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[?]Kernel Bob :progress_pride: [he/him. þei/þem is ok for typography/ancient language geeks] » 🌐
@kbob@chaos.social

Two hours in, the first layer is nearly done. Hilbert infill is tedious, but sometimes the effect is worth it. I'll find out in four more hours how the whole piece looks.

This is a dual color silk PLA on a bumpy build sheet for extra texture.

🧵 1/N

A 3D printer is printing the first layer of a large square, 205mm on a side. There is a small round hole in the center. The infill is a Hilbert curve, and it looks a little like a rough woven fabric.

Alt...A 3D printer is printing the first layer of a large square, 205mm on a side. There is a small round hole in the center. The infill is a Hilbert curve, and it looks a little like a rough woven fabric.

    [?]Kernel Bob :progress_pride: [he/him. þei/þem is ok for typography/ancient language geeks] » 🌐
    @kbob@chaos.social

    In context, the texture is not overpowering. I wasn't sure how it would be.

    Yeah, it's a wall clock. A hard-to-read wall clock. It is 1:01 in this photo.

    🧵 2/N

    An analog clock hanging on a wall. The clock body is a black square with the red-orange textured face from the previous post. Each hand is another square the same size as the clock body connected by a double stem to the center drive mechanism. The edges of the hour hand are slightly further apart than the edges of the minute hand.

    Alt...An analog clock hanging on a wall. The clock body is a black square with the red-orange textured face from the previous post. Each hand is another square the same size as the clock body connected by a double stem to the center drive mechanism. The edges of the hour hand are slightly further apart than the edges of the minute hand.

      [?]Kernel Bob :progress_pride: [he/him. þei/þem is ok for typography/ancient language geeks] » 🌐
      @kbob@chaos.social

      Matte black filament makes any shape look good. This is PLA, the finest of engineering filaments.

      🧵 5/N

      A sort of chevron-shaped 3D print with four counterbored holes near the bottom. At the top there is a trapezoidal keyway.

      Alt...A sort of chevron-shaped 3D print with four counterbored holes near the bottom. At the top there is a trapezoidal keyway.

      A sort of chevron-shaped 3D print with four holes for hex nuts near the bottom.

      Alt...A sort of chevron-shaped 3D print with four holes for hex nuts near the bottom.

        [?]Kernel Bob :progress_pride: [he/him. þei/þem is ok for typography/ancient language geeks] » 🌐
        @kbob@chaos.social

        Here's the second piece. The vertical slats are dark gray, though they look black in this photo.

        The four screws in the base are leveling feet. Their tips just poke out the bottom, if needed.

        🧵 6/N

        A two-piece 3D printed assembly. The bottom half is a rectangular base with a stem decorated with slats. The top half is an angular loop. The two halves are held together by four M5 machine screws. There are four other M5 screws in the base.

        Alt...A two-piece 3D printed assembly. The bottom half is a rectangular base with a stem decorated with slats. The top half is an angular loop. The two halves are held together by four M5 machine screws. There are four other M5 screws in the base.

        Back side of the same two-piece assembly. The screw heads are visible from the back.

        Alt...Back side of the same two-piece assembly. The screw heads are visible from the back.

          [?]Kernel Bob :progress_pride: [he/him. þei/þem is ok for typography/ancient language geeks] » 🌐
          @kbob@chaos.social

          And now (5:44) the wall clock is a mantel clock.

          As happens all too rarely, the first print is the final print. Everything fit, and it looks acceptable to me and Spousey.

          🧵 7/N

          The orange and black square clock is sitting atop the assembly. Only the base and slatted pedestal parts of the assembly are visible. It's on a limestone shelf in front of a stone wall.

          Alt...The orange and black square clock is sitting atop the assembly. Only the base and slatted pedestal parts of the assembly are visible. It's on a limestone shelf in front of a stone wall.

          Back side of the 3D printed clock-on-a-stick shows how it hooks onto the loop and sits in front of the pedestal.

          Alt...Back side of the 3D printed clock-on-a-stick shows how it hooks onto the loop and sits in front of the pedestal.

