iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I almost made The Spin... But failed. 🫠 Rather.... Steel Balls Version 1 failed. But Version 2 is looking pretty promising. 🤔 Think I can pull it off? Come for the JJBA love, stay for the design and engineering. 😉 #engineering #electronics #jjba #steelballrun #failure

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Can you hide 3D prints INSIDE fabric?? 😱 It turns out, yes, you can! Check out how I made my one of a kind Diego Brando helmet from Steel Ball Run with TPU and lycra. 😘 Now to go watch the new episode and collapse. 😂 #3dprinting #cosplay #diegobrando #jjba #jojosbizzareadventure

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Can you fix significant damage to a 3D printed prop in just 5 minutes?? Probably not, and if you can, tell me how. 😂 Seriously though, damage to props happens. Disappearing the damage can be done, but it'll take hours instead of minutes to make it go away. Save yourself time and do this instead!

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Post-con drop is so real. 😢 I'm still getting over how amazing @opensaucelive.bsky.social was and how much I miss it. I hope finally building the badge takes me back and makes me feel better. 🥺 All the love to Atarabyte who made me the perfect SAO with my sweet kitties on it! 🥹

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Today marks one year of low dose testosterone use, as a nonbinary person. Accidentally & somewhat miraculously, I was beautifully captured me almost exactly one year apart at @opensaucelive.bsky.social, providing me with the perfect side by side comparison to look at. I even kind of posed the same!

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Take me back to @opensaucelive.bsky.social, aka Nerd Summer Camp. 🥲 I didn't take nearly enough photos, because I was far too busy having the time of my life. This is just a sampling of the stuff I saw, & the fun that was had. Can it be 2027 now so we can go back? 🥲 #opensauce #makers #engineers

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I made an AI powered chocolate box with an @officialarduino.bsky.social Arduino UNO Q, because everything is more fun with motors and computer vision. 😉 I have free will and yes, this is what I choose to do with it. 😂

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Resin printing is AWESOME but it can be DANGEROUS if done incorrectly. And one of the things you want to avoid is printing in a tiny room with no ventilation. ☠️ Then what do you do if want to resin print? Invent something to make it safe. Or borrow from me. 😉 github.com/katzcreates/...

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

It'll also double as a sanding/paint booth, so it's doing a lot of heavy lifting. The best part? I'll be sharing the plans open source when it's all finished. 🥳 So if you too want to resin print safely in a small space, I've got you! Stay tuned for the upcoming long form YouTube video about it!

The in progress ventilation cabinet with fan and filter box along the top, and power tools on the counter.

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

As you may already know, my workshop is very small, and since it lacks a way to vent outside, I've had to design a custom recirculating ventilation cabinet that could fit into the corner of my workshop. While unassuming on the outside, this project has had a lot of design and engineering go into it!

A messy workshop that is quite small and full of 3D printers and filament.

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Introducing the latest member of the Katz Creates team; the Form 4 resin printer! 😘 It's been a little while coming, due to the insane amount of work to get to this point, but the @formlabs Form 4 is almost ready to get put into action making amazing builds! But... Why did it take so long?

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

No more stolen chocolates this Valentine's Day! Okay, maybe chocolate theft isn't an actual problem. 😂 But I thought it would be fun to see what the UNO Q 4GB from @officialarduino.bsky.social could do with unique facial recognition, & what kind of mischief I could get up to. #sponsored_by_arduino

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Meet the New Kid: the UNO Q by @officialarduino.bsky.social! We only just met, but I think we're gonna be friends. 😎 Stay tuned to see the chocolate friendly Valentine's Day project I made with it! Learn more about the Arduino UNO Q here: arduino.cc/products/uno... #sponsored_by_arduino

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Jewellery casting never has a dull moment. 🤦 Doing the investment casting for my animatronic beetle necklace was one of the most fun parts, but also the messiest by a landslide. Make sure to check out my YouTube channel for the full build video of this awesome project!

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

I 3D print solutions, and my cat is the problem. 🤦 Thankfully, this was an easy one to fix with my H2D. The next one might not be so easy. 😂

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I like to surprise my friends at Thanksgiving with custom place cards, & this year I designed these tiny cinema marquee place cards. The design is perfect for 3D printing, since I needed enough for everyone & I needed them FAST. They snap fit together & use an LED noodle to give that perfect glow.

