3D printing fun

[Neal]

Anyone that's into 3D printing doing anything fun of late with your printing? I did a quick job the other day printing magnet spacers for my upcoming windshield replacement and need something to separate the magnets. I was just browsing Thingiverse and I'm going to print this contraption next. Not my design...

Drink dispenser by ljhtom

New model 2024 stackable avaible in:https://www.printables.com/es/model/781648-2024-stackable-rotary-drink-dispensermodel becomes obsolete, please go to the address to see the new improved...

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[Neal]

Another cool one:

HexHolder - Butterfly by mishkin2

I know what you're going to say, how many can already model the same thing. But believe me, when I needed a convenient holder for hex keys, I couldn't find it. All of them were either bulky, or the keys did not hold well in the sockets or it was inconvenient to take them out. But now all the...

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[Joe Hogan]

New more efficient head?

 

[Neal]

Not familiar but after trying different stuff I learned my lesson to stay with the default. It just works.

 

[MrsSquid]

I don't know about fun, but I sure am liking the boxes my brother-in-law made to custom fit in our medicine cabinet. No more "items may have shifted" and potential spills and leaks are limited.

 

[Neal]

I've been designing a bracket that will hold a light for my plane. Yeah, not for my RV (with 8 wheels) but 3D printing is such a joy and opens up so many possibilities for the creative mind. I've been iterating this design and testing it with the light fixture it will be holding. The beauty is you can continue to iterate, print in plastic, then when done send it off if you don't have your own CNC machine as I do not. I'm going to try an online CNC service to create this part. You can choose your metal, finish, etc. which is cool. It isn't cheap but if you do more than one such as give or sell the part to others that want to use it you can split the costs. My degree was in Mechanical Engineering and I enjoyed CAD back in the day. Being able to do this on a home computer, print on a 3D printer, is so neat.

I know it will be hard to understand this part and how the light fixture attaches, but just an example of a tinker project.

 

[BuckyII]

@Neal...Impressive. Still using Fusion 360 + Prusa MK3s? I agree completely...also as an engineer (BSIE), I find it very fun, relaxing and rewarding.

 

[Neal]

Yes on Fusion 360 and MK3S+. Ordered MMU3 to replace my crappy MMU2S.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

You could also do a lost wax and make it out of all that gold you've been hoarding!

 

[Chuggs]

EEZ Tire TPMS Ram Mount by chuggs

Used to mount EEZ Tire Display head on a RAM Track in your RV. You can print the base and ball stem separately and glue together or combined...as desired for your printer.

www.thingiverse.com

RAM track support for EEZ Tire TPMS monitor.

 

[Neal]

For the 3D printing nerds, I recently watched a YouTube video that is typically about other things I do and she did a video on her entry into 3D printing and organizing using a system called Gridfinity. Once again I live under a rock, apparently Gridfinity is quite a thing (or thang as you'll find out). Neat stuff, amazing integration in Fusion 360, etc. Google search on Gridfinity but here is her video if interested:

 

[BuckyII]

For the 3D printing nerds, I recently watched a YouTube video that is typically about other things I do and she did a video on her entry into 3D printing and organizing using a system called Gridfinity. Once again I live under a rock, apparently Gridfinity is quite a thing (or thang as you'll find out). Neat stuff, amazing integration in Fusion 360, etc. Google search on Gridfinity but here is her video if interested:

@Neal ...Great video! Thanks. Reminded me of much of my 3D printing journey. I'd stumbled on to Gridfinity at some point but need to spend more time checking it out. I think she mention a Fusion 360 add-in for designing boxes? Did you happen to get the name?

 

[Neal]

I did a quick search and here are a few links:

https://apps.autodesk.com/FUSION/en/Detail/HelpDoc?appId=7197558650811789

GridfinityGenerator | Fusion | Autodesk App Store

Gridfinity bins/baseplates generator

apps.autodesk.com

 

[Joe Hogan]

Here is what appears to be another choice in 3D printers on sale for $799.

https://us.store.bambulab.com/pages/end-of-year-sale?from=navigation_bar

 

[Neal]

I haven't been printing as much lately but I certainly would consider an X1C. Been hitting my YouTube feed lately, print farms using the Bambu labs printers.

https://us.store.bambulab.com/products/x1-carbon

 

[Neal]

Back to some 3D printing fun. I have a small portable monitor I added to my setup and needed a better stand to better control the angle to make it fit on my desk, etc. I thought I'd design something but as always, someone's probably already done it. So I found this one (below). What's cool is these geniuses that figure out how to do these print in place things where it just works without assembly. I don't know how in the world they do it but way cool. I figured on this one I needed to print the tilt up stand separate from the base. Nope, print it and the hinge works and all. How????

Tablet stand by vilerage | Download free STL model | Printables.com

Foldable, adjustable, print-in-place tablet stand | Download free 3D printable STL models

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[Kevin D Pem]

Pretty darn slick!