            [?]Kernel Bob :progress_pride: [he/him. þei/þem is ok for typography/ancient language geeks] » 🌐
            @kbob@chaos.social

            Another clock printing project. This is a weird 135° corner in Spousey's office with just enough room for a 12" (30.5cm) clock.

            It uses wood screws. I couldn't tell where the studs are, so I left myself lots of options. I hit stud on my first two tries, so that's okay.

            I very much enjoyed modeling the stiffening ribs and their fillets, even though they're not needed and not seen.

            🧵 8/N

            On the printer, a large X-shaped object. The end of each arm of the X has a protrusion; two of them are long with a line of holes. The filament is a rainbow silk PLA.

            Alt...On the printer, a large X-shaped object. The end of each arm of the X has a protrusion; two of them are long with a line of holes. The filament is a rainbow silk PLA.

            A large round clock is face down. The 3D printed bracket is in place on top of it. It's a cross that exactly reaches the clock's hard points.

            Alt...A large round clock is face down. The 3D printed bracket is in place on top of it. It's a cross that exactly reaches the clock's hard points.

            The 3D printed clock bracket is screwed to a corner between two walls that meet at an oblique angle. The screw holes run across the two horizontal arms, and a hex head machine screw is sticking out of the top arm. There is masking tape along the window frame on each side with marks for alignment.

            Alt...The 3D printed clock bracket is screwed to a corner between two walls that meet at an oblique angle. The screw holes run across the two horizontal arms, and a hex head machine screw is sticking out of the top arm. There is masking tape along the window frame on each side with marks for alignment.

            The clock is apparently floating in front of the wall. The bracket is hidden. The painter's tape is gone.

            Alt...The clock is apparently floating in front of the wall. The bracket is hidden. The painter's tape is gone.

              [?]Kernel Bob :progress_pride: [he/him. þei/þem is ok for typography/ancient language geeks] » 🌐
              @kbob@chaos.social

              This gear with inlay came out way more interesting than it had any right to. It's just a slicer/infill trick.

              Briefly, it's a flat bottom gear with a cylindrical modifier. The modifier is 1 layer high, has 7 perimeters, 0 top and bottom layers, and a sparse Hilbert infill, and is printed in red. Not my idea; I got it here. printables.com/make/1320229

              (Yes, it's another clock.)

              🧵 9/N

              A large 3D printed gear with lightening holes is metallic black. The holes have sparkly red rings around them and Hilbert curve red tracings covering most the surface. Beside it is a smaller solid red gear. Behind is a green printed truck and a cyan and tan printed pencil holder.

              Alt...A large 3D printed gear with lightening holes is metallic black. The holes have sparkly red rings around them and Hilbert curve red tracings covering most the surface. Beside it is a smaller solid red gear. Behind is a green printed truck and a cyan and tan printed pencil holder.

                John M. Gamble boosted

                [?]Kernel Bob :progress_pride: [he/him. þei/þem is ok for typography/ancient language geeks] » 🌐
                @kbob@chaos.social

                The Wandering Hour Clock is complete.

                This one had a long gestation. I got the IKEA BONDIS back in 2023, then tried and failed to find a high torque radio-controlled movement, and put the project on the shelf. I decided to resume it a couple of months ago, ordered a non-radio movement from England, and did the final assembly this morning.

                It was supposed to be a gift, but Spousey has claimed it. The digits are glow-in-the-dark.

                🧵 10/N

                A wandering hour clock, black face, black and red mechanism, and pastel red, yellow, green, and blue digits. A wandering hour clock has the minutes graduations in a 120 degree arc along the bottom, and the hours move in sort of cycloidal patterns around the face. The current hour becomes a pointer to the current minute as it sweeps past the minutes arc. The current time is 7:53.

                Alt...A wandering hour clock, black face, black and red mechanism, and pastel red, yellow, green, and blue digits. A wandering hour clock has the minutes graduations in a 120 degree arc along the bottom, and the hours move in sort of cycloidal patterns around the face. The current hour becomes a pointer to the current minute as it sweeps past the minutes arc. The current time is 7:53.

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                  [?]Sablebadger » 🌐
                  @Sablebadger@dice.camp

                  Any of you out there have a Sovol Zero? I have one that is gathering dust because I can't get it to stick to the plate. I even picked up another plate and cut it down. Same issue.

