Artifacts

Showcasing the small stuff.

Artifacts is a visual collection of things I have either created myself or collected from the internet over the years: 3D-printed objects, mechanical constructions, electronics, workshop projects, prototypes, experiments, and whatever else happened to escape from my imagination into the physical world.

This is deliberately a gallery rather than a project repository. The artifacts shown here are presented primarily through photographs, sometimes accompanied by a short description. You won’t find detailed build instructions, CAD models, 3D-print files, schematics, source code, or extensive documentation here.

For projects that are documented and intended to be explored, reproduced, modified, or built by others, head over to The Makery.

Artifacts is simply about the things I’ve found, made, finished, unfinished, useful, experimental, or occasionally made for no better reason than: because I could.

About the models: (WEB) means I downloaded the model from the web; (9SQM) means it’s my own design.
Click on a picture for a larger view.

  • Partly based on a model found on the web and partly designed by me, this servo-driven robotic hand was one of those projects that came very close to being finished — and then spent years on a shelf. Unfortunately, it eventually came off that shelf the hard way: it fell, and nearly all the resin-printed fingers broke because I had used resin that was far too brittle. I never picked up the project again, and recently dismantled it to salvage the servos for my new Predator Claw project. Not every project survives — but at least its organs were donated to science. 👋
    Robot Hand (WEB + 9SQM)
  • It's in our DNA project
    It’s in our DNA project
  • My own 3D-printed version of Sting, Frodo’s Elven sword from The Lord of the Rings, designed and made as a birthday present for my daughter. The blade was printed in blue glow-in-the-dark filament, so just like the original Sting it starts to glow when Orcs are nearby. At least, that’s my explanation. If it suddenly turns blue, you might want to look behind you.
    Frodo’s Sting (9SQM)
  • The original headphone stand was downloaded from the web, but I added my own little upgrade: a custom-designed hanging bracket with integrated charging contacts. Matching contacts were added to the headphones, so there’s no cable to plug in. Hang them on the stand in the evening and the charging contacts automatically connect. Next morning: fully charged headphones, ready to go. Because apparently plugging in a charging cable every evening was far too much work.
    Headphone Stand with Charging Contacts (WEB+9SQM)
  • I found Fucktopus on the web and immediately felt that such concentrated negativity needed a proper counterbalance — so I designed Spocktopus myself. Fucktopus has eight arms and uses every single one to tell the universe exactly what he thinks of it; Spocktopus responds with eight Vulcan salutes: live long and prosper. Together they became my slightly unconventional Yin and Yang: anger and serenity, chaos and logic, hostility and goodwill — opposite forces restoring balance to the octopus universe (and ours). 🖕🖖
    Fucktopus (WEB) & Spocktopus (9SQM)
  • Drogon, Daenerys Targaryen’s largest and most formidable dragon. Printed in glass-like smoke-coloured resin, which gives the wings a particularly nice translucent, almost otherworldly appearance. Lots of spikes, scales and very thin details made this a rather unforgiving resin print — but the result was absolutely worth it.
    GoT Drogon (WEB)
  • The fourth iteration of my desktop tool organiser. The earlier versions never quite worked the way I wanted, but this one does. Built from CNC-milled Plexiglas plates with 3D-printed ABS spacers, it keeps a surprisingly large collection of frequently used tools organised and within easy reach.
    Desktop Tool Organiser v4 (9SQM)
  • The classic 3D-printing Benchy, but with a cinematic twist. A small collection of my own movie-themed variations — some more obvious than others. How many movies can you name? Bonus points if you can identify them all.
    Funny movie themed Benchies (9SQM)
  • A small, hard-working maintenance droid with plenty of attitude. Pit Droids are eager to help, easily distracted, slightly clumsy, and have an impressive talent for turning even the simplest repair job into organised chaos. Come to think of it… this little guy reminds me suspiciously of myself.
    Star Wars Pit Droid (WEB)
  • 3D-printed black BD-1 droid from Star Wars, standing upright with its distinctive binocular-style head, compact body and long articulated legs. Small, curious, loyal and remarkably brave. BD-1 is the kind of companion who follows you straight into trouble, helps you get out of it, and somehow remains cheerful throughout. Basically the workshop assistant the Pit Droid thinks he is.
    Star Wars BD-1 (WEB)
