I learned about the Christmas Community Print Drive through my online activity with the 3D printing community. It was a spark of joy and a new way to connect with the world. And it meant more 3D printing! In this ever-expanding guide, we will feature remarkable highlights and design themes.

Table Of Contents

• About Christmas Community Print Drive
• How to Participate
• Highlights 2025 – Design Theme: Kit Cards
• Highlights 2024 – Design Theme: City
• Highlights 2023 – Design Theme: Pirates
• Highlights 2022 – Design Theme: Space
• Highlights 2021 – Design Theme: Farm
• Conclusion and Extra Links

About Christmas Community Print Drive

Christmas Community Print Drive is a crowd-sourced 3D printing community effort to design, print and ship fun, family-friendly, safe and inspiring 3D printed toys to children and families in-need all over the world!

To apply for a free gift, use this page: loyal.ms/freegift

About the Models and How to Participate

Each year, designers 性开放群乱p交换 kid-friendly models that are easy to print without support and generally unbreakable if printed within certain settings guidelines. Toys are fun, imaginative, and representational. There are no boundaries to colours, filament swaps, and slicer ‘painting’ to add even more variety and allow folks printing to put their own creative spin on the final products.

Visit the official website for more details and printing guidelines. Follow Loyal Moses on X/Twitter and tune in to his show on Twitch during his live streams.

Highlights 2025 – Design Theme: Kit Cards

Loyal Moses and his family are leading their annual Christmas Print Drive once again with the support of many people in the 3D printing community eager to design new models and to print toys for children in need. This year has a new theme: Kit Cards! A ‘kit card’ is a single print that has smaller pieces linked together with a structure that breaks off. Each gift this year will contain a single kit card that fits in the size of a filament box. The Print Drive website states:

With this new format, every print is a complete gift, allowing our community to reach more children and families than ever before. Our mini-theme for this year is Imagination and Discovery. Each kit-card is a small adventure — something a child can pop out, build, and instantly bring to life. It’s a simple idea with a big impact, and it gives our designers endless creative freedom to design inspiring toys that are fun, safe, and shareable with the world.

In previous years the gift boxes were filled with several smaller prints that coordinated under the larger theme. (See below for themes and sample prints from the past.) Tens of thousands of models arrived for inspection, sorting, and packaging. With the kit card approach, the logistical work will be simplified making it easier to prepare the gifts for the children who need them. Also, several of the kit card designs offer a step up in complexity to provide a better, more age-appropriate experience for older children.

The kit card theme also increased the complexity for designers. The challenge now is not only to make something fun for kids within size constraints that prints without support, but to put it all together as a single print in a kit card no larger than 180 x 180 x 65 mm. And the structure of the kit card needs to be easily printable, strong enough to not break apart during shipping, yet able to pop apart cleanly by the gift recipient. Veteran Christmas Print Drive designers worked through several iterations of models for sprues, the component of the kit card structure that touches the toy elements. They shared their sprue model in a forum for designers which facilitated the work for others, including me!

I had never designed a kit card before and had little experience even printing them. I was nervous about figuring out the connections. However, once I had the primary components of my design complete, I was able to easily (although tediously) put it together with the sprue model provided. I decided to make Dinosaur Blocks for my kit card. I figured the blocks would be easy to print and color with filament swaps. As I was working, I estimated that I could fit seven inside of one kit card, but it was quite a puzzle to fit them all in. Reflecting some blocks 性开放群乱p交换d more variety and rotating some blocks to various angles helped too. I am very excited about how my Dinosaur Blocks Kit Card turned out. My own kids love playing with my test prints and I’m looking forward to making more for the Print Drive.

Design, Print & Photo Credit: Abby Brown. Kit Card is available on Printables and MakerWorld for free. Dinosaur Blocks without the kit card are also available on Cults3D, for a small fee.

Models approved for the Print Drive are available to download for free on Printables and MakerWorld. Please follow the printing guidelines if you plan to send models to the Print Drive, and all kit cards must remain intact. Do not separate the support or assemble the toys. The deadline for receiving prints is December 1. If you are unable to print and send models, but would like to 舌头伸进去添的我好爽高潮 financially, there are options linked here: https://print.thelmshow.com/.

A big thank-you to lacroserocks for allowing us to feature this beautiful red airplane as the cover image for our Christmas Community Print Drive guide. A wonderful festive print to set the mood!

Highlights 2024 – Design Theme: City

The 2024 Print Drive has a ‘City’ theme. With over 40 designs to choose from, anyone who enjoys 3D printing is welcome to 舌头伸进去添的我好爽高潮! New in 2024 is that Polymaker has become a HUGE sponsor for the Print Drive by providing thousands of spools of filament for Loyal Moses to give away to anyone who wants to print.

As a result, the Loyal Moses family made stops in several cities along the way, giving away boxes and boxes of filament while encouraging people to print for the toy drive. Additional pallets of filament were shipped to cities around the U.S. for free distribution. Loyal Moses regularly gives away spools during his Twitch streams. Anyone may enter the draw via the live chat! Polymaker also provides staff to process printed toys and manage logistics. In 2023, over 20,000 toys were sent out, and folks involved expect to far exceed that this year.

My Involvement and Contribution

I was so pleased in 2024 that the ‘City’ theme was announced at the beginning of summer. With the end of the school year behind me, I 性开放群乱p交换d a flurry of designs! It was fun trying some new techniques while still working within the constraints of the print drive guidelines. Seeing what I am creating now while reflecting on the previous Christmas Community Print Drives shows me how much participating in the Print Drive project has helped me grow as a designer and as a maker.

I look forward to continuing this journey. Here is the 2024 collection that can be found on Printables and MakerWorld.

In 2024, 83,933 toys were printed, and 2,819 gifts were delivered.

Highlights 2023 – Design Theme: Pirates

In 2023, I had been on a break from designing and printing with the beginning of the school year. My family attended the trade show Maker Faire in a neighboring county, and it reminded me to check whether the Christmas Community Print Drive theme was announced. Pirates! During the entire drive home, we talked about ideas, and I sketched out some designs, including the Treasure Map Toy. We had a lot of fun with these. Placing a map in one hand and spyglass in the other immediately kindles the imagination.

In 2023, 20,098 toys were printed, and 1,803 gifts were delivered.

