Thanks! This one I used the paint & brushes. You can't really mix the colours with the pens, it'll work a bit but it also stains the pens themself.

>>39299 Nice! That worked out pretty nicely. Did you use pens or brushes to paint it?

>>39292 painted the headcrab, she needs a home. Interested?

Sweet! Now 3D print all the memorable creatures from Starfield... ...Oh, wait :S

XD

Another Half-Life creature; a barnacle. Now my house is secure, just don't walk under it.

>>39294 Makes sense :D

>>39293 I did. 1:1 scale, don't you see it next to Lamarr? ;)

>>39291 If only they were the real things :D

>>39292 Seems like a cool little dude. Now you need to print a Tardigrade to keep him company :)

My pet crab Lamarr jr.

Added the Toyota Corolla GT-S from 1986 to the small line-up. Rims and wheels separate from body.

The design is too thin-walled so for the first test I used acrylic varnish but oh lord does that smell bad. So I bought the wood glue as in the oc design. Which doesn't smell awful, applies easy, and dries quicker. Although it isn't transparent when it dries you don't see it (that good).
In the picture the yellow and green reservoirs are coated with varnish, while the black one has wood glue.

PLA will hold water but it depends how well it prints. If the design has thin walls and the print isn't 'perfect' then little gaps in the layers happen. Another cool idea though.

<NSFW> And here they are together. I still need to clean some places I see. The original design say wood glue. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:903411/makes

Part 2 of 2, the plant pot. Also printed without supports. I had to sand it a bit to make it slide eeeeeeasy in >>39284

Part 1 of 2, the water reservoir. Printed without supports. Probably need to make it water resistant cause PLA does not hold water.

>>39280 Nice, I'll take a look.

>>39273 here's the original design: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3277494
I reduced it to 81% to fit and still take about 2 hours to print. There are other designs that probably print quicker but I like the hexagons.

>>39273 That's a good idea for desktop speakers. I'll have to look in to that for mine.

I'm on the hexagon tour, now for my speakers.

Made 2 coasters.

>>39270 TY, I'll leave it as is.

What is this? A starship for ants!

Looks cool. The blue of the base looks perfect with the model, I'd leave that as it is. It would be cool to have a series of models of all the cool spaceships from TV shows and films. I might have to look in to that XD

To infintity and beyond, Gandalf!

>>38990 I finally painted the Enterprise-D using both acrylic paint as well as arcylic markers. Because the model is so tiny it was a challenge but worth it. Not sure if I'll paint the base.

Thank you.

I'm currently painting and fine detailing the tiny Enterprise-D model. It's a bit too tiny to be honest.

Nice! Looks good.

>>39246 Painted the little dude with both acrylic paint and the cheapest local brand of acrylic markers/penI's could find.

These clearly super high quality acrylic paint pens are INMUA brand. I think any random shit should be good :D

>>39254 I mean...

oh..pens..I had to double check before I wrote this.

Ah yeah, makes sense. Do you have a link from amazon? Or the name of the pens?

>>39246 That's cool!

I just used cheap acrylic paint pens from Amazon. Worked great XD

Made lil' Caveira, I'll call him Calavera

>>39244 maybe that depends on the brand cause Amsterdam Acrylic was a bitch, I had to put on multiple layers.

Neat!

Fun fact: Acrylic paint works very well on PLA

After a long hiatus of not needing anything and therefor not printing, my mum asked me for a pain tube holder to hold 9x 22mm diameter tubes. So I modified an excisting stl with Tinkercad to match her needs. It's simple yet efficient as it holds 9 tubes snuggly. Printed in PLA (REAL gold) with 25% infill, no supports. The print was done within the hour and it had some sharp things on top so I sanded it.

>>39100 That's a really nice detail.

Schiit's stacked, yo

We need super-glue infused filament :D

Welp, the first "design" with the 3D pen is damaged. A small piece fell of but as I said b4 glue is my friend..sniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiff, haaaa

It's the downside of having mad skilz :D

Thanks! Yes, she absolutely loves it. But now my mum wants one too ..what have I done? ;)

>>39065 Noice! I'm sure it'll be appreciated :)

>>39059 I. WILL. NOT. MAKE. ANOTHER. ONE.
Not perfect but the best I could do.

The model is already at 150% which works fine. Here's a version at 500%: https://www.printables.com/model/945200-dummy-13-500

>>39059 That makes for a pretty cool little kit. You could always just give the kit and tell her to make it XD

I wonder how well it would scale up so you could make a larger one. It's possible the tolerances wouldn't be quite right, but it would be pretty cool!

>>39046 Version 2 for my niece. She requested a female-like robot. So there go my fingers again.

The A52s angle is still steep but it no longer topples when touched (insert_dirty_joke.gif)

>>39055 I've penned a strip to decrese the angle, now it works with both phones (A52&S24).

