So... apparently scorpions glow under UV lights. Who knew?

Some things are just better in glow in the dark plastic than others.

10.  Things tagged with jewelery¹²

Basically any kind of jewelery would be better if it glowed in the dark.

9.  Firefly bracelet by neurothing

I suppose this is technically included as jewelery – but it deserves a spot of its because it’s a firefly.  I like fireflies.

8.  Spider Plus Ring by builttospec

There are few things more Halloweeny than a spider.  Unless you’re talking about a spider ring. 

7.  Glasses by langfordw

Imagine – glasses that make you see even better – without any change to your prescription!

6. Clip on reading LED by Conrad2468

You’ve only got the power of one little button battery.  If you’re doing something critical, say disarming a bomb with your light duty pliers, and the battery goes out.  Well, if you have Conrad2468′s clip on reading LED, you’ve got a few more precious seconds.

5.  Printable Key Rings by catarina

Anything that makes keys easier to find is a good thing.

4.  Things tagged with dock

Shave precious seconds off your response time to that late night phone call with a glow in the dark phone dock.

3.  Arc reactor prop with led light by dugdug22

This isn’t printable – yet.  When someone creates a printable version, I’m all over that.

2.  Smart Bra Clips by 2ROBOTGUY

This just makes sense.

1.  Skull Throwie by Orion

A skull that you are supposed to throw.  That uses LED’s and magnets.  What could be better?  Maybe if it glowed in the dark.

(Link to glow-in-the-dark ABS in the MakerBot store)

1. Don’t put a UV on a scorpion.  That will hurt it. [↩]
2. Photo courtesy of furryscaly [↩]

MakerBot Operators are not afraid to hack their bots. This machine out of the Robots and Dinosaurs hackerspace appears to use the relay component in a 200-in-one kit instead of a relay board. Bonus points for the green tape. More bonus points for the Spaghetti Monster themed MakerBot decorations!

Robots and Unicorns - natural allies

Here are some potential uses I came up with for the MakerBot Unicorn Pen Plotter.^1 2 Let’s get the usual and obvious stuff out of the way first:³

• Drawing small things, using a pen or pencil
• Small swivel blade for cutting things
• Drawing with a resist-pen to create circuit boards

So, what else can we do with a Unicorn?

• Painting things, with a small paintbrush
• Perforating paper, cardstock, cardboard, or fruit roll-ups
• Applying adhesive with a gluestick
• Bleach with a bleach pen
• Mini-CNC router or etching with a dremel
• Scoring glass with a diamond blade
• Install a small wooden rake for an automated mini-Zen garden
• And, the worst idea of the bunch, a CNC tattoo gun (seriously, you shouldn’t try this)

Let’s suppose you had a MakerBot Unicorn at your disposal.  What would you do with it?

1. Mind, I have some pretty BAD ideas sometimes [↩]
2. Photo courtesy of interpunct [↩]
3. Besides being a blog post about various ways to use the MakerBot Unicorn, the post title “Unicorn Variations” refers to a collection of short stories by Roger Zelazny.  The story behind the story is particularly interesting, and a testament to what can be accomplished if you try out silly ideas now and then. [↩]

Last night we launched beautiful LED strips to light up your MakerBot and MakerBot Glow in the Dark ABS Plastic and today we’re introducing two more items for your bot. The first is the noise reducing Cork Gasket Pack. Install these gaskets on your MakerBot to reduce the vibration caused by the stepper motors.

The second thing we have for your MakerBotting pleasure is the electronics stacking Relay Board Mount Kit! This makes it so that you can mount your relay board in a really aesthetically pleasing way!