r/3Dprinting • • 17h ago

Project Halloween Print - Realistic enough?

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669 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 • • 23h ago

Hardware Spotted at Semicon West conference

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589 Upvotes

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


r/3Dprinting • • 5h ago

Project Halo Reach Sniper 100% in Nylon Carbon Fiber

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534 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 • • 9h ago

Free Model Free to a good home. Local pickup

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349 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 • • 8h ago

Discussion Amazon’s New Filament Swap Program 💀

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282 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 • • 22h ago

Question Who wants to be the first to put their hand in there? Also, this is half speed.

186 Upvotes

r/3Dprinting • • 10h ago

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

149 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 • • 8h ago

Project 3D printed QR cities

123 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 • • 10h ago

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

119 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 • • 23h ago

Project Created this floating apollo themed cupholder

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107 Upvotes

I designed this Apollo themed floating cupholder. I wanted to try and find a way to add a "scorched" look to the outside, but nothing really seemed like a great option, bic lighter did a little something but just wiped right away, so I went ahead and started painting with acrylic instead. Still have some fun details to add but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, not having a ton of experience in hand painting models! What do you guys think? I think this might force me to buy and learn how to use an airbrush if anybody has suggestions/tips?


r/3Dprinting • • 15h ago

Project Portal gun

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109 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 • • 11h ago

Paid Model Custom 3d model: first customer order🥳

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105 Upvotes

r/3Dprinting • • 19h ago

Free Model Einkaufswagenchip mit Zettelklammer

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102 Upvotes

Ein Einkaufswagenchip mit Klammer für Einkaufszettel. Verwendbar in Einkaufswagen mit Schlitz (Euro).

https://makerworld.com/models/3448039?appSharePlatform=copy


r/3Dprinting • • 8h ago

Free Model Woodworkers first 3D printed mug coaster

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48 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 • • 23h ago

Discussion 3D print pictured through a microscope

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45 Upvotes

Can see each individual line it laid down. Thought it was pretty cool. The second picture is the bottom side. it was printed on textured pei. I included a regular picture of it for reference.


r/3Dprinting • • 11h ago

Paid Model The Coffee Shop- Miniture Storage Container

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42 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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33 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 • • 7h ago

Discussion Too much filament

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28 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 • • 18h ago

Project Recent work

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22 Upvotes

r/3Dprinting • • 1h ago

Project Life Size Miles Morales

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• Upvotes

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


r/3Dprinting • • 8h ago

Project Stackville – My modular 3D printed building project

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18 Upvotes

Let me know your thoughts!


r/3Dprinting • • 2h ago

Project Charm for Guitar Cables

22 Upvotes

r/3Dprinting • • 3h ago

Project Western Collection for Wall Display

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18 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 • • 2h ago

Discussion Damn Squirrel!

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16 Upvotes

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


r/3Dprinting • • 4h ago

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

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13 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.