>>39048 Now for version 2 with adjustable angle :)

A simple display stand for my Dummy 13 model.

>>39047 I'll probably will add a bit of extra stuff to reduce the angle. It works with the 24FE but not with the A52s.

And speaking of the 3D pen, here's my first shitty result. It will not win any beauty awards but it gets the job done. It goobs out the plastice at whatever the rate & temp you set, which is nice. Than you just gotta think about orientation of the model and start doing lines ;)

It hold 3 pieces of an EK kit I no longer use. Now I can set the phone vertical without it topping over. And that was the goal.

Thanks! I made this one at 150% which I hoped wouldn't hurt my fingers too much but it still did >D :|

If you're gonna make one or more, do make sure to print the parts individually instead of on a runner like I did. Some of the joints weren't round, and thus it took a lot of sanding to make it fit, with limited angles. Oh, and because of the raster it had some really sharp edges. Sandy, sandy, sandy..sandy everything!

Some parts I had to glue; the breast plate (13) snapped of as the tolerances were too tight, the crotch area didn't want to stay attached (insert joke here), and the right ankle piece snapped off.

And lastly both the upper and lower parts of the leg, and the lower arm parts (yellow) are too tight. This took a lot of sanding of the skeleton, cursing, and more sanding. And yet the lower arm parts (yellow) still cracked, ffs. But maybe I can fix it with the 3D pen, so not all is lost. ;)

https://www.printables.com/model/981111-dummy-13-version-10

I'll add this to my 'I should make that one day' list XD

Looks cool!

Sup dude? The Dummy 13 is snapped together with tears, skin and blood, and a bit of glue. I massive pita but cool non the less.

For stands in general I tend to make a gap low down where I can later put some lead or steel to help it be more sturdy.

PETG is a little harder to get right than PLA. Thankfully there are guides to help you understand the results you see and how you can adjust the settings to improve things. Try searching for a guide and see if it's useful, sadly I don't have a link as I've not used one in a while.

I do NOT like PETG! I made a benchy that printed fine (at 240C) but then I tried a dummy 13 kit and 3x in a row it got stringy. I tried nozzle temp of 240C, 250C and even 260C but nothing worked.

The angle is too shallow for verical use. I already added the angled bit in the back using Tinkercad so I could add a small bit to make the angle closer to 80 degrees.

A phone stand. This works best in horizontal positining as for vertical it's too light with 25% infill.

Sadly strength between layers is very much a weakness with this type of 3D printing. I don't know if the resin type printers are better for strength?

So now I'm printing it sideways. It will require more sanding but should be stronger.

>>39015 RIP. The force of the water pushed the clamp down, so I wanted to add some rubber tape and..it broke on the threading. :(

I've seen people use 3D pens for patching and fixing bad prints and thought about getting one, but I don't often have bad prints these days. Let me know how you find it.

I'll let you know how long it holds.

I bought a 3D pen for..idk yet.

Good call! I had to buy one last year, but I guess I should have printed it instead.

>>39012 Anyway, here's the latest print. in ABS cause PETG is still underway.

Is it possible to spray water repellent on ABS?

Just to test it out, it's going to be in a damp place so no direct contact with water.

ty, yeah it's a samurai-style pen holder.

>>38990 I was told I needed to paint the model and emblem stand.

>>38990 Sweet!

>>38991 I thought this was a sword stand from the thumbnail XD

And lastly I modified and printed a pen holder

>>38989 The Enterprise!

A stand for a whole starship

Made a belt guide clip

Vrooom! Made for my mum who loves the Citroën DS (1973).
100% infill makes it a heavy model, probably sturdier than the real thing ;)

I think that's doable as it has straps built-in.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3052174

The brain slug would be perfect as a decoration on some headphones :D

Brain slug is the best, the most excellent!

Futurama's Brain Slug

The dangling feet trees are great :D

I printed a larger tree >>38942 but it failed half way. So I cut the file in Creality software and later glued the pieces together.
If I had to guess, it failed due to one of the fans (side or head fan) being at 100%. But I was angry and deleted the video.

These trees are a lot easier. And they have feet! :D I added a hole in the top so I can hang it up and see the dangling feeties.

Tinkercad can shit the bed when importing detailed STL's :/

I have also found I can just use the slicer software to remove the bottom part of a print.

The supports make it look like it's covered in snow :D

So I tried Tinkercad but it was too slow as it didn't upload the stl file at all. So I managed to slice the print at the correct height with Creality print. And yes, I did check for fun a supported tree..

Thankfully sometimes you can rescue a print by just re-printing the top part. I can't see supports working at all with a print like this. I think the slicer software would just shit it's pants XD

The small tree worked but the double sized version did not. Half way through it decided to spray 'n' pray, which left me with half a tree. Luckily I can slice the tree in Tinkercad and hopefully print the top half today.
Oh and the tiny tree took 1 hour to print, I did use a brim but no support.

