@jasoncoon Oops! These spreaders were designed to print upside down, but I forgot to flip them in the slicer. Printer didn't care.

🧵 12/N

#PixelCube #Blinky #3DPrinting

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Eight identical printed parts are still stuck to a 3D printer's bed. They are long, thin, and low. They have long overhangs at each end that end in an unsupported horizontal section. Along the length, they have unsupported structures jutting out to the side. The top surface is perfectly flat.

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This photo shows the same scene from another angle. Eight identical printed parts are still stuck to a 3D printer's bed. They are long, thin, and low. They have long overhangs at each end that end in an unsupported horizontal section. Along the length, they have unsupported structures jutting out to the side. The top surface is perfectly flat. From this angle, the overhanging side structures are shown.

I've reached that point in the project where I'm pretty sure it will come together. I'm on the second iteration of the plastic parts. The first iteration gave me a good idea of how it would look and _almost_ fit. Now I just wait for the printer...

🧵 13/N

#PixelCube #Blinky #3DPrinting

The LED cube's base came out okay. The Pixelblaze fits snugly, and the back panel looks better than it needs to. The printer is still printing the rest of the parts.

All glory to @jasoncoon for designing and manufacturing the LED cube. I'm just designing a new enclosure for it.

🧵 14/N

#PixelCube #Blinky #3DPrinting #Pixelblaze

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A 3D printed platform for an LED cube is open-bottomed. There is a shelf in the back, and a Pixelblaze LED controller is screwed into printed-on standoffs. Most of the platform is black with beveled sides, and the top edge is shiny silver with a lip that will fit acrylic panels.

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The LED cube base from the back. The bottom PCB has been installed. It has 64 headers for 64 vertical sticks of LEDs. The back panel is visible. It has a barrel jack, an audio jack, and a micro USB port. The last two are in an inset surround, and also have smaller insets around each. It is matte black with a shiny silver rim around the top. Most of the black surface is a crinkly finish, but the surround is smooth.

And here it is. It fits. It can be assembled. It still works.

I printed some placeholder panels in natural PLA. They're kind of a cool effect, though not what I intended. I'm planning to replace them with half-mirrored acrylic. Now that I know the dimensions are right, I can order acrylic panels.

It's hard to see when they're backlit, but the top and side frame pieces are the same silk chrome PLA as the rails in the base (see 🧵 14).

🧵 15/N

#PixelCube #Blinky #3DPrinting

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The 8 by 8 by 8 LED cube is lit up inside its new 3D printed housing. The panels, top and sides, are natural PLA in an open infill pattern. They reflect and refract light from everywhere and make it hard to see the LEDs inside.

I've been sitting on this for a few days, because this thing is really hard to capture on video. But here's my LED cube with its new 3D printed frame and mirror acrylic panels. I like it.

Thanks to @jasoncoon for the laser cutting.

🧵 16/N

#PixelCube #Blinky #3DPrinting

@fosdem #FOSDEM hack. We couldn't refill the hand towel dispensers in the toilets. So the #FreeCAD people designed a key for us, #Prusa people @3dprinting #3dprinting it for us, and the cleaning staff could refill everyone's hand towels.

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A 3d printed key for hand towel dispensers.

Decided to try making some oversized Lego. Pretty successful, I just went 3 times larger and made the crappy robot model me and my brother used to make as kids #Maker #3Dprinting

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A collection of red 3D-printed LEGO-like blocks arranged on a patterned surface.

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A red 3D-printed structure made from interlocking blocks resembling rectangular building bricks. The object is a crude humanoid shape

Hey Washington, there's a profoundly bad law making its way through the state level.

This law, will require ALL 3d printers to send copies of the files you print directly to the government to be check against a database of "banned shapes".

Literally turning your 3d printer into spyware. And if you don't voluntarily turn your printer into a spy, you will be a class C Felon.

This law affects ALL CNC machines, not just 3dps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS-9ISzMhBM

#3dprinting #pnw #copyright #machining #WA

Having seen a couple of things about Analogue's PC Engine device, a reminder that you can build something with similar features for quite a bit less:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtUQIrRochl-IbKiDP_gUZZ2kNtnv2tJ6&si=oGTnHT4PLAeZ5K_2 #RetroGaming #Maker #3DPrinting #RaspberryPi #PCEngine

The 3D printable Holborn 9100 build toy is done, I’ll just clean up the files and upload them (free to use and open-source as always) #maker #3dprinting #retrocomputing

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A 3D printed computer base and keyboard

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A 3D printed computer base and keyboard with green stacked components inside

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A 3D printed computer with an integrated curved display

Why does it always take me so long to converge on a working design? This vented desiccant canister looks simple, and it finally works great. But the gestation was long. (There were also a few weeks of "What shape, how does it open and close, where do the slots go?" before I started modeling.)

Anyway, enjoy this desiccant can! It's made with love! 😅

🧵 1/N

#3DPrinting #BuildThread

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A 3D printed vented can with a lid is on a table in front of 12 earlier versions and 4 extra versions of the cap.

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A 3D printed desiccant can with the lid balanced on top. From this angle, you can see both halves of the bayonet style latch that holds the two pieces together.

Hurray!!!

IYKYK

#3dprinting #prusa

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A small orange plastic bracket fits perfectly onto a black plastic socket

Looking for ideas. I have a cat door the original owners put in by cutting a square in the bottom side of the door like a square notch. I could not find a cat door that fit it. Being into 3D printing, figured "This should be easy!" But struggling to find quite the right hinges to do this.

