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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:
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    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 over 6 years ago in reply to Fred27

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

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    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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