I've seen that style of 3D printed tree before but never tried it. Might have to give it a go :D

Tiny Yule tree

Hide thy remotes under thy table

>>38938 Well, we give out pens for that. The pen.is used more..hold in their hands, mouth even, and passed around.

>>38935 you could make some little products like this as gifts for clients :)

no more peeping back at me

In Greek mythology, Ponos or Ponus (Ancient Greek: Πόνος, romanized: Pónos, lit. 'Toil, Labor, Hardship')[1] is the personification of toil and stress.

My dad's company name ;)

>>38896 Small update; made a shelf for the matches

>>38926 Sweet! That's another idea I might have to use. But what I really want for my Oral-B is a solar recharging station :D

Got fed-up with the Oral-B just cluttering around so I printed this wall mount.

Click-Bate Internet Websites Probably: 10 amazing uses for a cock-ring XD

The deodorant I use has this stupid rounded cap so you can never get the last bits out without using a cup/egg holder. So I modified the penis ring..I mean designed a 2-piece ring. As I don't like crap laying around, and knowing myself misplacing it, I wanted it mounted to the (tile) wall.

Most have 1 more garlic container

Little efficiency upgrades are always very satisfying :D

The reason those parts were so expensive is mostly down to the cost of postage from the US but also because you have to buy a couple of packs of parts to get enough to fix all four shocks and a bunch of other shit I didn't need!

Glue stick holder for my printer. It saves the two steps I had to do to grab it ;)

>>38898 That's the main reason we have a printer. To avoid overpriced stuff. 45 quid is a bit much unless it was gold or dogecoin ;)

>>38894 This is a really neat idea, I might have to do this :D

I 3D printed probably the most boring thing I've ever made yesterday, 4 tiny round spacers to go in some shocks for a Kyosho Inferno I'm rebuilding XD

For some reason they were missing and the shocks would have leaked without them. I could only buy them from the US for about £45!?! Fuck that XD

And lastly a shelf made in Tinkercad smacked against the tile with double-sided tape, and an incense cup.

A wallet style for business card or in this case a credit card, I added the Greek god's name myself using Tinkercad

Roll hooks for ..well..rolls of plastic, metal, and paper

>>38891 in action

Door hook, made several of these

A tiny Chevy Camaro

Bigger than before at 150%

Let's see what else I made

>>38879 Thank you young man

>>38878 well, you're not getting any younger. So start tinkering!

I keep meaning to make a holder for my DS4 controller, but I want it to be a charging station as well. One day! XD

Printed the Xbox controller stand/holder for the Ikea Skadis pegboard.

The hooks fit very snugly in the holder

3 pieces to print

Made another headphone stand (same as >>38862), this time in Army Green from REAL.

Rotating tray, for painting models, using a ball bearing (22mm)
https://imgur.com/T1eSR19

Yeah, and no glue needed just snugly snapped in

That's a nice design. Simple, elegant & functional.

Printed a 2-piece headphone stand. 1/2

Printed a 2-piece headphone stand. 2/2

>>38856 :( thinking is hard, makes me sleepy

>>38855 Slowly XD

I've not had much time for it lately. It's close to being done, but I keep finding something doesn't work like I hoped and I have to rethink!?!

I need to spend some time doing essential house jobs and then I hope to get back to it.

>>38810 How's the CNC engraver/milling project going?

I still haven't printed a bender! XD

And here he is: Bender B Rodriguez!

How best to print things can be trial and error, and finding the best temperature is the same! Looks like you figured it out though :)

And the Enterprise D (scaled obviously). I tried upright but that didn't work, and I also tried a cut version which also didn't work.
This PLA filament is from Ender and is very finicky with temperature; 215C only for thin sections, 220C for the rest.. <deep sigh and roll-eyes.gif>

>>38849 Although mine can only pass a 9mm blank firing round

Pass the butter robot

Noice! I'm pleased you're getting in to designing your own parts.

That took a lot of tinkering (back&forth). But here's my first STL part of the Samsung Galaxy Axx dash display bracket. I only need to make the top sliding part.

Here's the first prototype to see if I could do it. I still had to make some adjustments but that's fine.

And a happy-to-work-for Aperture Science figure

Made a garlic container cause why not. Made with the Polymaker Red/Black filament.

You don't have to use a different insert to fit each spool size. You can just have the spool on a rod/roller that will work with any size spool. As long as the spool can rotate that's all that matters.

Same as you, 20% infill cubic-style.

Not 100% sure if you would need a different insert tbh. You could also change the design with a ball bearing axel.

>>38832 That looks like a good way to print it. Less supports means less cleaning up the print.

Different spool centre sizes is a pain in the arse! :D

Are you printing those parts solid? I usually print at 20% infill which give good strength but saves a lot of filament.