Created a rough sketch of what I am thinking. Though open to better ideas.

Basically need it to swing either way, easy to print, and fit in a 250x250 print bed? Help please ❤️❤️❤️

#3dprinting #diy

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Rough mock of a crazy idea by Emily with hinges for a cat door... it's crude, and awful, but an attempt was made

#Introduction time 😊

Long time maker/nerd girl who loves to learn... and can't get enough

Designing my own #pcbs with #Kicad often around #IoT and #HomeAutomation, but you never know what 🤔 Huge fan of #HomeAssistant

Been #3Dprinting for several years

Started with DOS 3.3 but now run #Linux and #Ubuntu and #Debian . ❤️ Love #retrocomputing

Very much enjoy my #HomeLab and learning

In my "spare" time may be out hiking, fixing or fixing retro systems

Fun with glow in the dark filament! The color match is imperfect but I have proof of concept.

#3dprinting

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Glowy charm is green in light but shows a pentagram by night.

Huh. After some hours of struggle I have determined that the PRUSA MK4S hardened steel nozzle just hates the orange PLA shipped with the printer. It works great with Inland Natural PLA, and with the black PRUSA PLA, but it just won't purge with the orange.

Weird. I sincerely hope it works with the glow in the dark PLA I bought it for.

#3dprinting

That'll Do It. ( mk4s, attempting to install steel nozzle, Not Working..)

#3dprinting

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An MK4S nozzle with a tell-tale broken-off piece of PLA sticking out the back side.

Oh, boy! It's a new build thread! Follow or mute hashtag #AirHockeyKit

At 3DPrintopia in September I joined PrintKits. It's a 3D printing mystery-kit-of-the-month club. They let me pick my first kit non-mysteriously at the show, and Spousey really wanted the air hockey table.

Here are the print files. The print kit includes all the vitamins. (Fans, battery holder, etc.)
https://www.printables.com/model/1247872-mini-air-hockey-table

🧵 1/N

@3dprinting #AirHockeyKit #BuildThread #3DPrinting #PrintKits

I'm printing the air hockey surface tonight. The build surface is taped down, and the first layer is underway. (Ignore the smeared ink. That's from an inkjet, and it's on the underside of the transparency.)

Air hockey tables have a lot of holes.

🧵 8/N

#AirHockeyKit #3DPrinting #TonerTransfer

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A transparent film sheet is taped to a 3D printer's build plate. It is held on by Scotch tape along all four edges. Artwork for the air hockey playfield is printed (2D laser printed) on the film.

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A 3D printer is printing onto a sheet of transparent film. About 20% of the tiny holes in the air hockey's table have been outlined.

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Now the entire air hockey table surface has been outlined by printer filament. The air holes and the screw holes are many. The perimeters nearly reach the Scotch tape along the edges.

I tried an experiment. I printed a small test piece with sections of 0, 1, 2, and 3 layers of transparent light blue filament on top of the white. Trying to get a gel coat/ice translucency effect and also get the blueish tint of ice.

I haven't decided whether it's an improvement. I'm not sure the photo captures the appearance -- it's subtle -- but if you have a preference, please comment, thanks.

🧵 11/N

#AirHockeyKit #3DPrinting

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A white 3D printed rectangle is divided into four sections, slightly different in appearance. The one with 3 layers of blue is noticeably darkest and shiniest.

Christmas presents complete! This is a seven-letter build of Cees' Cryptex (https://www.printables.com/model/28937-cryptex-5-6-7-8-or-10-letter-wheels). Tougher than I expected (a little elephant foot will throw off the letter wheel/encoder tolerances), but amazing once I got it right. #3dPrinting

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Photo of a cryptex - a cylindrical combination lockbox with wheels that form a password when properly rotated. This one is partly open, showing the interior tube where you can store secrets. The endcaps are matte brown with silver accents, and the letter wheels alternate in marble and ivory colors.

I love it when people make my designs, I love it so much. This looks like a beautiful print too. #3dPrinting https://www.thingiverse.com/make:1243487

Finished early, a little Christmas gift for my adopted brother, as a tribute to one of his old cars. (He is not on this site and won't see it.) Model is "Foldable Pontiac Firebird Trans AM 1982" by GOODesign on Fab365, printed and painted by me. #3dPrinting

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A 3d-printed plastic model of a Trans Am, in "milk white" with silver metallic parts and black tires, plus painted windows and details. This is a front/side view showing the working flip-up headlights.

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A 3d-printed plastic model of a Trans Am, in "milk white" with silver metallic parts and black tires, plus painted windows and details. This is a rear/side view showing the rear grille insert.

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A 3d-printed plastic model of a Trans Am, in "milk white" with silver metallic parts and black tires, plus painted windows and details. This is a bottom view showing the detailed underbody of the car, which has a number of the mechanical parts in relief, along with the "Fab 365" logo.

OMFG! Saw this in my email and I thought it was a prop from Outer Wilds. But no – it's a fully-functional handheld scanner for locating radio signals from astronomical bodies! AND it looks awesome 🤩

https://www.instructables.com/Wavy-Scope-Handheld-Signal-Finder-to-Detect-the-Su

// #astronomy #DIY #maker #electronics #3DPrinting #instructables