Category: Back Yard
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Deep Cell Plug Trays – Seed Starters
Stronger roots, cleaner planting, and a reusable way to start healthier seedlings in compact modular formats. Every growing season seems to start the same way — stacks of flimsy plastic seed trays, soil everywhere, seedlings sitting in soggy bottoms, and roots already circling before the plants are even ready to move outside. Click here to…
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A Better Wasp Trap
I am very fortunate to live in an area that is not too bad for bugs because I love cooking outdoors and just hanging outdoors. But from time to time, the wasps do come and pester us, and sometimes aggressively. So I felt it was time for a logicalplanet wasp trap, and like the idea…
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IceCozy
Despite the fact that I set out to make an ice mould for the DrinkColder and failed, I think this was a good recovery. This IceCozy is fantastic. My only regret is that it is small (so it can fit in the DrinkColder), but it still performs well and for me at least, feels so…
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GearBin™ – Mini Mechanized Trash Bin
This is definitely up there as one of my favourite design projects so far. It is, like usual, contraption-like in its design and super fun. And, hey, the 3d printer does not care how complex the print is – it is just happy printing. So why not make things more complex and fun like my…
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Herb Stripper
I really enjoy growing and saving herbs for the winter and this week I sun-dried a bunch. While stripping the herbs from their stems with my fingers, as I have always done, I thought – there must be a better way. And, sure enough, herb strippers are a thing. But rather than buy one I…
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Lid Stack Hanger
A simple design but so effective at getting those pot lids organized.
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BevvyShade3
I feel like this is one of my least appreciated designs but one of my personal favourites. Mostly because it is really fun and then also because it actually works. I don’t do the sun myself but I do like being outside and sitting on our patio enjoying a cold drink in the summer. And,…
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Drink Charms
Everyone (or at least most people) knows about wine charms but these are “drink charms” for all beverages… Many years ago I designed a series of wine charms that worked out really well but recently I recognized the need for charms for water glasses, cocktails, beer bottles and more. And, here is my solution… interchangeable…
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BevvySteady3 Drink Holster
This one makes me happy… not just because I can keep a beer handy but because I have been trying to perfect this concept for a long time. My original design (here) was ok for me at the time but not ok for me now. This design is infinitely superior and complex. Three axes of…
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Folding Garden Canopy
Living where we do, I have difficulty keeping some of my herbs (plants) alive through the winters. But I have found protecting them from the winter elements using a cover is extremely effective in getting them into the spring in good shape. So I created a folding canopy structure using 1/2 PVC pipe and a…
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Giant Spider
We are doing a kind of “spider” based Halloween theme decoration this year and so I was looking for large spiders to print to put on the front lawn. I found a few decent ones but none that were huge or had articulated legs. Maybe they are out there but I didn’t find them. So……
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Step Fountain for Bob
I saw something like this in a dog video some time ago and thought what a great project to try to remake for 3D printing. It was a little ambitious for me but in the end, it works super well. One of my dogs (Bob) just loves it. Albeit I can’t turn my back on…
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BevvyShade Drink Shade
I was sitting on my patio the other day, drinking a warm beer in the sun and thought, I need a drink shade. Here it is…
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Beer Tap Tower
One of my hobbies during COVID-19 was making beer (and cider) which turned out to be a great hobby! And, I decided I needed to have it all on tap in my backyard. So I designed and printed a kegerator! Ok, not a whole kegerator but a tap head! ok, not an entire tap head…
