My SD300 3D Printer

The Solido SD300 Pro is a unique 3D printer that builds solid parts out of layers of PVC plastic film. I created this blog because I don't think there's enough information about it on the Internet. I intend to explore, review, and exploit its unique & quirky features here.

Sunday, April 17, 2022

One step forward, two setbacks

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My SD300 is electrically crippled, but I found a secondhand Invision LD  that I've been trying to get running.  The two machines are in...
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Rebirth, and working toward a New Ending

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In its prime, my SD300 worked loyally through night and day to produce my toys and puzzles.  So I'm not entirely content to let its stor...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Breakdown, a broken banjo bolt, and glue everywhere.

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My SD300 broke down at the end of 2015, its first serious fault.  The machine had clocked over 6000 hours of build time, plus an additional ...
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Sunday, October 11, 2015

Color! Using Dyes on 3D Printed Vinyl

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Material for the SD300 is offered in a very limited selection of colors, so naturally I was intrigued by Sean Michael Ragan's blog p...
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Monday, August 4, 2014

Building Puzzles for IPP34

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I'm busily cranking out puzzles to exchange, trade, and sell at IPP34.  In addition to a few old-standy puzzles here's a look at wha...
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Sunday, March 2, 2014

Glue Smear, a super-easy quick fix

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Every now and then I've noticed a shiny stripe of SolGL glue across the top layer when a model is being built.  There shouldn't ever...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013

More Nuts and Bolts

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My Its' Nuts toy went on sale at Grand Illusions last month.  Their initial inventory quickly sold out after it appeared i...
Friday, August 23, 2013

IPP Pictures of Puzzle Enthusiasts taking pictures of Puzzle Enthusiasts

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Lots of people took pictures at IPP, so here are some pictures of the people who took pictures.
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Friday, August 2, 2013

Puzzle Party: IPP33 Opens

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When I arrived in Japan for the International Puzzle Party  many other puzzlers had already been there for quite some time, and they...
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Monday, July 29, 2013

Rundown of puzzles for IPP33

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  Peppermint , my entry for the puzzle exchange, was digitally manufactured in colorful ABS by Bradley Rigdon at PrintTo3D .  I built p...
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Scott Elliott
I've been interested in puzzles ever since I stole my sister's Rubik's Cube back in the 1980s. I've grown to love mechanical puzzles of all types, not just the twisty "cube" puzzles. First I expressed my creativity by trying to make pretty patterns, but now I want to build my own puzzles too!
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