Here is the CCPD 2023 collection that can be found on Printables.

Highlights 2022 – Design Theme: Space

For the space theme in 2022 I was excited to 舌头伸进去添的我好爽高潮 a few of my own designs and proud that I was doing better with interesting features that don’t require supports. It was thrilling to see my planets and radio towers printed by other people and to know they were going to a good cause. We printed a LOT of planets in 2022!

Here is the CCPD 2022 collection that can be found on Printables.

Highlights 2022 – Design Theme: Farm

Fall 2021 was a tough semester of teaching as my high school students were readjusting to being on campus after a year of distance learning. Everyone was still wearing masks, and personal interaction remained limited. Through my online activity with the 3D printing community, I learned about the Christmas Community Print Drive. It was a spark of joy and a new way to connect with the world. And it meant more 3D printing!

By the time I started, the farm-theme designs had already been set, so the printing spree was on! Printing other people’s models taught me a lot about designing for 3D printing and for printing without supports. Participating was fun for the whole family. My kids assisted with choosing colors and which animals, vehicles, or structures to print next. Later, they helped with the sorting, counting, and packaging for shipping. Even now, they handle the toys with care and comment on how much joy they will bring to other children who don’t have as much as they do.

Conclusion

I hope this ever-expanding guide to the Christmas Community Print Drive gives you a clear idea of what’s involved. Big kudos to Loyal Moses and his family for keeping this project going year after year. I am thrilled to see its growth.

Find more details, printing guidelines and shipment information on thelmshow.com.

Find Loyal Moses:
https://linktr.ee/loyalmoses

The models featured in this guide are available on Cults and other websites for free or for a small fee.

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Bratislava Castle – Souvenir Idea

Laila has been thinking about creating the souvenir project for some time. One day her friends were visiting her in Bratislava, and when they stopped by a souvenir shop, there was nothing that caught their eye. Laila decided to solve this problem, and that’s when an idea of the Bratislava castle souvenir came to her.

Bratislava Castle, the construction of which started in the 9th century, is one of the city’s well-known landmarks. It consists of a set of buildings standing on the foothills of the Little Carpathians above the Danube River. Laila took this incredible idea and made a 3D printed souvenir in the shape of the castle in an absolutely simplified low poly version.

Low Poly Techniques

The low poly technique is popular in 3D printing because the geometric shapes and the lack of fine detail make objects faster to print. The simplicity of this design style represents great possibilities for both a model and the print.

Product: Souvenir Bratislava Castle

A 3D printed model, a New Souvenir – Bratislava Castle, comes in three sizes and beautiful lively colors. Everyone can choose the one they like the most. However, to launch such a product, there might be an issue. The thing is, the injection molding technology could produce such objects at a reduced cost. But Laila decided to go for 3D printed versions anyway as these are produced on demand. The rich variety of materials and color shades in FDM 3D printing greatly benefits such an approach.

Filament Choice

Choosing Fillamentum was a natural choice as she says: ‘’For years I took care of the Filalmentum brand as a Marketing Director, and during that time, the huge range of color options and quality materials grew on me and so it was natural to start my project by printing in PLA from Fillamentum.’’ It’s just incredible how much you can achieve with the right technique, materials, and colors.

Printed with:
PLA Extrafill “Traffic White”
PLA Extrafill “Everybody’s Magenta”
PLA Extrafill “Green Grass”
PLA Extrafill “Sky Blue”
PLA Extrafill “Melon Yellow”

Design for 3D Printing

According to Laila’s words, it wasn’t easy to get there. She had to ask a friend Tonda to help her with the modeling as there were problems with the triangulation, the roofs had a diagonal bend. Also, 3D printing such a model is not easy, as the tops are very sharp. Then, to have the best results, Castles should be printed one at a time, this delays the production.

Another problem that slowed down the whole project, according to Laila, was the procurement of casing. When people test something 3D printed, they tend to scratch an object with a finger nail. This may leave a mark. Or the object gets squeezed in order to test its fragility. So, Laila decided to have a casing for her product. There were some issues with the packaging as well, but that’s another story.

Website & Links

Learn more about Laila on her personal website:
Laila.sk
Buy her designs and follow on social media:
linktr.ee/ivanalailadrobna
Fillametum Links:
linktr.ee/fillamentum

Read more: Fillamentum Filament Review

Let’s first take a look at what’s on offer in term of solid colours. Fillamentum has a wide range from Traffic White to Traffic Black and covering the full spectrum in between. Read more …

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Table Of Contents

• Yellow Ribbon Week
• 3D Printed Keychains
• Fundraising Campaign – Over $5000 Raised!
• Keychain Design and 3D Printing
• Resources & Donation
• STL Files & Instructions

Yellow Ribbon Week

The teachers and staff members at Torrey Pines High School are fantastic at connecting with kids and being available for students when needed. As we discuss with our students, Yellow Ribbon Week is one filled with mixed emotions. On one hand the PALs and school have fun activities, like distributing lemonade and visits from therapy dogs, to raise spirits and 性开放群乱p交换 an upbeat change of pace. On the other hand, we give mandated presentations to our classes about crisis resources and risk factors for suicide. For me, and unfortunately for many others, it also brings up tough emotions and memories of people I’ve known who have died of suicide.

Over the years our community has lost students and I’ve known acquaintances and even one very close family friend who have died of suicide. In honor of their memory and with the intent of reaching out to my own students in a positive way, I designed a set of keychains to print and share with not only one class, but all of my students and more. The keychains became a family project as my husband and children helped me decide on words and colors. They also looped the prints onto each of the rings before I distributed them at school.

3D Printed Yellow Ribbon Keychains

Bringing these keychains to my students was a very special way to end our Yellow Ribbon Week this year. As I walked around the class so students could randomly select their keychain, I talked to them about the significance of the week. I also reminded them to think about the trusted adults in their lives that they can go to if they have issues or if they are concerned about a friend. I also promised to keep more keychains available so if they choose to pass theirs along to someone else, they can return for another.

In class each day now when I see the keychains on their keys, backpacks, and pencil cases it reminds me of those we have lost but also the hope for the future as we work to prepare students to handle the challenges they face, check in with their friends and family, and seek appropriate resources when needed.

