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What's your most practical 3D print?

cstanton
cstanton over 6 years ago

 

I'm sure it's up for debate how practical an oversized 20 sided die is, though it's created a lot of conversation in the office here and has brought out all of the tabletop roleplayers to be interested in 3D printing - showing again that there are many crossovers in the interests of technology and traditional interests and gaming.

 

What's your most practical 3D print?

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  • genebren
    genebren over 6 years ago +7
    I originally became interested in 3D printing to assist in the building of robotics projects ans simple cases for various projects. So far, here are some samples of these types of projects: Gene
  • dougw
    dougw over 6 years ago +7
    You ask the hardest questions... The 3D printer has really liberated me to design many useful items that cannot be bought. My 3D print directory has over 1000 files in it in 17 subdirectories and many…
  • andywest
    andywest over 6 years ago +7
    Like Fred27 , my most practical designs are simple and boring. For example, a clip to keep the kitchen trash bag from falling into the trash can: and a hinge pin doorstop spacer:
  • Fred27
    Fred27 over 6 years ago

    Some times the really simple boring ones are the most practical, such as a plug to cover a friend's rotary washing line. It was just a couple of discs of a certain size stuck together. Quick, easy, useful.

     

    My most recent "practical but interesting" one was a dashboard switch blanking plate for my van, but with just the right sized hole to stuff in a USB port. This, of course, justified the purchase of a new 3D printer - an AnyCubic Photon resin printer to get a nice surface finish. image

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  • cstanton
    cstanton over 6 years ago in reply to Fred27

    Cute resin printer, how're you finding it? are the prints decent?

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  • Fred27
    Fred27 over 6 years ago in reply to cstanton

    I'm very impressed so far. I managed to get it for £350 new on eBay. They seem to regularly go for around £400. DLP resin printers are now at hobbyist prices. I did a very brief post on it here: DLP (resin) 3D printing

     

    I see you're in the UK, so if you want a print done I'd be happy to send you one. It's not ideal for big stuff, but perfect for small detailed things that might so well with a 20-sided die.

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  • genebren
    genebren over 6 years ago

    I originally became interested in 3D printing to assist in the building of robotics projects ans simple cases for various projects.  So far, here are some samples of these types of projects:

     

    imageimage

    Gene

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  • korn
    korn over 6 years ago

    Ive gone through over a dozen spools of filament so picking thwe most  practical is hard....

     

    Most useful ones:

     

    crosshair sight for a laser cutter.

    https://commons.pratt.edu/open-source/co2-laser-crosshairs/

     

    sample laser cuts

    Laser cutter crosshairs

     

    or a repair cap for a dropped fuel pump I use to drain fuel from yard equipment.....

    https://commons.pratt.edu/open-source/3d-printing-a-cover-for-a-broken-honda-fuel-pump/

    End Cap for fuel pump

     

    I print half a dozen items on a slow week.......

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  • rsc
    rsc over 6 years ago

    Enclosure for MiniZed.

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  • dougw
    dougw over 6 years ago

    You ask the hardest questions...image

    The 3D printer has really liberated me to design many useful items that cannot be bought. My 3D print directory has over 1000 files in it in 17 subdirectories and many more sub-subdirectories. These include both design files and print files but it is still a lot to choose from.

    The one I will share is a quick-connect adapter for my camera. The quick connect that comes with the tripod covers the battery and SD card compartment, so it must be removed to access either the battery or the memory card. It also does not sit under the center of gravity of the camera, so setting the camera down without the tripod, causes it to tip over.

    The custom 3D print tripod adapter solves all of these issues and never needs to be removed from the camera....

       Custom quick connect tripod mount                                             Original quick connect tripod mount

    imageimage

    In the second picture the camera lens is tilted over, pointing down and resting on the table - I had to move the mirror off the table just to get the shot. I had to put the mirror in front of the lens so it doesn't look like it is pointing down. The really important feature is the new mount provides access to the battery and memory card while the camera is on the tripod.

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    andywest over 6 years ago

    Like Fred27, my most practical designs are simple and boring.

     

    For example, a clip to keep the kitchen trash bag from falling into the trash can:

     

    image

     

    and a hinge pin doorstop spacer:

     

    imageimageimage

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  • mcb1
    mcb1 over 6 years ago in reply to andywest

    Iv'e got a bunch of thosehinge pin door stops.

    Had a workmate bring back a box when he was in the states as we just can't get them here in NZ.

    Luckily mine all came with a spacer, and I haven't worn them out .... yet

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  • andywest
    andywest over 6 years ago in reply to mcb1

    Mine came with spacers too, but they didn't fit the hinge pin, so... 3D printing to the rescue.

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