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