Fundraising Campaign – Going Beyond the Classroom

The keychains are available on Cults3D and Printables where I post my designs for 3D printing. Rather than selling these models, they need to be shared with the world to raise awareness and spread good thoughts. However, as indicated with the posted models, I want to encourage people that download the files to make a contribution to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (or a similar organization) in whatever amount they feel appropriate.

My family plans to make a donation to AFSP this year and, to promote awareness through the 3D printing community, for each person who downloads, 3D prints, and posts a Yellow Ribbon Keychain photo to Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #YellowRibbon3DPrint by December 1, 2022 we will donate an additional $2.00 for up to 100 individuals.

性开放群乱p交换 is also contributing $100 to the cause. Thank you, 性开放群乱p交换!

Also, I’m very pleased to share that the 3D printing company Printed Solid will match an additional $2.00 for each post up to 500 people! Thank you, Printed Solid! (Perfect colors for this project, by the way.) Joel Telling (the 3D Printing Nerd) has offered to match $2 x 500 as well. LDO Motors and Alien3D are doing the same. Thank you so much to these 3D printing community leaders! Simply by printing and posting, the entire 3D printing community has the opportunity now to raise $4,200 in addition to any contributions made by makers when they download the models for printing. Let’s do this!

Be sure to tag me @abbymath (Twitter) or @abbymath3d (Instagram) and @PrintedSolid and include the hashtag #YellowRibbon3DPrint. Give the keychains to your friends and loved ones!

Over $5000 Raised!

The matching donations for the fundraising campaign with this project has ended. However, the model files are still available and it is always helpful to raise awareness and promote positive mental health and suicide prevention. Donations to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention are encouraged when downloading models. Share the keychains with people you care about and print them in any color that brings you joy!

Throughout November 2022, we were able to count 126 individual people posting prints of the keychains on Twitter, Instagram, Cults3D, and Printables. In addition to our planned contribution to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, my family 舌头伸进去添的我好爽高潮d $2 to AFSP for each person posting. Also, the companies listed above made contributions of $1000 each. With other various contributions we noted throughout the campaign, the 3D printing community raised over $5000 through the keychain project for AFSP. Wow!

Keychain Design and 3D Printing

I love printing with multiple colors and wanted these words to stand out strong and bold, so I printed with dual extrusion for my students. I used Printed Solid Jessie PLA in Yellow Bird and Deep Purple which is a terrific combination and the yellow is just the right tone for what I was looking for in this project.

The models are designed so the letters are set into the base rather than placed only on top. I have found embedding makes top elements more durable, and these are meant to be used as keychains and backpack decorations after all. They may be printed in one color with the base and letters together for raised words, although the bases are designed to print alone as single-color models with recessed letters. Another option with a multi-color setup is to print the words in a separate color from the base, but stop the print at the height of the base so the keychain is flat with colored words.

Additional details and dimensions are listed in the posts on Cults3D and Printables.
Even a small print can make a big difference if it’s made with heart and given to the right soul.

Resources & Donation

Need help? Know someone who does?

Contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline if you are experiencing mental health-related distress or are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.
• Call or text 988
• Chat at 988lifeline.org
Connect with a trained crisis counselor. 988 is confidential, free, and available 24/7/365.
Visit the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for more information at 988lifeline.org.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:
https://afsp.org/
Donate:
Donate Direct Link

List of suicide crisis lines (all countries) on
Wikipedia

Source, STL Files and Instructions:

Source & Links:
abbymath.com
Cults:
Yellow Ribbon Keychains
Printables:
Yellow Ribbon Keychains
In addition to the STL files please find the GCodes for the following machines:
Prusa MK3, Prusa Mini, Bambu X1, Creality Ender 3, and others.
Special thanks to Pooch@Repkord from repkord.com.

NB! Please don’t forget to share your make on Cults, Printables, or/and on social media with a #YellowRibbon3DPrint hashtag.

Don’t have a 3D printer? Yellow Ribbon Keychains are now available on Vulkaza for anyone that would like to purchase a printed set! The only cost is for shipping. Order 1 set through the site or contact Vulkaza for bulk orders.

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The featured image collage, 性开放群乱p交换d with the permissions from:
Simon Fontana @fntsmn, Stian Ervik Wahlvåg @agepbiz, Joe Magdalena @joemag_games

There are many generators that convert images and text into ASCII combinations. However, the STL to ASCII generator by Andrew Sink is especially dear to 3D designers as, in a matter of seconds, they can see their designs in a different format. And in some cases, the results are very impressive.

What is ASCII And ASCII Art?

American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASCII art is a graphic design technique that uses computers for presentation and consists of pictures pieced together from the 95 printable (from a total of 128) characters defined by the ASCII Standard.
Source: Wikipedia

(\_/)
(=’.’=)
(“)^(“)

Computerized ASCII Art exists for more than 40 years. Before the era of emojis, such symbol combinations were used in chats, forums and emails to spice up the conversation. There are huge galleries available online to scroll through and to find specific combinations. From animals to space-themed creations.

3D ASCII images are much busier symbol combinations. And it is harder to see the creator’s message which sometimes needs some zooming in/out to find the right focus. What may seem to be a mass of meaningless symbols to some, for others can be recognizable silhouettes of dear items and designs.

In his video, Andrew goes through the code and shares some of the results 舌头伸进去添的我好爽高潮 by the community members.

Upload STL Files into ASCII Generator

On top of the ability to rotate the model in the same way as in any software, there are a few interesting functions.
– Rotate. One of my favorite options in the generator is “Rotate”. A model rotates evenly 360 degrees 4 times slower than in the MP4 below.

– Custom Text. Tested my Valentine-themed model with default symbols, <3 symbols, and letters from the word “Love”, below are the results. A Bunny model can be in made in “Bunny” letters, etc.

– Dark/light modes. I preferred the dark mode to better emphasize the model contrast.

Uses of 3D ASCII Art

As Andrew’s generator is the first of its kind, there could be many ideas emerging from it that we may not know about, yet. Here are some of the interesting options.

ASCII Art Avatars and Profiles from 3D Scans

The astonishing results came out from existing 3D scans, specifically 3D scans of the heads. These were so good that they could be used as Avatars. Joe Magdalena did so and it looks awesome.

Framed and Hanged on the Wall

Designers or fans of the popular STL model may now 性开放群乱p交换 an art piece from the creation, 2D print it on paper, frame it, and hang it on the wall.

