r/3Dprinting • • 6h ago

Project Halo Reach Sniper 100% in Nylon Carbon Fiber

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569 Upvotes

Had a customer commission this from me and he wanted to blacked out and said to use Carbon Fiber. That stuff is super tricky top print in.


r/3Dprinting • • 8h ago

Discussion Amazon’s New Filament Swap Program 💀

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286 Upvotes

Ordered Polymaker Marble White PLA from Amazon. Cracked open the box and found an unsealed spool of ELEGOO Matte Navy Blue staring back at me.

Apparently, some cheap bastard figured out Amazon’s return policy is a self-service filament upgrade program.

Amazon has billions invested in robotics, AI, and logistics, but apparently nobody can tell the difference between white and fucking blue. 💀

Edit: Already requested a replacement from Amazon. Just a shitpost, not a request for tech support from people who missed the fucking joke.


r/3Dprinting • • 10h ago

Free Model Free to a good home. Local pickup

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364 Upvotes

I have a bunch of used rolls that I'm not going to use. Free to pickup. Located in Oklahoma City, OK.

Update: Claimed


r/3Dprinting • • 1h ago

Project Life Size Miles Morales

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Miles is my favorite spider man. Bringing him to life was pretty sweet.


r/3Dprinting • • 9h ago

Project 3D printed QR cities

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130 Upvotes

Hey 3D printing fans!

For the last two months I have put tremendous effort in building a unique 3D model generator. It turns any QR code into a 3D mini city to be 3D printed!

I have made it free, save (runs locally on your device) and hope I can inspire others to print some.

www.urban-qr.com

Please share your creations and feedback, looking to improve where possible!

Feel free to repost on other sub-reddits, and tag me! 🤓


r/3Dprinting • • 18h ago

Project Halloween Print - Realistic enough?

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683 Upvotes

I decided to do a spooky Halloween print that beats the crappy store bought ones. So I decided to make a 16inch Australian Huntsman spider.

When it was black and in two halves it wasn’t scary at all.

One 30 min paint job later and it’s horrifying.

I will put it on the side wall of our front door so you don’t see it until you turn around to leave. Should get some nice ring camera footage.


r/3Dprinting • • 11h ago

Print (model not provided) I designed pumpkin cupcake foodles for Halloween!

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160 Upvotes

I’ve been working on a series of food themed fidgets to try to sell in local coffee shops and bakeries. These are my Halloween versions of the corkscrew cupcake foodle! Haven’t really shared my work online yet, curious what people think.


r/3Dprinting • • 10h ago

Project Reduce purge waste and print time when printing with a single nozzle multi-color setup

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116 Upvotes

When printing multicolor with a single nozzle, traditional methods require at least one purge for every layer that uses more than one filament. Multiply that by the number of colors and layers in your print, and you'll quickly fill up your poop bin.

I had a thought: most print heads have some clearance between the nozzle and the build plate. Why not use that space to print several layers of one color at a time, then backfill the gaps with another color?

Turns out, someone actually wrote a research paper on this exact concept a few years ago, but as far as I could tell, it never made it into a practical tool.

Well, I couldn't leave it at that. After burning some tokens, I put together a post-processing tool that attempts to do exactly this. I'm calling it ColorStack.

The workflow is simple:

  1. Slice your model as usual.
  2. Open the sliced file in ColorStack.
  3. Process and export it.
  4. Send the modified file to your printer.

Full instructions are available on GitHub.

In an ideal, best-case test print, I was able to reduce filament purges from 49 to just 9. Since filament changes on a single-nozzle printer can be pretty slow, that also cut the print time for my test model from 1 hour 10 minutes to just 30 minutes.

Obviously, this isn't going to work equally well for every model, but I've found that most multicolor models offer at least some marginal benefit.

Ideally, this would be a built-in slicer feature, but I'm not really equipped to implement that myself. So I'm releasing ColorStack for anyone to freely use, copy, modify, and hopefully improve.

I'm sharing it here because I don't want the idea to sit forgotten in my GitHub repo and disappear into the void.


r/3Dprinting • • 1d ago

Project ScryScanner - Card Scanner (3D Print Files in Comments)

1.6k Upvotes

r/3Dprinting • • 11h ago

Paid Model Custom 3d model: first customer order🥳

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111 Upvotes

r/3Dprinting • • 2h ago

Project Charm for Guitar Cables

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21 Upvotes

r/3Dprinting • • 8h ago

Free Model Woodworkers first 3D printed mug coaster

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49 Upvotes

I usually make my coasters out of oak, but last night I came up with this optical design idea, so printed it (my neighbors wouldn't have liked it if I turned on the CNC in the middle of the night 😂 )


r/3Dprinting • • 4h ago

Project Western Collection for Wall Display

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21 Upvotes

Fully 3d printed in PLA and hand painted by me. They are both a gift for my Fathers Western Collection. The revolver is so long because its based on Ned Buntline's Legendary Revolvers. Only Vallejo true metalic metal, cheap store 3$ acrilic paints set and 2$ cheap Oil paint was used


r/3Dprinting • • 3h ago

Discussion Damn Squirrel!

