Hocus Pocus book

This was by far my most ambitious project so far! A while ago, my wife asked me if I could make a replica of the spellbook from the movie "Hocus Pocus". If you haven't seen this movie, I definitely recommend it. Even though it's a family-friendly Halloween movie, it's not childish. Anyway, I knew this would be a bit more challenging than the books...

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My Prusa I3 MK3!

In March, I finally placed an order for a Prusa I3 MK3 3D printer. I had been planning to buy a 3D printer for a while. At first, I wanted to get one of those cheap I3 clones, but after reading a lot of user experiences I decided to spend the extra money and get an original Prusa I3. Bottom line is: the cheap clones are ok printers, but you have to spend a lot of time to get them to print more or less decently, and I didn't want to do that. The waiting game So, like I said, somewhere early March I placed the order, and the estimated shipping date...

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Oogie Boogie dice

This is going to be a short and simple one. With this prop, I introduced my wife to foamsmithing. She was working on an Oogie Boogie costume, from Tim Burton's "The nightmare before Christmas", and wanted a pair of dice to go with it. In the movie, Oogie Boogie rolls dice with skulls on the faces. A perfect beginner project! Materials 10mm EVA...

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What's happening?

It's been a while since my last post (wich was right after Halloween), so I thought I might bring you all a bit up to date. I've posted some stuff on my Instagram page in the meantime to show some of the stuff I'm working on, so here's an overview of what I've been up to the last few months. Workshop upgrade The most important thing: I finally cleaned out the garage and did some necessary renovations and upgrades. Patched up holes in the walls and ceiling, painted everything, installed new lighting and extra power outlets and sorted my tools and...

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