                  Yes I am using dish soap and warm water to clean. I ran calibrations etc. glue stick, no glue stick. Fresh PLA.

                  Any one else rub into this issue or have other tweaks they would suggest?

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                    [?]Martin Seeger » 🌐
                    @masek@infosec.exchange

                    Discoverable Terrain in TTRPGs

                    During the Covid-19 phase, my group went online. We used Roll20 to continue playing.

                    Some aspects of this transformation were bad, other aspects were good.

                    Among the things that worked better was the easy handling of discoverable terrain.

                    You (the GM) had the complete map, but revealed only what the players could see. One could easily have "hidden" points-of-interest that awaited their discovery on a second layer.

                    I have been looking into how I could preserve this discoverability when going onprem again.

                    For dungeons I was using "Dungeon Blocks" with self-printed blocks.

                    But for the maps of the region, I was still missing an option until I discovers Masters of the Realm.

                    This allows me to design a region at the PC and then create 3d-printed hex tiles to make it "physical".

                    As my printer (Bambulabs P2S) allows color changed per layer, I was able to reduce the "hand painting" of the tiles to a minimum.

                    Below you see images of the first map I used in an adventure today.

                    Fantasy 3D map for a TTRPG in a tilt-shift like perspective. One can see that the scenario is built from hex tiles. In the map you see roads, buildings, forrests and mountains in the background.

                    Alt...Fantasy 3D map for a TTRPG in a tilt-shift like perspective. One can see that the scenario is built from hex tiles. In the map you see roads, buildings, forrests and mountains in the background.

                    Fantasy 3D map for a TTRPG. The map is photographed from above. One can see that the scenario is built from hex tiles. In the map you see roads, buildings, forests, a ruined tower and mountains at the top.

                    Alt...Fantasy 3D map for a TTRPG. The map is photographed from above. One can see that the scenario is built from hex tiles. In the map you see roads, buildings, forests, a ruined tower and mountains at the top.

                      [?]WriterOfMinds (she) » 🌐
                      @WriterOfMinds@sigmoid.social

                      Looking a bit more fleshed-out ...
                      Now, can I pull off the build?

                      A 3D model of a robot platform. There's a pump in the middle, two fluid tanks, and a little "house" to hold battery packs. Stubs of eight legs surround the edges, sticking up from the platform.

                      Alt...A 3D model of a robot platform. There's a pump in the middle, two fluid tanks, and a little "house" to hold battery packs. Stubs of eight legs surround the edges, sticking up from the platform.

                        [?]Martin Seeger » 🌐
                        @masek@infosec.exchange

                        With a 3D printer you can print all the tools you need for 🤪

                          [?]Dendrobatus Azureus » 🌐
                          @dendrobatus_azureus@polymaths.social

                          But it can't do something like a slingshot in 10 seconds and that's the speed that I want

                          @Timpostma @rl_dane

                          #3Dprinting #speed

                            [?]Dendrobatus Azureus » 🌐
                            @dendrobatus_azureus@polymaths.social

                            What is the price range of such a 3D printer?

                            What is your opinion about the printing speed of 3D printers in general in comparison to a couple of years ago

                            One mean thing which prevents me from even looking at them is the fact that these things print extremely slow

                            Even basic shapes 3Dprint as slow as molasses

                            The progress in printing speed hasn't been as spectacular as I had envisioned

                            @rl_dane @Timpostma

                            #3Dprinting #speed

                              [?]R.L. Dane :Debian: :FreeBSD: :OpenBSD: :NetBSD:🍵 :MiraLovesYou: [he/him/my good fellow] » 🌐
                              @rl_dane@polymaths.social

                              Just remembered the Z-Hop* setting in #Cura. Now my C64 keyboard dust cover should hopefully print without incident. :D

                              * Causes the print head to jump up whenever moving over a printed layer to prevent the print head from snagging the part being printed and yanking it off the build surface (print/print head collision)

                              #3DPrint #3DPrinting #3DPrinter #Sovol #C64 #C64U #Commodore #Commodore64 #Commodore64U #Commodore64Ultimate

                                [?]R.L. Dane :Debian: :FreeBSD: :OpenBSD: :NetBSD:🍵 :MiraLovesYou: [he/him/my good fellow] » 🌐
                                @rl_dane@polymaths.social

                                Current status: #3DPrinting a keyboard dust cover for my (yet unboxed) #Commodore64U ;) — #microblogging #MicroToot: 87 characters

                                  [?]Raj 🇬🇧🇪🇺💻🖥(🌻🇺🇦;🇵🇸) » 🌐
                                  @realcainmosni@mastodon.me.uk

                                  Creality K2 Plus with CFS for £450 (with promo voucher)? Can't be right, surely?