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

✨How I repaired my broken bones with gold and porcelain ✨ Not literally, of course. But using a bike accident & Grade 5 tibial plateau fracture as fuel for creating unique art has been healing beyond measure. I can't pretend what happened didn't change me, but I refuse to be reduced by it. 💜

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Gold repair for broken bones? Okay, not EXACTLY. This effect isn't created with kintsugi at all, but is done with gold lustre. It's painted on the ceramic piece & fired again to set the gold. That's right, SET. So any mistakes are forever immortalised on it too?? Thankfully not! It can be saved!

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

This 3D printed animatronic necklace concept really did come to life! Sometimes when you're sketching it can feel like the reality is a million miles away. But every journey has to start with a single step. I'll be running demos at @hackaday-feed.bsky.social Supercon 2025, be sure to come say hi!

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Does 3D printing making the impossible... Possible?? I'm so excited to have this interactive cast silver necklace with me next weekend at @hackadayofficial.bsky.social Supercon 2025. I'll be wearing it around, talking about how I did it, and giving live demos of the functionality!

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Introducing the most extra 3D printed necklace you've ever seen. 🤣 Contains 3 motors, over a pound of sterling silver, and a whole lot of my blood, sweat and tears. Full build video now live on my YouTube channel! youtu.be/L6DcvBOA1pQ

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

In other news, it fukken WORKS and I've successfully made a tiny stained glass window for my beetle's abdomen. 😍

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Don't mind me, I've just been over here building the most absurd precious metal mechatronic necklace you've ever seeeeeeeen Just a couple of teasers for now! The finish line is so close I can taste it. 😭 Tiny servos, tinier LEDs, big beetle boi!

Close up of a partially assembled silver beetle with motors inside and stained glass pieces in the abdomen.

Close up of the other side of the abdomen with leds getting glued in place.

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

The event itself was everything I hoped for, full of incredible makers, engineers, & friends. I'm already preparing for next year! I never got to go to Maker Faire in it's heyday, but @opensaucelive.bsky.social is pretty close! If you attended, what was your favourite thing that you saw??

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

I'm a bit late, but man was @opensaucelive.bsky.social a blast! My excitement for the event started before the weekend even began, as I got to join Mr. Volt and have a hand in getting his fully animatronic Claptrap from Borderlands, ready to go in time. Yours truly got to do most of the painting!

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

The Clean Air Necklace is back and it's got upgrades! 🤩 It's coming with me to @opensaucelive.bsky.social next week, so make sure to come find me if you're going to be there! See how good (or bad!) the air quality REALLY is in San Mateo. 😉

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

The huge saving grace has been being surrounded by incredible friends & fellow makers, like those you see here. 🥰 I really am so lucky to know such amazing people, and they've done a lot to help me keep going. I am hopeful for more good in the near future, as well as new projects!

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

I have officially ✨arrived✨ at the @oshwassociation.bsky.social summit! I am already deeply excited about this e-textile badge and getting to sew LEDs onto things. 😍

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I'm revisiting the months of research, development, and testing I did around using digital fabrication techniques like 3D printing to make exciting ceramic pieces ahead of my @oshwassociation.bsky.social workshop this weekend in preparation! If it looks a bit like magic here, it's because it is! 😍

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

I'm back in the world of making and I'm jumping into the real world May 30th with the @oshwassociation.bsky.social summit in Edinburgh! I'll be running my first ever workshop about using technology to make yourself a better ceramic artist and I cannot WAIT! 😍

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

The project is a throwback, but the benefits of my 3D Printed Braille Calibration Card live on! I never would have imagined that a rabbit hole I went down years ago would have this many ripples down the line, but it goes to show you never really know where your natural curiosity will lead you.

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

You ever have that thing where you feel like you have nothing good to wear, and then you move some things around in your closet and suddenly an outfit reveals itself? Yea, feeling myself today. 😎

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Hey, I wanted an upgrade, okay? 😂 I think even if I HADN'T replaced my Prusa MK3S with the MK4S, I'd have wanted to upgrade the MK4. The upgrade kit was easy and straightforward, and in the end, I had something pretty groovy. 😉 #3dprinter #upgrades #mk4s #armyofdarkness #prusa

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

What's better than Christmas day? 3D printer upgrades day. 😍 I am so excited to get my workshop up to date with @prusa3d.com MK4S printers, and my first ever MMU! I realise that the printers don't actually LOOK that different. 😂 But trust me, that MK3S to MK4S upgrade is a huge jump!