  • 3D-printed Star Wars AT-ST walker in dark grey and black, featuring its distinctive armoured cockpit, twin articulated legs and detailed weapon systems, displayed on a transparent base. Tall, intimidating and heavily armed, the AT-ST was designed to strike fear into anyone unfortunate enough to stand in its way. An impressive piece of Imperial engineering — right up until someone introduces it to a couple of Ewoks and some strategically placed logs.
    Star Wars AT-ST (WEB)
  • A small piece of 9SQM branding for an important workshop requirement: somewhere safe to put the coffee. Designed and 3D printed in three colours — because even a coaster deserves some engineering attention.
    9SQM.nl coaster (9SQM)
  • A fully working, articulated Predator-inspired claw, designed and built from scratch. All finger joints run on bearings, while the fingers themselves are actuated using heavy 0.8 mm nylon fishing line. The lines are routed through dedicated channels inside the fingers and hand, then exit through PTFE Bowden tubes at the rear of the claw — the same type of tubing commonly used in 3D printers. This keeps the mechanism flexible while allowing the fingers to be operated remotely. This is version 1. It works remarkably well, but the thumb lacks proper opposition, limiting the claw’s ability to actually grasp objects. That became the main reason for going back to the drawing board. Version 2 is currently under construction, with a redesigned thumb mechanism. Because finished projects are merely prototypes with confidence.
    A working Predator’s claw (9SQM)
  • A bigger Coffee reservoir for our JURA E4 Coffee Machine
    A bigger Coffee reservoir for our JURA E4 Coffee Machine
  • One of those designs born from a very simple problem: too much stuff and nowhere sensible to put it. I designed this bathroom organiser to keep our everyday essentials — electric and manual toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors and assorted small items — together without turning the bathroom shelf into complete chaos. The open honeycomb structure keeps it lightweight, allows everything to dry easily and, more importantly, provides plenty of places to put things. Nothing revolutionary. It just does exactly what it was designed to do — which is sometimes the best kind of project.
    A bathroom organiser (9SQM)
  • Low-poly 3D prints of our three pets: a Dachshund, a British Shorthair cat and our Siamese-looking street cat. Downloaded models, but selected for the simple reason that each one reminded us remarkably well of the real animals sharing our home. A tiny 3D-printed version of the household — and considerably cheaper to feed.🐕‍🦺🐈🐈‍⬛
    Our pets (WEB)
  • My wife used an old cola bottle to water the plants. When I suggested that perhaps we should buy a proper watering can, she replied: “No need, this works just fine.” Fair enough. So instead of buying a watering can, I designed and 3D printed a handle, bottle support and pouring spout — and turned her cola bottle into one. Problem solved. Possibly with considerably more engineering than the problem required.
    Turning a Cola bottle into a watering can (9SQM)
  • I was given an incomplete kit for this spiderbot. Half of its legs were missing, along with their servos, and both the CPU and the servo control electronics were absent. I rebuilt it into a complete and working robot using software examples I found online. Later, I added more intelligence, enabling it to navigate and move around autonomously. Needless to say, it scared the living daylights out of our cats the first time they saw it walking around, while our dachshund apparently decided that attack was the most appropriate response — I managed to stop him just in time. By now, though, they’ve all grown used to their strange mechanical housemate and mostly just watch with curiosity to see where the weird creature is heading next.
    SpiderBot (WEB+9SQM)
  • The Millennium Falcon — one of the most iconic ships in the Star Wars universe. The model was downloaded from the web and resin-printed using glass-like transparent, water-washable resin, giving the familiar battered old freighter a rather unusual crystal appearance. Probably not what Han Solo had in mind, but I rather like it this way.
    A glass-like Millennium Falcon (WEB)
  • Here you have a Benchy, a Benchy and some Benchies.
    Here you have a Benchy, a Benchy and some Benchies.
  • Grogu — one of my favourite little characters from the Star Wars universe. This model was printed in glow-in-the-dark filament. By daylight he looks like an almost ordinary pale Grogu, but after absorbing some light he reveals his true purpose: standing around glowing mysteriously in the dark. Cute by day. Slightly radioactive-looking by night.
    Glow in the dark Groku (WEB)
  • Baby Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy — probably my favourite little character from the entire Marvel universe. 3D-printed in wood-filled filament, which seemed like the only appropriate material for a tiny walking tree. I am Groot. What more needs to be said? 🌱
    Baby Groot (WEB)

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