Turn ASCII Art to NFT

It is still complicated to 性开放群乱p交换 NFTs from 3D files, and most of the attempts, in reality, are GIFs that portray 3D files. ASCII Art from a 3D model may be one of the ways/forms to submit as NFT. As an example, check the Statue of Liberty by Monumentz ASCII on Opensea. Read more about NFT in our previous blog.

Conclusion

The online STL to 3D ASCII converter and generator was warmly accepted in the 3D printing community because such an original tool was tailored specifically for the niche. As Andrew mentioned, he was surprised and delighted to see such interest in it. GitHub link.

Read More: Low Poly Generators

In a 3D printing world, there is a need for a quick tool that can reduce an STL file size. The desired effect could be either a significant change to a low poly look, even art, or no change to the shape of the model at all.

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Table of Contents

• Remembering Sanjay Mortimer
• Sanjay Mortimer Foundation
• Charity Streams
• The SMF Auction
• Sanjay Mortimer RepRap Festival

Remembering Sanjay Mortimer

The sad news came out on December the 1st, with the announcement from E3D, the company that Sanjay co-founded and put his heart in. In the statement, the company acknowledges Sanjay’s significant impact on the business and the whole industry and promises to follow his vision in the new decade.

3D printing community took the news as a big shock. And it is understandable as Sanjay kept being busy with the interviews and appearances on the trade shows and various media channels, and nothing indicated that anything could happen to this 32-year-old, talented, young man.

Sanjay Mortimer Foundation

Various threads on social media have started to remember Sanjay, the official one by E3D can be found on Discord. Many good ideas for the foundation focus have been suggested by posting on E3D’s Discord Sanjay-foundation channel. There were calls to support STEM, local makerspace, scholarship-in-residence, and others.

While the Sanjay Foundation has not been officially launched, yet, Clare Difazio, Head of Marketing and Product Strategy at E3D, confirmed that there are plans to 性开放群乱p交换 one in Sanjay Mortimer’s name. Clare Difazio, comments:
The foundation will take us some time to set up correctly so no new news on it for now – other than we’re certain we’ll be doing something.

– SMF. After a few years, the Sanjay Mortimer Foundation (SMF) became an officially Registered Charity! The Charity Commission granted charity number 1205708. To find more details, please visit the official SMF website.

Charity Streams

Some leading community members took the initiative on their own channels. Thomas Sanladerer, announced the sad news via his channel, with the pledge to 舌头伸进去添的我好爽高潮 to the donations to E3D’s choice of charity.

Joel Telling, 3D Printing Nerd, and other community members loved Thomas’s initiative and matched the pledge.

"Nerding out about things is the glue that sticks us all together" – Exactly this.

$1 USD per 1,000 views on 3D Printing Nerd in December going to a charity of @E3DOnline's choosing.

WONDERFUL idea @toms3dp, I'm in. https://t.co/o1zulupylR

— Joel Telling – 3D Printing Nerd (@joeltelling) December 2, 2021

Joseph Casha, Breaks’n’Makes, Christmas Charity Stream In Aid Of E3D Sanjay Foundation on YouTube generated €11,210.05 ($12,694.99).

Some ideas posted in support of the foundation went even further. For example, selling the E3D products, with Sanjay’s name, or with his famous hairstyle silhouette.

In 3D printing, there is a handful of entrepreneur-manufacturers who are not afraid to be in the spotlight promoting their products, truly believing in them, igniting passion for 3D printing in those around them. Sanjay was a true inspiration for many.

The 1st SM Foundation Auction

The auction was live-streamed on YouTube. Joel Telling stepped in as an auctioneer to help the bidding process. Foundation for gifted & talented potential engineers, who lack the financial or practical resources to fulfill their potential, focusing on those, who, like Sanjay, have ADHD. Auction via Jumblebee raised £32,618. Follow hashtag #SanjayMortimerFoundation

Sanjay Mortimer RepRap Festival

The Sanjay Mortimer RepRap Festival (SMRRF) is an annual event that celebrates the innovative and community-driven spirit of the 3D printing world. Named in honor of Sanjay Mortimer, a key contributor to the community, SMRRF highlights the latest advancements in 3D printing technology, featuring workshops, presentations, and exhibitions. Read more and SMRRF yearly highlights here…

Sources:
E3D Official Website
SMF Official Website

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This guide covers:

• Freshest News on the Subject
• Podcasts – At Your Convenience
• YouTube as Podcasts’ Network
• List of Podcasts
  • Maker That Money
  • 3D Print Entrepreneurs
  • 3D Print Authority
  • The Meltzone
  • Talking Additive
  • 3D Printing Today
• Conclusion

Freshest News on the Subject

In the age of the “algorithms”, it takes a lot of time to 性开放群乱p交换 a quality article or a YouTube video. Even a social media post, in order to receive the desired attention, needs to be done with a good story and well-edited visual material. A podcast doesn’t need any visual “click-bait” content, therefore podcasts may deliver information much quicker. Hosts are eager to dig out the latest 3D printing related news that is suitable for designers and makers, and even for researchers and manufacturers, saving a lot of time by doing so.

3D Printing Podcasts – At Your Convenience

We are subscribed to many wonderful 3D printing content creators on YouTube. Notifications (The Bell) is switched on as we don’t want to miss anything. And thus our email Inbox folder gets filled up quicker than we are able to go through it. We have no option but to scroll through the titles and drop some content, less important for us. This may leave a bad feeling that we might’ve missed something. We looked into podcasts and realized that this can be a solution. Here are a few examples where podcasts are convenient.
– Workout – Taking regular breaks from the monitor to get some blood circulation, burn calories and rest the eyes is important for everyone, especially for 3D designers. Exercise bike or treadmill is ideal but too bulky and may be expensive. Jogging or cycling safely in the local park listening to a 3D printing podcast would be the 2-in-1 solution.
– Job – If you can listen to the radio at your workplace, then it is very likely you could listen to podcasts.
– Driving – Long-distance road trips may be accompanied by podcasts.
So basically, in any case where you can listen to the radio safely, that may be replaced by more targeted on-demand content.

YouTube as Podcasts’ Network

As we mentioned above, podcasts don’t shift the importance of video or images as seeing products is very important in 3D printing. It may take a thousand words to describe something, what can be done very easily with one single image or a video. What we want to point out is that there is an increasing number of cases when podcasters use YouTube as a podcasting platform. Originally, podcasts meant to be 舌头伸进去添的我好爽高潮 on platforms such as Apple iTunes or Spotify.