                                  Apparently Creality are not great for Linux compatibility. Are there functional printer manufacturers and ranges that are better?

                                    [?]WriterOfMinds (she) » 🌐
                                    @WriterOfMinds@sigmoid.social

                                    Plans and progress toward a walker robot that will use all that hydraulics work I've been doing! writerofminds.blogspot.com/202

                                    A 3D model of a little spinning "joint" attached to the base of a "leg," only one section of which is visible. There's a valve stem sticking out of part of the joint.

                                    Alt...A 3D model of a little spinning "joint" attached to the base of a "leg," only one section of which is visible. There's a valve stem sticking out of part of the joint.

                                      [?]Grow Your Own Services 🌱 » 🌐
                                      @homegrown@social.growyourown.services

                                      Are you into 3D printing, self-hosting and the Fediverse?

                                      If so you might want to look into Manyfold, a FOSS Fediverse platform which lets you upload and share 3D print models:

                                      🌱 manyfold.app

                                      You can follow the official accounts at:

                                      🌱 @manyfold@3dp.chat (main)
                                      🌱 @manyfold@makertube.net (videos)

                                      You can host your own Manyfold server using the instructions at manyfold.app/get-started/insta (be warned though, installation does require a bit of tech skill).

                                        [?]Dr Johnny Blanchard » 🌐
                                        @jonn_blanchard@retrochat.online

                                        It’s not often I print for fun nowadays, but this was a fun one

                                        A 3D printed Deadpool sitting on a blue box of Paracetamol next to a Garfield mug

                                        Alt...A 3D printed Deadpool sitting on a blue box of Paracetamol next to a Garfield mug

                                          [?]roman » 🌐
                                          @hi@romanzolotarev.com

                                          anyone into ? what is the best local-first/offline-first printers? no internet, no cloud, no phone apps, etc... preferably manufactured in europe

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                                            [?]Frankie ✅ » 🌐
                                            @Some_Emo_Chick@mastodon.social

                                            We Can Still Stop California’s 3D Printer Surveillance Scheme

                                            eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/we-c

                                              Privacy and Surveillance boosted

                                              [?]Hacker News » 🤖 🌐
                                              @h4ckernews@mastodon.social

                                              We Can Still Stop California's 3D Printer Surveillance Scheme

                                              eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/we-c

                                                your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦 boosted

                                                [?]Electronic Frontier Foundation » 🌐
                                                @eff@mastodon.social

                                                California’s attack on 3D printing is heading to the Senate. Here’s how it has changed, and why we still oppose it. eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/we-c

                                                  Privacy and Surveillance boosted

                                                  [?]nickbearded » 🌐
                                                  @nickbearded@mastodon.social

                                                  Just wrapped up my new privacy gateway box with a smaller & cheaper SBC inside 🤖

                                                  28° in the flat, CPUs sweating at 60‑70° 🥵

                                                  This new one’s got VPN built‑in too 😶‍🌫️

                                                  ***coin for size comparison

                                                  SSH via phone.

                                                  Alt...SSH via phone.

                                                    John-Mark Gurney boosted

                                                    [?]pixelfed » 🌐
                                                    @pixelfed@mastodon.social

                                                    Own a 3D printer?
                                                    The fediverse has a platform for that!

                                                    You can explore 3D prints that can send g-code directly to your printer.

                                                    manyfold.app

                                                    (Follow @manyfold and @floppy and spread the word, the fediverse thrives via boosts and spreading awareness to other projects)

                                                      [?]Dr Johnny Blanchard » 🌐
                                                      @jonn_blanchard@retrochat.online

                                                      PortaSpeccy stream done, here's the repository codeberg.org/Jonn-reenthused/P

                                                        [?]Geek Realm Hub » 🌐
                                                        @geekrealmhub@mastodon.social

                                                        New York & California now require 3D printers to "block" gun files.

