A lot of the build went into the custom compressor, the pneumatic setup, and getting the whole thing moving well enough to compete.
Bucktooth Senior was one of those builds where the whole thing felt like a race against the clock. It started with getting accepted, then turned into supplier delays, broken workshop gear, a rushed finish, and later another round of drivetrain work.
This CNC build was one of those workshop projects that kept growing as I learned more from it. It started with a huge bed and a lot of experimenting, then turned into large-format work, a laser add-on, and later a much bigger motor.
This drone project was a mix of parts arriving, simulator time, repairs, outdoor testing, and later upgrades. It was not a neat straight line, it was more like a year of slowly getting better and learning as I went.
This one started with me printing a puppet-style controller for a larger robot arm. From there it was all about getting movement working bit by bit until the whole setup became something people could actually play with.
The pot furnace project was short, rough, and exactly the kind of workshop experiment I like keeping around. It was one solid test session with a lot of visual progress packed into it and just enough uncertainty to make it memorable.
If you are here because you need a part printed, a prototype checked, or a practical one-off made, the service page explains what fits best and how to start.