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17 Upvotes

Pesky doorstep squirrel has gone from digging in the flower pots to nibbling on my ASA!


r/3Dprinting • • 8h ago

Discussion Too much filament

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35 Upvotes

Wife thinks I have a problem and this is too much filament, but I disagree. I got all of these, mainly mixes of pla and abs, for around $8/KG.


r/3Dprinting • • 1d ago

Hardware Spotted at Semicon West conference

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592 Upvotes

Probably too expensive, but imagine never having to home, realtime resonances and accuracy feedback, and never losing steps.


r/3Dprinting • • 2h ago

Troubleshooting Any idea how to fix this?

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10 Upvotes

Looks like the top/bottom layer doesn’t bond to the body well? Not sure what’s happening here tbh but it’s happened to basically anything that I print that is box shaped. In this event it’s a garage and I believe that on the inside this is happening and sagging, this catching the door to prevent it from closing.
Any help is appreciated.
Ender 3
PLA+

EDIT:
15% infill
Sparse infill: cross hatch
Internal solid infill: monotonic
2 wall loops
7 top shell layers
100% top and bottom surface density
5 bottom shell layers


r/3Dprinting • • 1h ago

Troubleshooting Task failed successfully. Army Painter colors didn't work out, so I turned this T1 into a total junkyard wreck.

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r/3Dprinting • • 16h ago

Project Portal gun

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112 Upvotes

Hi! I made a portal gun, it’s still missing cables but I hope you like it!

The model was created by Evarate and is available on thingiverse. I used the V2 version but replaced the arduino with esp32 and added sound effects.


r/3Dprinting • • 5h ago

Question What can I use to add a rubbery surface for increased grip?

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14 Upvotes

My hands get sweaty and sometimes makes it hard to grip this grip that I use of my AYN thor, is there something I can use either coat it with or add a rubber surface or something. Thank you.


r/3Dprinting • • 12h ago

Paid Model The Coffee Shop- Miniture Storage Container

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40 Upvotes

This is my miniature coffee shop container to add a little spice to your decor! :)

You can store almost anything in it, coffee beans, coffee capsules, or anything else that fits.

It comes with a few different printing options and lettering choices.

It’s designed with both multicolor and single-color printers in mind.

I’ve made it with a removable storage insert for easy cleaning and replacement.

BE AWARE!
If you’re using it for unpackaged food, such as loose coffee beans, extra precautions are needed.
Food-safe filament alone doesn’t guarantee a food-safe print. The printing process must also be suitable for food contact.
The storage insert should be cleaned regularly and replaced periodically, as residue and bacteria can build up over time.
A certified food-safe liner is the safer option for direct food contact.

Sealed or packaged food, such as coffee capsules, can be stored without the storage insert using normal filament, as long as the food remains protected by its packaging.

Now, this is a promotion for my model, and I do hope I’ve managed to get some of you interested! You can find my print on Printables.

My profile/coffee shop print:
https://www.printables.com/model/1880390-the-coffee-shop-miniture-storage-container


r/3Dprinting • • 10h ago

Paid Model I made some Anatomical Models made for Educational purposes and Display Model in Hospital and Clinics

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27 Upvotes

I designed and 3D printed these anatomical models myself using Blender. I have small 3D printing studio

These were made for clients who needed physical models for teaching and demonstration. I worked on the models from the 3D design stage through printing and finishing.

I've been experimenting with different anatomical models, including:

• Heart

• Brain

• Kidney cross-sections

• Pelvis

• Lumbar spine (LST) models

• Blood vessel / clot models

• Patient-specific anatomical models from DICOM data

• Bird and animal anatomy

• Microscopic / educational models

The models shown here are around 175 mm and 245 mm, but I can produce them at different scales depending on the intended use.

I'm particularly interested in making models that are useful for medical education, anatomy teaching and demonstrations rather than just decorative prints.

I'm still a small home-based 3D printing business, so I'm trying to learn what medical students, educators and professionals actually find useful.

If there's an anatomical model you've wanted to have as a physical 3D print but couldn't find, I'd genuinely be interested to hear what it is.

I also take custom model requests, along with bulk orders.

Website: pegasusprintsbharat.com

Get a 10% off using this code at checkout

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r/3Dprinting • • 2h ago

Discussion Found on the side of the road.

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8 Upvotes

Found this on the side of the road with a note that said bad fep. I've never done resin printing. Or know anything about resin printing. Before I sink money into this one printer what should I check for?


r/3Dprinting • • 8h ago

Project Stackville – My modular 3D printed building project

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20 Upvotes

Let me know your thoughts!


r/3Dprinting • • 1d ago

Project Make a clearer “jewel” for my daughter’s Halloween crown

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1.1k Upvotes

So I tried looking up some information regarding how to make PETG more transparent, when printing. I couldn’t find a ton of info. I tried reducing my speed, turning off fans and I got a giant mess. This is the jewel I designed and printed at full speed. I used this as a fit test. I’m happy with the diffused light. But want tips on making clearer crystals and parts out of this transparent PETG?