I made a 3D printed mechanical digital clock ( lemmy.world )
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Common printing questions
Does anyone print planter heads? ( sh.itjust.works )
I designed a 3D Printable e-reader case for Kobo's newest E-Readers ( lemmy.world )
You can download the files on:...
Alternative Printer Uses ( lemmy.world )
"You need to buy this special heater pad to break the screen adhesive!"...
Gridfinity 2x2 organizer for my bathroom ( files.catbox.moe )
Printed out this little bathroom or whatever organizer. Gridfinity is neat. Choose your bins, glue to the base and viola....
Chonky nozzel + decent amount of material = opportunity for lots of spaghetti ( lemmy.world )
Any suggestions before trying again after a reset? This is my first go round changing nozzle diameter. I went from a 0.4 mm nozzle to a 0.6 mm nozzle....
Was trying out a new stitch to attach leather to my 3D Printed part. I love the results ( lemmy.world )
Here is the reverse side:...
Is Carbon fiber PLA filament safe to handle? ( images2.imgbox.com )
I've been looking into this material due to the really nice surface finish and clean look (actually purchased some already 😅)...
Carboy dryer, stackable, for homebrewing. (OC) ( files.catbox.moe )
STL https://www.printables.com/model/866603-carboy-dryer-stackable...
Alternative uses of a 3D printer: Toner transfer on a watch dial ( i.imgur.com )
I've watched a lot of resources about toner transfer over the last few days, and while everything was quite experimental and empirical, the main gist was : heat + pressure = toner transfer. As I didn't want to, for obvious reasons, cook a dial full of unknown glues, paints and metals in the family's kitchen oven, I started...
I liked Fusion 360, I like Onshape - but I'd rather like something that I won't lose over the whims of one company. So, what?
I am not a design draftsman, I'm not an engineer. My workflow is usually: I put something on the scanner, load the calibrated scan, trace the outline, throw a few sketches on various planes in there, round a few edges, print it and I'm done....
I found a way to keep my chamber temps up for long/big ASA prints ( lemmy.world )
At least so far. The first go round had the nozzle crash into the tree support, resulting in a layer shift. The good news is that the print stayed very firmly stuck to the bed....
Automatic Fire Extinguisher for 3D Printer Cabinet ( lemm.ee )
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Very Specific Object: knockoff transformer parts! ( lemmy.world )
Our youngest broke his big brother's bumblebee. Three iterations later, everything fits pretty well and the older one is happy to have bumblebee back....
Dry your filament!
I love in Colorado, which is a pretty dry state, so while I had heard of "wet filament", I never considered it to be a problem that I would have to worry about. I had seen people creating dry storage bins for their filament, but figured that must just be for people in humid climates....
What's your go-to "Bang for your Buck" filament brand?
As I'm graduating college in a few weeks, I'll be losing access to my university's free printers and filament. I'm going to build up a home lab with a couple printers where I can make goofy little mechanical projects as well as some components for my cars and stuff....
Casting Concrete With A 3D-Printed Mould ( hackaday.com )
I design and 3D Printed the smallest friction hing, I think is possible at 10mm ( lemmy.world )
So I wanted a small, and thin friction hing for another project, and I couldn't find the metal ones that they use for the iPad's Magic Keyboard case. So I design my own the parts I had on my desk....
OrcaSlicer V2.1.0 Official Release ( github.com )
2mm thick layers on a trophy cup ( www.youtube.com )
It's 1.75mm filament going into 2mm layers. lol, wtf. Still looks great, though.
I designed a filament dryer mount for my tukkari mk4 enclosure ( imgur.com )
My SUNLU S1 Plus filament dryer was slipping around getting yanked forward on my TUKKARI TLX MK4 enclosure, so I designed this mount which fits into the existing slots on top of the enclosure. Prints in two pieces that screw together since otherwise the supports would be complicated. Had to print the larger piece on my big bed...
How do you build complex shapes? ( i.imgur.com )
I've made a large number of custom prints, and all of them were created using TinkerCad. It's an amazing toolkit, stupid easy to use but versatile. That is ... until something needs a tiny adjustment somewhere. That's when I feel it would've been neat to use parametric CAD instead....
Hark! For I Have Designed Another Knife. [Adélie Crossbar Locker] ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17097936...
Where to Recycle Filament?
I have a huge bag of filament waste. Where should I send this? I know it is only commercially recyclable in like very specific cases so stuff like PLA will almost never be recycled. However, I do hear of companies accepting filament and they sell back the rolls and stuff. I'm not looking to make a profit or anything, just gotta...