List of 3D Printing Related Podcasts

Please post your comment below or contact us if we’ve missed any 3D printing-related podcasts.

Maker That Money

Andrew Mayhall @3DGloop and Alan Puccinelli @Repkord are the hosts of Maker That Money, a podcast about their experiences as small business owners. Both Alan and Andrew got their start as makers, and they share their stories and insights on the show. In each episode, they offer unsolicited opinions on a variety of topics, including business advice and marketing tips. Whether you’re a maker yourself or just curious about the world of entrepreneurship in 3D printing, Maker That Money is worth a listen.
YouTube

3D Print Entrepreneurs

3D design and 3D printing pioneer Jason Wall (aka PrintThatThing) interviews 3D Print Entrepreneurs on ptt.live. We were delighted to see and listen to the 3D printing community members, about whom we have known for years but have never seen live before. For example, Cults3D co-founder Pierre, miniature 3D scanning specialist from Cokreeate Willy, filament specialist from Polymaker Nikolas, and other members. So, if you want to start a career in 3D printing, these are definitely the stories to listen to.
Website
YouTube
Spotify

3D Print Authority

Adam Fasnacht promises transparent, no-BS conversations about 3D printing and the technology. And indeed, here you can listen to more technical conversations about 3D printing, 3D scanning and other niche innovations. The guests in the show are engineers and designers who share their stories and even trade secrets.
Website
YouTube
Spotify

The Meltzone

Hosted by the prominent YouTubers Stefan Hermann and Thomas Sanladerer. Can be used as an information tool. Sometimes up to two-hour-long video podcasts are neatly cut into multiple “Timestamps”. These allow to quickly scan the subjects and pick the ones especially important to the listener. It feels that the guys do some research on each subject.
Website
YouTube
Apple Podcasts

Talking Additive

Host: Matt Griffin (Ultimaker)
What benefits can companies expect from 3D printing, and what will be possible in the future?
Website
Spotify
Google Podcasts

3D Printing Today

Hosts: Andy Cohen & Whitney Potter
These guys dig through all the hype to reveal the real value in what is happening today in the exciting world of 3D Printing.
Website
Spotify
Apple Podcasts

Conclusion

Going on holiday with the family but want to keep in touch with the fast-moving 3D printing world. 3D printing-related podcasts are a very good solution.

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3D printing community unites makers, designers and enthusiasts of all levels and abilities. Within this community, there are some that are outstanding for their input.

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What makes participating in Scan the World interesting is that many objects have fascinating stories behind them. These items are taken from history and they have much to say about their origin. The story of Wounded Cupid:

In the summer of 1873, Carpeaux spent several weeks on holiday with his wife and son Charles at the house of Alexandre Dumas (fils) in Puys, near Dieppe. The idea for this work came to him when the child, after hurting his arm, smiled at him through tears. Executed in marble and exhibited at the following year’s Salon (1874), the work was a success with both the public and the critics, combining the tragic ingredients beloved of bourgeois taste with exceptional technical skill, resulting in the creation of two additional marble replicas during the artist’s lifetime.

We realise that Geoffrey Marchal does a big job preparing the models to make them 3D printable. As we tried photogrammetry ourselves we know that scanned models need to be fixed in a special software, like Autodesk ReCap. Such software helps to fill in the holes and repairs other mesh faults. We hope that in future 3D scanning industry will develop and produce more sophisticated scanners.

Historical objects that Scan the World collects were not 性开放群乱p交换d for 3D printing. Many of them require a lot of supports to be added. In case with the “Wrestlers in Combat” even the faces needed supporting. Unfortunately removing supports causes slight damage to the surface of the finished item. Nevertheless, we are very happy with the result.

That’s what Geoffrey Marchal writes about himself:

Scientist passionate of computer graphic and science simulation and visualization. I started doing computer grqphic at 19, in 1993. Passing from POV-RAY to LightWave, Houdini, 3DStudio, 3DS Max, Blender. In 2014, I have started 3D scanning with first a Kinect from Microsoft and afterward moved to photogrammetry. Photogrammetry is more flexible and I use mainly 123D Catch and Memento beta, both from Autodesk. In 2015, I started 3D printing with a Solidoodle Press.

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Read More Photoscan with a Mobile Phone Camera – Photogrammetry

One of the convenient ways to 3D scan objects or the scenery is by taking pictures from all angles using a mobile phone camera, what’s known as photogrammetry or a photoscan. The images are then uploaded into a photogrammetry software for processing Read more …

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Q1 mikebit 3d printing: If you had to pick just 1 which would you say was the best 3D printer you’ve used?

