Going Koozi Crazy...

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Yeah - I've been way delayed in posting this. And, this time around - I will be Short...

I will say - I've Developed a special method of applying Designs to Koozi's via my Claude ASSistant - and he is KICKING Butt lately!!! He actually helps me turn a 2D Image into 3D - then - when I properly wrap it - it projects it on like "Painting" it in the Slicer!

Well - this weekend - actually hitting the road in the morning - as they folks Foolishly did this on a Fri. at 3pm - a High School Reunion! I went to school in Homer NY - and the Trojan is the sports teams logo:

And - my Grad. class was Homer '81:

Yeah - I am prepping to soon launch a KickStarter around my Koozi designs - as I believe my designs are Superior to standard ones with the styrofoam rubber wraps - with cloth on them for Co. logos! So - here are the Trojan ones Printed:

Butt - Since I Seriously need Beta Testers of my units - I'm also printing basic ones with NO Logos (but, in a Color transitioning filament):

And - since I am SERIOUS about this - and going to use my school grad class as Beta Testers - so I went Crazy this week printing Koozis:

That's it for now...

-K

[Kurt]

Folks at the reunion really liked the Koozis - and they in particular fell in love with the Trojan Koozis! So - I gave a LOT of them out - and, even did Bartering - a Trojan Koozi in exchange for a good IPA beer!

-K

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

I'm working on a New Koozi. Specific to the KROQ LA Radio station. As part of the project - I had Claude create a NEW Tool for me today - an extension of what I did before - but, now I'm working on something more generalized. The ability to turn a 2D Logo design into a 3D Object - that can be used in my Koozi creation process. This tool - I may do a general public release. Possibly...

-K

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Ouch - I shoulda done this before! How about a Project Teaser???

Here's the Logo snagged from the website (Ignore the video play buttons):

And - 3D version of the Logo is attached as an STL!

Prepping up Koozi print design tonight, swapping a filament onto my printer - then will start up the print in the morning!

-K

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

I printed a version yesterday during the day - and I got it off the printer last night - but, it was NOT Good - Letters were NOT Easy to read. 

So - I tweaked things - so I could get Black all around the letters to make them POP - and BOOM - it worked!!!

-K

[david merten]

My koozi crazy weekend lol.

 I played around printing Kurt's koozi stl this weekend among other things. I like the design.  It adds stiffness to flexibles. 

I am the 1st and most likely only one to print a koozi in Timeplast holographic filament.  They printed nice ( vase mode is easiest way to print this stuff ), BUT a water-soluble plastic as a koozi welds itself to the can. Ask me how I know...lol

Then moved to red peba. I have a love hate relationship with peba. The material is very strong and flexible,  but can be a pain to print. And I end up running it slow.  It also has to be dried for a very long time. 

Personal gripe here, why don't filament manufacturers make perforated spools ( at least where filament is ) to assist in drying the whole spool instead of the top layers.

       David

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[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Is the Timeplast filament the weird almost Bronze looking pieces?

THANKS SO Much for printing the Koozi and testing out the Design - and for an AWESOME Pic Bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-K

[david merten]

Yes, its semi transparent, and they put sparkles in it.

Its definitely softer than the peba.

Its been fun stress testing your stl's and the carbon.

I need to get some tpu and try it out.

I have gotten a couple comments on people who would like bottoms. 

Is that just a Midwest thing???

                  David 

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[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Thanks again for printing them out and trying them - and getting feedback!

For folks who want a bottom - here is the KEY! The point is to replicate action of Cloth/neoprene koozies - they CAN Lie Flat - and put in  your back pocket! Thus - That's what I need mine to do! A Bottom - Nope - it will no longer lie flat! 

The ones you printed - show them FLAT to people - that you can put it into your back pocket! Then they will understand!

-K

[david merten]

I admit that I am koozi illiterate.  I didn't realize they were made to fit in your pocket.  So yes a bottom would be a problem. 

The 14 year old like wearing them as wrist wraps.( especially the timeplast )... Maybe you can hit the fashion market as well....lol

                        David

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[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Sure - make sparkly ones for Gals - who can wear them as a bracelet!!! But, alas - I kinda figure - Koozi usage is more a guys thing...