The Background Story
A few years ago, my son gave me a 3D printer as a Christmas gift. Honestly, I had no idea what to do with it, and the box sat in the basement unopened for a year. Until I made the mistake of finally unpacking it. I was hooked immediately, and it didn’t take long for 3D printing to evolve from curiosity to hobby to obsession. My professional career as a C-level IT executive in biotech has put me in the fortunate position of not having to rely on 3D printing for income. 3D printing is a hobby for me, and I sell my models priced to cover my costs, with a modest markup.
Dog Training and Board Games?
Yeah, a weird combination, I know.
I’ve been training Labrador Retrievers for 25 years, for field work, dog agility, obedience, tracking, and detection work. Today, my focus is on K9 nose work (detection dog training) and field trials, and I currently have two Labs (Jack and Willow) with whom I compete in various venues, under the moniker Foxrun Retrievers, thus FoxRun3D. I’m also an instructor for the Labrador Retriever Club of Greater Boston.
And—my wife and I *LOVE* board games; we have more games than I care to admit, mostly Eurogames.
It didn’t take long for me to think about ways to blend my passions into an unholy alliance. Designing stuff that could help with dog training or could make playing board games more fun was the next logical step.
3D Printing
For those with 3D printers, most of my designs are available for download on Printables.
I mostly use Autodesk Fusion 360 and OpenSCAD for design.
My small printer farm consists of 6 Prusa printers: Prusa XL, Prusa Mk4, Prusa Mk3S and Prusa Minis.