Afro3dPrinter-3D打(dǎ)印機(jī): Honestly it depends what I’m printing, every 3D printer is not perfect just yet;
John: I’m trying to save up for a second printer, but I keep buying more filament! #3DPrintingProblems
Chris Russell: I couldn’t choose just one. Each printer I own excels at different things. Than again… my MK3 hasn’t shipped yet. That could change my mind…
James – Print N Play: Its always super hard to pick just one. Each of them brings something different to the table. Since I’m doing a lot of large scale printing, the CR-10 is my go to for the moment. But the Ultimaker line delivers beautiful prints with high consistency. So hard to pick!
Jay’s 3D Adventure: For me it’s the printrbot metal plus.
Sarah Slater on Tech: For reliably getting a print my Dremel 3D40, no fuss in all the time ive had it.
Plastic Blacksmith: Creality ender-2 is the best I’ve personally used. The best I’ve seen used effectively is the Craftbot.
Kirby Downey: Makerbot replicator 2 and an ultimaker 2
Filaments Directory: I’m quite happy with my UM2 I will not say I hadn’t issues. The good point is that you can still repair it yourself.
Evan Morgan: Moai FTW! Check out my review. I have two now and they run almost non stop!
Fotis Mint: Really happy with my ZMorph3d 2.0sx
Geof @ G3 Machining: I dont think i could pick one out of all of them lol
Greg Genung: My Makergear M2, I have over 10,000 printing hours on this machine. It is my most used 3d printer by far.
Juri: Ultimaker 3
Richard H: Apples and oranges – all still have different good and bad points, and it’s often the SW, FW & tool-chains that fail to impress. Would be fun to list pro/con of all machines, and then why ‘we’ still don’t have a great & friendly desktop #3Dprinting system yet…
Jeff Lagant: Ultimaker UM2+
Simone Fontana: Agree UM2 +
Fernando Jerez: I specially like my first printer: the @BQ_3d Hephestos (a prusa clone), maybe not the best but prints great and i have a special love-hate relation with it. Also love the simplicity of the Creality CR-10.
Victor Pons: Zmorph 2.0 a very solid machine.
Neotko Sebas: Just one… I would get 2000€ and make the Gudoxycore from scratch. But from a shop? I would get a sigmax for volume size and x2 prints at the same time. Ofc I would mod it with zge and probably some tunes here and there for extra juicy speed.
Chompworks: Always remember seeing the ZMorph at the London 3DPrint show. Always impressed us as a standout of the show back then, and it’s been good to see it go from strength to strength!
Kit: My up mini is a solid machine, it almost plug and play.
NoGimmicks3DP: CraftBot2 without Question
3D Maker Noob: I can tell you my top 4; josefprusa mk2s, MatterHackers Pulse and the bcn3dtech Sigma R17 and the mostfun3D Pro
Vicky Somma: My makergear M2 has been a most reliable workhorse. I have made it travel with me and do things like print outside in 90 degree weather. It has also survived all my experimentation (and occasional miscalculations) with embedded parts. We’ve been through a lot, the M2 & I.
Matt Weber: The creality ender 4, evwn with its locked firmware. I now have the firmware from them even so just have to bootload it and itll be unlocked firmware then too.
Makerwiz: Definitely the LulzBot TAZ 6 for overall quality and usability. Every print is perfect!
William M Devine Jr: While I have been 3D printing for about 3 years, I only have 2 printers. 1 is a Prusa I3 Clone and not a good one. The other is a Genuine Prusa I3 MK2S with MMU. So obviously my choice is limited. I3 MK2S with MMU is the better of the two. My plan is to convert the old I3 clone into a laser engraver. That is if I ever find the time lol.
yoda 3d: I only tested mine

Q2 mikebit 3d printing: If you sell printing time, how much do you charge per?

3DPrinTek: This depends on the risk of a failure and the material. Usually I don’t charge per time – I’d prefer to charge per weight.
Tessa: I don’t sell printing time or prints generally. But I do sell custom 3d designs sometimes. I quote a price based on an estimate of time/effort and complexity of the model, whether it has a tight deadline and what programs I might be using.
Samantha Welch: I sell prints of my designs but not print time, I enjoy designing things for people too much to want to operate as a fab shop, although I print things for friends/family on request.
Steve Abrams: I pretty much do the same. To me 3d printing is a way for me to express my creativity, Selling stuff I design supports the passion and the ego.
Victor Pons: I have sold prints by cubic cm or inches. The Price included filament, time, utilities and machine wear/depreciation.
Spectra3D: We charge for Material needed, print hours needed, set up, post processing..
Sahil: I charge for a lifetime of taxi service and shopping bag carrying service when clothes shopping for the wife. Not looking bored is a extra charge. Normal bag carrying is foc obviously.
Spike: Not really sold any prints so far. For me it’s more of a hobby. When I do prints for others, it’s usually family or friends. Lots for my daughter lately.
welbot: Haven’t really calculated it yet, as my printer is quick enough to warrant not worrying about it really. Perhaps when my workload increases I’ll put more thought in to it
3D Maker Noob: i tend to charge a flat rate per printed gram of filament which includes material, 甘肃信鸽信息网最大门户网站, overheads and time. if it’s a complex print which requires a lot of post processing i might charge a small extra fee.
Pokon: Printing time is cost of material +wear of printer but most of the time it’s hey can you print this (20cent of material) and you get a full spool + money like 2 euros or so.
Matt Weber: $2/h i feel covers the resources it uses plus wear and tear on machine.
3damss: I print HT stuff so its the cost of material(including supports) X 3 to cover all costs and make a little profit
Dizingof: I never sold a print but i’m really curious to test buyers reaction say on etsy/ebay about a #3Dprinted designs/sculptures with Metal Skin like these 2 examples. What do you guys think?
Ron – The Happy Extruder: Never sold prints, I would have to research what others are doing.
Mmmfishtacos: I never charge enough.
GreyBeard3D: $5/hr print time is a good start. Shipping, post processing, or design time is separate.
Geof @ G3 Machining: Depends on alot of things but material, time, set up, clean up, shipping. Of course there is always some wiggle room to help out and try to keep it in the “ideal budget”. Lead time is the big one, if needed NOW, it gets pricey as all jobs have to shift.
Dan the 3D Printing Dad: I don’t – I 3D print for a hobby only. I don’t think I need another job.
NAK3D Designs: Yea, I don’t want “ another” job either but sure would be nice if I could find a way to make 3D printing and traveling to trades shows my only job. I had a blast at ERRF.
Cat (Katja): I‘ve never sold a print. So curious to hear what the other ones say.
NAK3D Designs: The few times I have I’ve charged the cost of filament put $1 an hours, but that was just to recoup expenses wasn’t really trying to make a profit.
Chompworks: I don’t have a hard and fast rule for pricing of my prints – it depends on too many variables (I tend to go off of: print time/material cost, post processing time, hand painting time, and whether that price is “right” for the end product) There are some downsides to that, but …… I try to make it fair. From what I can tell from my customers, I seem to be getting the balance right.
Lauren Renee: My rate is $35-50 per set of ears but that includes headbands and bows plus labor. And $25 for brush holders. I have not sold any other prints I usually give those away.
William M Devine Jr: I really depends on what is being printed and what the material is. I charge more for ABS as it fails more frequently. I am listed on @3DHubs and I am currently the only printer available in the Temecula Valley
3D Print Tech Design: I really don’t count that. If I specify a line called “production” in a quotation it’s a calculated print cost, which is material, running costs, allocation and a estimated failure-% cost. On top of that would be administration/handling/preparation. Usually it’s just 1 line.
Beardy McBeardface: I don’t sell my work. I’ve done a few jobs for friends who insisted on paying so I just tell them how much filament I’ve used and cost/metre

Q3 mikebit 3d printing: What’s the best way to unclog a blocked hot end/nozzle?