                                                        Problem: a printer can't tell a gun part from a pipe fitting.

                                                        Open-source firmware can't be locked down either.

                                                        Why this law can't work 👇
                                                        geekrealmhub.com/3d-printer-dr

                                                          [?]Les Orchard » 🌐
                                                          @lmorchard@masto.hackers.town

                                                          Printing my first Benchy with ASA after getting this BentoBox filter built. Here's hoping it works and I don't stink up the basement

                                                            [?]Les Orchard » 🌐
                                                            @lmorchard@masto.hackers.town

                                                            Oh. Well, that's unfortunate 😅

                                                              Privacy and Surveillance boosted

                                                              [?]nickbearded » 🌐
                                                              @nickbearded@mastodon.social

                                                              My custom ecosystem for watching on a laptop while saving battery:

                                                              ​1️⃣ Thermal Physics: Designed a 3D-printed case for a 4 (WireGuard + ProtonVPN). Passive cooling via chimney effect clears heat with a 2-3 cm/s airflow (Bernoulli).

                                                              2️⃣ Client Side: Booting BashCoreGee live in RAM. Privacy via Mullvad Browser, zero local crypto overhead, massive battery life.

                                                              ​Built step by step 👊🦾

                                                                [?]Emily [She/Her/Hers 🏳️‍🌈] » 🌐
                                                                @emily@techiegirl.social

                                                                It's not pretty, but this mash up works! The Nvidia Tesla V100 was toasty with the 17mm fan, so put in a 33mm fan. Louder in my office (fine going to basement.) But it's 82F/28C and now it's keeping the GPU MUCH cooler.

                                                                Emily's mash of 3 parts to make a large cooling fan for her Nvidia Tesla V100. It's a success!!!

                                                                Alt...Emily's mash of 3 parts to make a large cooling fan for her Nvidia Tesla V100. It's a success!!!

                                                                Grafana dashboard charting GPU temperature, VRAM and GPU utilization

                                                                Alt...Grafana dashboard charting GPU temperature, VRAM and GPU utilization

                                                                Messy interior of the server showing the GPU cover I mixed ad matched

                                                                Alt...Messy interior of the server showing the GPU cover I mixed ad matched

                                                                  [?]WriterOfMinds (she) » 🌐
                                                                  @WriterOfMinds@sigmoid.social

                                                                  Updates on the quadruped robot: writerofminds.blogspot.com/202 I am about ready for final assembly and a proper test of the new motors, though that will have to wait until <gestures vaguely>.

                                                                  A 3D model of part of a robot, showing four gearboxes stacked together with a "shoulder joint" connected to one side and a "spine" joined into the center.

                                                                  Alt...A 3D model of part of a robot, showing four gearboxes stacked together with a "shoulder joint" connected to one side and a "spine" joined into the center.

                                                                    [?]royal » 🌐
                                                                    @royal@theres.life

                                                                    3D Printed Hose Sprayer Sets Phasers To Suds

                                                                    hackaday.com/2026/06/11/3d-pri

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                                                                      [?]OCTADE » 🌐
                                                                      @octade@soc.octade.net

                                                                      California Just Killed Open Source
                                                                      [3D Printer Laws aren't about guns]

                                                                      https://youtu.be/Nhz6vao13bs

                                                                      [copypasta]

                                                                      California AB 2047: The End of Open Source 3D Printing

                                                                      California just introduced a bill that doesn't just regulate "ghost guns", it mandates a digital kill switch for every 3D printer sold. California AB 2047 requires "blocking technology" that connects your printer to a government-approved database before every single print. If the system goes down, or your file is flagged, your hardware becomes a paperweight.

                                                                      This isn't just about firearms. This is the death of Open Source. If this bill passes, it effectively bans Marlin, Klipper, and Orca Slicer, forcing every manufacturer to lock down their firmware. It turns general-purpose computing into a walled garden where you only rent permission to use the hardware you own.

                                                                      [/copypasta]

                                                                      All the donor-funded foundations ought to be fighting against and speaking out against this Orwellian garbage.

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