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

There is something weirdly exciting about getting my new @josefprusa.bsky.social MK4S set up with the MMU3 and seeing that little 5 colour calibration print. I've never owned an MMU before and possessed the capabilities it adds on. That little colour wheel kinda makes it all feel real!

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Hilariously enough, it seems Prusa Research is popular with my cats as well, as they couldn't stop sniffing and climbing all over the boxes. Dipper even turned the MK4S into a bed. 😂 Well then.

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Super excited to get this nice stack of boxes from @josefprusa.bsky.social today! The Katz Creates workshop is getting a long overdue upgrade as all of my Prusa printers get brought up to MK4S! There might be some other surprises in here too. 🤔😘

Tall stack of boxes from Prusa Research including the Prusa MK4S.

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Printing 1.8mm extrusions with 1.75mm filament on a regular 3D printer?! 😱 You betcha! I've had this 1.8mm CHT nozzle for ages, but feared trying for the fact that it claimed to push out lines BIGGER THAN THE FILAMENT. Turns out, it works like a champ! What would you print with a 1.8mm nozzle?

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

It's been a journey, but I have successfully cast and glazed 15 broken knee vases based on the break I sustained in 2022. I don't know that these are finished yet as I would like to add one last touch to them, but I think I am done making them. Now to figure out what to do with all these knees. 😂

15 porcelain knee bone vases in unique colours laid out on a wood table.

15 knee vases laid out on a wood table from a close up angle.

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Had an amazing night getting to see The Tempest at the Royal Theatre on Drury Lane starring Sigourney Weaver and @masonalexanderpark.bsky.social. Feeling exceptionally blessed to get to live in London and see great theatre like this so easily. But also, always see Mason, they are the ACTUAL best.

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

It's the last day of 2024!! 😱 What the heck did I even get up to this year?! This year hasn't gone to plan at ALL, but I still made some pretty awesome things. Shoving a year's worth of work into 30 seconds isn't exactly easy, but I think this gives you a pretty good idea. 😂 See y'all in 2025! 😘

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

It's been a nutso year, and I wanted to take some time to talk about it. www.patreon.com/posts/118947... This is a public post, so everyone should be able to read it! 💜

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Don't mind me, I'm just over here doing important tests on my new tools. 😌

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Custom 3D printed #SMRRF badge? Check! 3D printed business cards? Check! Excitement to see all my 3D printing fam? Double triple check! 😍 Manchester, I'm on my way! See you soon fellow @e3donline.bsky.social SMRRF folks!

Person with short red curly hair holding a 3D printed badge for SMRRF while riding a train.

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Forgot your business cards at home? 3D print some new ones! 😁 Okay, this isn't a realistic solution for everyone. 😂 But for me, it worked great after realising I'd forgotten to bring business cards to @hackaday-feed.bsky.social Supercon! What sorts of weird problems has 3D printing solved for you?

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

For NO APPARENT REASON these photos feel right to share today. 🤔 Maybe they'll cheer you up. I did recently get back these incredible edits of Ragyo from Kill la Kill & I am gagging over how insane they are. 😍 Light up wig made possible thanks to @electromage.bsky.social Pixelblaze Pico!

Cosplayer dressed as Ragyo from anime Kill la Kill with red life fiber in their hand.

Cosplayer dressed as Ragyo from anime Kill la Kill with hand raised up in front of epic background.

Cosplayer dressed as Ragyo from anime Kill la Kill leaning over in front of epic background.

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 27/10/2024

Why make a bass I can't play when I can make a bass that plays itself?? My Adventure Time self playing Axe Bass build video is now live on YouTube! It goes through the whole process of how I designed and created this whole thing from scratch in just two months! youtu.be/l0kC0hDcMUo

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

I have been in a Cosplay Mood lately and I have a lot of new cosplay photos to share, but since it's kinda empty on here, I thought maybe this might be a good excuse to share some older stuff! My good Egg Son is up first! I built Terrako for the Princesses w/ Power tools calendar to go with Zelda.

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

I oscillate a lot between stuff, so don't be surprised if I suddenly shift gears and post a bunch of something only for it to disappear later. It is simply the way of the neurospicy maker. You just gotta roll with it.

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