Geof @ G3 Machining: Standard material jam I remove it and use a small confection torch to “burn out” the jam. Then season the nozzle when I reassemble. Totally honest- while in production I just replace the nozzle with a brand new one…got a bin of dirty used nozzles to clean lol.
Tinkerz: Let’s just say my first experience was with a @E3DOnline cyclops hotend. Couldn’t ever get that thing to keep both materials hot enough to not jam…. Can’t count the number of times it had to be disassembled.. Only ever got one side to work reliably.
Tessa: Replace nozzle
Sahil: Needle file and acetone. Or burn it off. And once I am done destroying my nozzle I wait and buy a new one when I can afford one.
welbot: I’d love to chime in with a legit answer, but my printer doesn’t have a nozzle!
性开放群乱p交换: We tried most of the ways including cold pulling etc. In short time – nozzle still gets clogged. So the best way is to change worn nozzle completely.
Makerwiz: Torching the nozzle works most of the time, but you need to take precautions working with open flames. Also not torching nozzle in place, but after nozzle has been taken off the printer. Obviously.
Vaughan_ZA: So inexpensive, just buy another one.
Richard H: Carefully… Highly depends on what/why it’s clogged – Never overheat ‘cook’ PLA or any metal or wood-filled material. Warm gently and pick out with dental picks / drill if bad. For others (ABS,PET & HIPS etc.) you can often overheat and do atomic pulls with NYLON. YMMV…
Victor Pons: Usually with a Creme Brûlee burner and a suitable metal guitar string to unclog the nozzle.
THT – Passed the Turing Test: Cold pull unclogs my nozzle everytime.
Toni Ryan: I have had good luck when printing PLA with the acupuncture needle & atomic pull. Pick a “sticky” PLA to pull with. ABS jams I do needle/atomic pull first, if still clogged, I remove the nozzle & acetone soak.
3D Printing Lab: Really it depends on where the clog is. One time I thought it would be a good idea to just heat the nozzle to about 250 this was with PLA. And just left it for a while. About 20 minutes later there is a pop, smoke is coming out of the nozzle, and there is this orange powder on the bed. For me if the clog is stuck in the cold end of the heat break, I like to take some 1.5mm wire and shove it down as hard as I can to get the filament to go through. But one time I also had an issue where it got clogged in the PTFE tube going into the hot end, this was on an E3D v6, I needed to take apart the whole hot end to take the filament out of the tube, it had over-expanded in the PTFE. Only way out was to cut the PTFE apart, and put a new tube in.
Pokon: Flamethrower, or a torch to heat up and melt the crap out of your hot-end but dont do this with hotends that have a PTFE insert the fumes are not okay.
Emvio Engineering: Get a new one
Chris Russell: Drink lots of water, and if you think it’s something serious, see your doctor. Make sure you let him know if you have any heart conditions as some of the medications for these types of things ain’t good for the ol ticker….
catohagen: usually an ‘atomic pull’ solves most clogs
AlkeshOne: Only one I’ve had was from a CR-10s which was clogged on arrival. We ended up heating it up and pulling it back out. Then noticed that the Bowden tube was not pushed all the way in.
Barb: I just want to say it’s not always a clogged hot end. I had a hobbed bolt wear down once on my flexystruder (@keebie81 fixed it) and now maybe some other jam (not clog) on my aerostruder. Good thing I have more then one toolhead as I still only have 1 printer.
Chris Taylor Jr: So far for me assuming it’s not a mechanical fault Jam I just jack up the temperature to 260 and push works almost every single time the only time it didn’t work was when the nozzle was physically clogged with glitter
William M Devine Jr: Ok so joking aside on this. Like some others have said, I jack up the temperature and push the filament through. If that does not work the depending on the diameter I remove the nozzle heat with a torch and use an appropriately sized drill bit to clean it out.
3D Print Tech Design: Hot-Pulls! Then Cold-Pulls if that doesn’t work and last resort is a needle/surgical needle =)

Q4 mikebit 3d printing: What extras would you like to see in the next gen of 3D printers?

Plastic Blacksmith: The big one would be the ability to restart a print from wherever it failed. Too many large prints go in the bin of doom when they are missing half a head etc.
William M Devine Jr: Integrated octoprint or similar capability
Fotis Mint: A button that makes the day go from 24 hours to 48
Pokon: less print time is always nice but im really with @fotismint with the button idea
Fernando Jerez: A desktop @blackbelt3d !!!
Spectra3D: Go back to simple.. Manual bed level no bed leveling sensors.
Geof @ G3 Machining: speed without quality loss, smarter slicers/support generation, closed loop electronics so the axis know where they are and can correct or shut down (safely). Would settle for a E-STOP. Pretty standard overlook on most machines IMO.
Vicente Gascó: I agree, manual bed leveling is not a hazzle. I would love dual extrusion with reinforced nozzles and heated bed to be standard on all printers. And a smarter way to recover or continue prints after power loss. All other dreams are slicer related. Like for example, non-planar extrusion moves. Finally controling density along the Z-axis for both infill and supports is coming along. At least with Cura and Simplify3D.
Jeff Lagant: Automatic shutdown when print is failing. A pressure sensor near the nozzle should be able to do the trick but it’s easier said than done haha
Chris Russell: I’d like to see more onboard diagnostics to tell you exactly what part is bad when something goes wrong. Example- instead of just a thermal runaway, tell me I have a shorted thermistor or blown cartridge.
Richard H: Inteligent hot-ends need to happen. Then even if the main system fails the hot-end should still be under control and safe. It could do a self-check each power on too. Modular. Easy to repair – quick fitting! As we are discussing – Why don’t we have a viable Open-Source Hardware & Software structured light #3DScanning solution yet… Something like the great Artec Eva / Lite but for 1/10th cost. That’s a community project I would really love to see get off the ground.
Neotko Sebas: 3 materials (color, flexibe, pva) a-la idex or mark2 with #tinyg acceleration control .
Richard H: Just failure free printing. No one wants to waste materials. Industry standard spool size (+ machines to accept it) and all filament suppliers using recycled or sustainable spools / spool-free filament + any sort of minimum packaging system for shipping #3DPrinting consumables.
Victor Pons: Full Color printing!
Jonathan Watters: Fully automated 甘肃信鸽信息网最大门户网站. Servo motors that level the bed. Sensors to measure frame skew. Accelerometer for vibration analysis to keep printer in limits. Using filament pellets so parts can be crushed and reused. Closed loop linear motion
Robert Eads: Better leveling sensors maybe a color LED screen.
Olivier Bordes: depends, at what price ? a multi material printer (PLA, ABS, nylon…) with great print quality and enclosure for less than 500$
yoda 3d: super fast printing
Rae: Non planer slicing.

