Oddbean new post about login | logout I got a second-hand 3D printer from a friend today! I’m pretty excited to start making stuff with it. I’m thinking about making some toys for my toddler (are there any good ways to recycle PLA?) as well as useful stuff for around the house. Like I know I need to replace a knob on my camp stove and I already found a model for that. I’m also planning to get some Meshtastic LoRa boards and I’ll probably print a case for those too. If you have a 3D printer let me know what your favorite prints are! https://image.nostr.build/6bf7b450b90f8b0003c9981e2a25dbe746c44ec8ad3bbbc303ee9c285f8e9ba4.jpg
Can you print furniture?
I made some kids toys, some RPG minis (also tried dice, but those didnʼt come out great), and some gadgets for my home like cable organizer's, towel hooks, a wall mount for a mirror, and the likes. I know no way to recycle PLA (as in, you canʼt reliably make filament out of the cutoff and failed prints). Some say you can melt it and cast it using silicone moulds, but never tried it myself.
Check YouTube there is a girl that follows steps to melt plastic strips for DIY printing.. Worth a look I thinks
Thats so cool!
What did you end up printing?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Let’s see, in the past 48 hours I have done: - half a dozen single layer test prints to help level the bed - a six-sided die (another calibration thing) - A polar bear - two hooks for my pegboard to hold an xbox controller up there - a slug with articulated pieces so it kind of bends around I have also lost an hour or two browsing thingiverse.com for models 😅
Oh i can more than relate to the thingiverse browsing part 😂 The best stuff i made are some articulate animals for my kids, and another set for the kids of a friend. They are all made of glow in the dark filament and became instant favourite for all of them. Now i’m printing an Enterprise class spaceship from Star Trek for my son’s birthday (he’s living the space period of his life RN).