Found a good Enterprise D model, which I'll print upwards for better support. I could do flat but than it supports the whole underside of the dish and engineering and engine nacelles. And it never comes out looking that good.

>>38827 It does require a spool insert and that
depends per roll which doesn't make it very easy to use, imo. Also just the spool holder part, the axel, and the spool insert took around 8 hours on 300% print speed. So, yeah.

Spool holder with ball bearings for even less friction ;)

Sweet. That's a pretty cool design. My printer has the spool on the top, but I might do a side spool with a tube like this some time.

Spool holder parts are done!

Spool holder parts are done

Spool holder parts are done.

A spool holder, part of the rewind spool device.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3918099

PS: These >>38815>>38816>>38817>>38818 are all done this week.

A thingy for holding USB Type A & C drive sticks, MicroSD cards, and SD cards

A Triple-A battery & Double-A battery holders for the Ikea Skadis

2 of these 3.5 inch drive trays

A desk organizer

Tinkercad is easy to get to grips with. Blender on the other hand is very hard to master.

It's amazing how many simple things you find to print. I've been experimenting with designing and printing wheels for my RC Cars lately. Also lots of parts for my small CNC engraver/milling machine.

2x Watch stands

Just printed a 2.5" drive tray, a camera clip, and a Schiit anti-slip bracket. And currently printing 2 more watch stands for my dad.

>>38800 I need to think of something 1st, then figure out Tinkercad or Blender..

>>38794 I have one like that from Thingiverse but it's sitting up :)

>>38798 Noice. You'll be designing your own stuff in no time :)

>>38793 update the toothpaste tube roller to have more grip

I have a tiny kitty now ;)

Ty! https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=filament+cleaner&page=1 Kinda looks like those ferrite blocks with a sponge.

My get-everything-out-the-tube-and-or-toothpaste tube-thingy is done! It's a bit difficult to turn because the knob is too narrow, but I can always change that later.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1147252

Noice!

I love that 3D printers are the perfect tool for upgrading 3D printer XD

You'll find you need to tweak settings with different brands and types of filament. Keep notes! This is also why it's good to find a brand that works well and keep using it.

Another thing I use that is really useful for keeping the printer working well is filament cleaners. They help keep any fine dust out of the nozzle and avoid clogging up. You can buy them super cheap or make your own. They want to be as close as possible to the nozzle for maximum usefulness.

As well as the first parts of Joe Cooper's JC-Creality K1 Hinged Lid Riser kit https://www.printables.com/model/525295-jc-creality-k1-hinged-lid-riser

>>38788 And the spool holder

Also the honeycomb-style side-mount is done

Made another sock clip just larger

Currently printing the spool holder. At normal speed this would take around 6 hours or so but at 500% printing speed it probably will be done around 2 hours :D

I've noticed this filament works best at 215C while the other one (white Creality) works best at 200C. And I thought things would easy, lol.

Currently replacing this >>38774 spool holder as the side is just too flimsy. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6462224

I also need to rewind the spool cause the cheap local brand is shit. I found this one https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3918099

oh, btw the pencil holder: >>38782 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1294085

And this clip holder is: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3054502

And lastly a better sensor holder.

And also a Pensil/Brush stand

Made a holding clip for small stuff (socks, etc.)

I use a lot of AzureFilm filament, really nice quality. I don't get nozzle blockages with it like I did with cheap chinese from amazon filament.

Yeah, that one! XD

It's very simple for simple stuff, and even some pretty complex stuff!

It's worth paying a little more for good quality brand filament. 1Kg of filament is around 330m so that helps when costing things out. It's still pretty cheap to make things.

Thanks! You mean https://www.tinkercad.com ? Okay, yeah, that looks simpeler than using Blender.

I do notice the el cheapo brand filament (black) having more webbing than the Creality white filament. This isn't going to be a cheap hobby, lol.

>>38772 Classic! Looks good too!

Nice clean prints. Thingiverse is so useful for finding everyday parts for all sorts of things. You can also import the stl files in to something like thinkcad.com and use then in your own designs. I often import parts like screwthreads to use in my own designs.

And the web view (sensor mount print)

Printed the side spool holder, and sensor mount.

>>38773 Actually 11 pieces.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6470320/files

Second print was 7 pieces part of someones head.

Sunday I'll print a side mount spool holder, and the filament runout sensor bracket.

First printy is a boaty

Sweet! It'll be interesting to see how simple this is to get up and running.

It even has a spy cam to look at what the step-motor is doing. :O

Oh, step-motor what are you doing?

Air filter which can be replaced

Visible are the spool holder (not installed), the filler guide (left), the air filter (right), and that's it.

Well, I mean soon. The temp inside is too high for prints, and my energy is gone atm. Tomorrow is another day