r/3Dprinting • • 2h ago

Discussion What should I call this?

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I think I have designed a fairly unique magnetic slider fidget. No idea what to call it though, any ideas?


r/3Dprinting • • 16h ago

Project Charm for Guitar Cables

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r/3Dprinting • • 3h ago

Discussion I don’t have a 3D printer, but my cousin gave me his Dremel 3D20 for free. Any idea if it’s high quality and worth using or should I just get something different?

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r/3Dprinting • • 16h ago

Troubleshooting Any idea how to fix this?

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Looks like the top/bottom layer doesn’t bond to the body well? Not sure what’s happening here tbh but it’s happened to basically anything that I print that is box shaped. In this event it’s a garage and I believe that on the inside this is happening and sagging, this catching the door to prevent it from closing.
Any help is appreciated.
Ender 3
PLA+

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15% infill
Sparse infill: cross hatch
Internal solid infill: monotonic
2 wall loops
7 top shell layers
100% top and bottom surface density
5 bottom shell layers


r/3Dprinting • • 43m ago

News Show Your Toughest Multicolor Print, Win a SPARKX i8!

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r/3Dprinting • • 7h ago

Question Do i need to replace the Buildplate?

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Cleand the plate after a big fail resulting in blob of death. The structure is missing as you can see. Could this be the reason for the fail? Or is this the result of a fail? I printed a few of these structures before.

Sorry if i ask stupid questions. I am new to FDM printing.


r/3Dprinting • • 23h ago

News Local Filament and Supplies in the Heartland

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Hey r/3dprinting!

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r/3Dprinting • • 1h ago

Project Question

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How do i 3d print rings and make them metal. I'm getting these rings 3d printed and I want them to be like actual rings. And I know nothing about anything LOL.


r/3Dprinting • • 14h ago

Question any ideas on how to print this?

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So I designed this overly detailed and curvy door for my rc car, but finding the right orientation to print this door while preserving both quality on both sides without supports will be a nightmare, any ideas?


r/3Dprinting • • 11h ago

Troubleshooting The bottom layer of my 3DS looks horror and I don't know what's wrong. (AD5X)

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So my flashforge ad5x has had this problem where this texture has shown up a lot more on the bottom layer of my 3D prints for a while. I know it's not a humidity problem because I keep my filaments dried. Could it be a problem with the motors? How should I go about fixing this? (PLA) This is on baseline settings.


r/3Dprinting • • 22h ago

Question Best filament?

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Pla, bambu xc1
Bargain, for fun prints
I used the amazon basics, and it kept getting stuck. What would be the best, polymaker? Something else?


r/3Dprinting • • 2h ago

Discussion Need help finding STL for a spinal column to put pony tail through like Agamemnon.

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Not trying to have a clip. But rather run my hair through it and secure it at the base of my head.

I’m not even being Agamemnon. I think it’s just cool as heck. I will be a grim reaper for Halloween though. Would be a cool accessory.


r/3Dprinting • • 4h ago

Question Hey y'all, got this 3d printed sonic figure recently and could anyone teach me how to make him smooth?

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also what do I do if theres indents


r/3Dprinting • • 19h ago

Question Best beginner software/app to 3D scan a physical part for 3D printing?

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Hey everyone! I have a physical joint from a Halloween prop that broke/needs a duplicate, and I’m looking to recreate it so I can 3D print a copy.

I have limited CAD experience and was hoping for some recommendations on any software that can scan and render a copy?


r/3Dprinting • • 6h ago

Troubleshooting Spools keep falling off side mounts on my FlashForge (AD5X / AD5M) — recommended printable or buyable fixes?

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r/3Dprinting • • 1h ago

Discussion Bitte um Hilfe 😫

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Hat eventuell jemand eine Ahnung von wo das Geräusch kommt.. schrittmotor Riemenscheibe 🙃


r/3Dprinting • • 1h ago

Discussion I don’t know why I didn’t think of just tearing the cardboard flanges off until now.

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I was disappointed to find out that spool-less refills cost as much or more as spooled filament*, but today I thought “I bet the core is the same between the cardboard spools and the refills and you can just tear the flanges off and put the core on a reusable spool” and yeah, wow, duh, it works great.

Finally have a use for the Bambu spool model that was my first test print with my H2D 😂


r/3Dprinting • • 22h ago

Free Model Woodworkers first 3D printed mug coaster

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I usually make my coasters out of oak, but last night I came up with this optical design idea, so printed it (my neighbors wouldn't have liked it if I turned on the CNC in the middle of the night 😂 )


r/3Dprinting • • 11h ago

Free Model No AI was used to make this Lancaster

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My newest model available for free. For the full color version I was using a H2C but a toolchanger would be even faster.

Everything printed in a standing orientation because of the maximum details but on a 3 color part it really bumps printing time.

Links in my bio if you would like to print it.


r/3Dprinting • • 15h ago

Question Looking for a 3D file for a duck with boobs NSFW

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Trying to find a basic 3D file of a duck with boobs. Anyone have one?


r/3Dprinting • • 12h ago

Project We 3D printed a 70cm-tall Nakatomi Plaza for a Die Hard D&D one-shot — 1,200 hours and 18kg of filament later...

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r/3Dprinting • • 7h ago

Project parametric soap dish

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Here's another model from my series of bathroom and table organizers. This time, based on your comments, it's a soap dish.

Once again, it's parametric so you can customize it to suit your needs.

https://makerworld.com/de/models/3456344-parametric-soap-dish-organizer


r/3Dprinting • • 21h ago

Question Will m'y 3d printed spiders melt?

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r/3Dprinting • • 12h ago

Question What 3d printing design program do you recomend?

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Im not the greatest with computers but im great with an ipad. Ive just been printing free stuff on makerworld but id like to try creating my own designs to try. Is there any apps you'd recommend where I can create on the latest iPad air ?

I tried tinkercad cad but it seemed really basic to me. My wife is a teacher and I have kids so id like to design orginal fidget toys, clickers and other basic stuff.

Anything you recomend is greatly appreciated.


r/3Dprinting • • 20h ago

Troubleshooting My Mom Needs Help with This.

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My mom asked me to make a post asking for help with her 3d printer. I don't know much about it myself so if you have any questions I can relay them to her and reply.

My mom has a Bamboo labs X2D. She's using Bamboolabs transparent real PLA. Temps were the Bamboolabs automatic settings. Outer wall 50 inner walls 200. She was using Bamboolab software.

Used glue stick on the bed because we were having adhesion problems. First couple of layers were fine, walked away, came back hours later, was a 55 minute print, bamboolabs said it was completely, only to return to see this. How can I get this off? Can I heat the nozel independently to pull it off?