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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

5 megapixel 1.2mm focal length covert cameras. Very cool

Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

My trolling motor caught someone's left behind fishing line as I got in the water last weekend. The symptom was slightly slower speed and the cable melting near the battery. Completely invisible until I took the blade off. At least it was an easy fix.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I used to say "It's photoshopped, for sure. I can tell by the pixels, and having seen many photoshops in my day." It's been revised to "It's AI, for sure. I can tell by the pixels, and having seen many AI's in my day."

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Using 3d printed poker chips with laser engravings as a giveaway / business card has been a decent success so far.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Booth was supposed to have some more room but that's ok. Dragons seem to always be what sells at local shows. But I get to show off my own creations too. Hamvention 2026

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I used to care more about bambu brand but I get the impression theyre going a direction against any kind of open platform, maybe even requiring Internet to print. Not that it's much better but I've bought 3 anycubics to test and they've been reasonably good. So yeah throw them stickers out

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I need to find a good fastener for attaching curved dog collar tags to collars. Have someone who wants an engraved one that can't get hooked to fences (hunting dog). Maybe small rivets?

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I think I need more printers. I KNOW I need to do some plastic cleanup 😂

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Something I'm working on. Takes a DeWalt power tool battery and steps it down to 12v 5a leads. Just about finalized the design. Way way way too many test prints 😅

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

One of those "If I hit the lottory there will be signs" things? :P

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I am the crystal cinderwing dragon slayer! Printing inventory for upcoming shows.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Another custom hat in the books! Laser-engraved patch on a black Flexfit. It's always a fun process seeing these come together for small businesses.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Working with a new leatherette material for hat patches. Haven't heat pressed it on yet but I think it looks pretty good.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Yes, I'll have the normal easy sells like dragons, but I've been kicking around some ideas for battery accessories (for DeWalt batteries, because I have *SO MANY* tools. My dad used to work there in R&D) - This would give me a month to develop some ideas and have them ready for the event.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I am going to get one of the small booths at the Dayton Hamvention next month. Usually at Amateur radio festivals I have some 3d prints with me, but primarily focus on my live onsite engraving with my xtool f1. This year I think I'll have a small selection that you can order for engraving only.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I was curious how much bigger of a crystal dragon I could print on the H2S vs my old P1S. Am not disappointed, over 3 feet!

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

This cracked me up. A part I designed (carb air filter adapter) got banned from this one track. They made some funny claims about the performance. On 4 dynos and 7 motors it always added 10-13 horsepower. The day after this ban, we sold more than any prior day.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Laser engraving some hat patches too

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Lol. I've been making stuff for race car drivers mostly off-road. They all travel with replacement parts in their trailers and shocks are oddly shaped and use a lot of space

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Today we're making wall mounts for crown vic shocks.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Those little tweaks can waste a slew of test prints lol

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Another recent project I've wrapped up - Helmet dryer with scene tray.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I recently revised a design for a storage container to instead work as a storage solution for gears. 5 sets per box, and since it's based on a standard grid they're stackable. Turned out pretty good, if I do say so myself.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

It's still on a shelf should I ever get the desire to revisit it. Lol. Or get the desire to use the extruder in a diy recycler

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

What isn't? Bed doesn't want to level, adhesion doesn't like to happen, seems to lose track of its position along the y axis. It was a very bad starter machine lol

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

That was my first but it was a freebie someone pulled from a dumpster. I never got it working reliably. Ended up shelving it and got bambu p1s's. I keep it because I'm convinced I'll eventually build a filament machine using it's extruder

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Kill it with fire. I have one of those on a shelf gathering dust after many hours of frustration.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Been printing a good while now but I still love the articulating dragons, cliche as that may be.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Food and a smoke, that'll turn it around for sure!

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

I've made a little over 100 different ones now. Each car has ~10 grommets of varying bar diameter and angle off of the body. Some require a straight edge cut along a body edge, some need abnormally large bases to cover bigger holes. 14 different sets now for 14 different chassis.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

They're TPU so you can flex them around the already in place roll cage, and then riveted to the body panel.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Yep, the grommets. The roll cage just cuts through the body down to the frame, so the idea is to fashionably hide the cut holes.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

@ubermeisters.bsky.social It's pretty cool seeing something you designed in the wild.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Went to new york city this week, had a pretty decent view from the hotel room. Good times.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Love me some gold or silver silk

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Nevermind the mess. Made this template for my xtool f1 slide so I can engrave 7 metal business cards at a time, which is nice. Just some simple tabs to hold it together, since it's longer than what I can print.

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Cory Rhoades @coryrhoades.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Random silverware holder for split sink. Didn't like the ones on makerworld, because knives would fall through the slits. Made the circles 5mm so chop sticks also wouldn't fall through.