Q5 mikebit 3d printing: What price do you consider reasonable for a 3D printer?

Chris Lee: What works out value for money….
Fernando Jerez: For my personal use and as hobyist, i think around 500$ it’s a fair price.
Filaments Directory: and for a pro around 2000$. I’m always cautious about recurrent costs (proprietary filaments, licences, …), support and spare parts. Open source is a must
Geof @ G3 Machining: I dont mind the cost if it fits my needs and I can ROI the machine fairly quickly. The big killer is R and M and part availability/support. You cant buy parts/support it doesn’t matter what the machine costs.
Greg Genung: I think $500.00 for an entry level printer, $1000 for the intermediate user. $2k plus for those looking for workhorse production. I think the community around each printer level is just as important. To collaborate with others who own your printer make it a better experience.
Vicente Gascó: Depends on use of course. There is no excuse for propietary filaments in my opinion. Replacement parts and great customer service are a must. Below $500 for amateurs sounds good. At $2-3.5k mark I would expect dual extrusion, heated bed and quality components. No more than that for FDM. Looking forward to desktop SLA and SLS machines.
Jason Groom: It all depends on the printer and what your needs are. Sometimes a $200 printer is OK, other times you need a $2000+ printer to accomplish your goals.
Robert Eads: I would say 1200$
Rae: The price that you can afford based on your economic situation and available income are the defining factors to me. $200 will buy a printer that can be improved to perform very well. $2000 should buy a printer that provides repeatable performance for almost any random user.
3D Maker Noob: see now that all depends on the printer and it’s capabilities for example, the 101 Hero should be exactly 23.99 and should include haribo with it.
NoGimmicks3DP: That all depends on the Printer. £500 – £1000 for a Desktop Printer would be reasonable. £1000 – 2000 for Prosumer is reasonable. Anything over that isn’t realistic for the home user. As with most things you pay extra for a name but it doesn’t make it a better machine.
Tanya Wiesner: Beginner under $1000 Intermediate: $1000-$3000 Pro: Over $3000
text: I would say about $300
Chris Taylor Jr: That is literally an unanswerable question as worded because it depends on what you demand of the printer what your requirements are. You can buy a $150 printer that will give you spectacular results and you could buy a $500 printer that’s garbage so it’s kind of a case-by-case.

Q6 mikebit 3d printing: What do look for first when looking at a new 3D printer quality or speed?

Almost all respondents preferred quality to speed. Here are some answers:
Lauren Renee: I never look at speed, like ever! I look at quality, features available, my needs (aka what I’m looking to print with it materials and design wise) and lead time vs need time.
Matt Weber: Quality. Speed is meaningless without quality.
Richard H: Mechanical quality first. Then print quality, because you can tune that if you have solid machine build and good extruder. You can always squeeze out a bit more speed when you have everything setup well. Or cheat and use a bigger nozzle
Jason Groom: Because of how I use my printer, strictly as a hobby, I look for a nice mix of quality and speed. If I were only making products to sell, it would be quality all the way, if it was simply things for me, it would be speed, but because I mix the two, I try to mix the features.
Vicente Gascó: Quality of components, quality of community and quality of customer service.
Tanya Wiesner: Both
Vaughan_ZA: Quality most definitely . want speed have it injected molded.

Q7 mikebit 3d printing: What was the first thing you 3D printed (or going to print if you don’t have a 3D printer)?

Barb: keychain
Lauren Renee: A whistle and then a dual extrusion traffic cone both came on the 舌头伸进去添的我好爽高潮 SD card. First thing I printed that was my own design was a scarf holder.
Jay’s 3D Adventure: God that’s taking me back a while, lol. I think it was a part cooling bracket, I didn’t know anything about calibrating a printer back then, I just went straight to printing :-). It was a @printrbot LC btw.
William M Devine Jr: The test print provided with the printer a 4 leaf clover vase
Vaughan_ZA: A 10x10mm cube
Plastic Blacksmith: First thing was the cat on the sd card printed with no head.
Chris: 甘肃信鸽信息网最大门户网站 circle then a PLA oiler…
Fun King 3d: The Anet Chinese chess piece. The initial layer was horrible and the rest has some issues, but I will never get rid of it.
Cults: Ultimaker robot.
Chris Lee: Spare part for my RepRapPro mono many years ago.
Louise Driggers: Oooooh! The first thing I printed was a model I had made – a knurled knob. Back in 2012 on our first printer (a Prusa i2) before we knew much (anything) about 甘肃信鸽信息网最大门户网站. I cringe now, but I was soooooo proud at the time.
Fillamentum.com: Bowl
Chris Russell: Guitar picks!
D3D DYNAMO3D: In 2013 we remember that was a mask low poly
Filaments Directory: Ultibot
Vicente Gascó: A Stanford bunny haha.
Fernando Jerez: A small rubber duck
Richard H: A wade extruder block #3DPrinted on a repstrap I built in 2009. Awful print, but so exciting to see a machine I designed and hand-built print anything. It is also the very first entry on my blog. I still have that print. happy days
Heather: My maker coin for the series I did called #pickthepink
Joel Bonasera: I tried to print a Settlers of Catan mountain tile that I had designed. It failed 3 times, but once I finally printed it I had moved on to other projects.
3D Maker Noob: My maker coin which i had designed before i got the first printer that coin was in pink and was sent to @ddhedder as promised.
Matt Weber: My first print ever for the anet a8 was yoda.
MAGIGOO: mmm i believe it was 甘肃信鸽信息网最大门户网站 stairs just like these
JATMN – CaptainBAWLS: Minion from Despicable Me. In brown coffee color wanhao pla with clear plastic as support material. Sliced in rep g This print no longer exists looked like hell from no part cooler and support was fused to the print Wanhao duplicator 4.
Kristian: #1 ultimaker robot, #2 fail, #3 Yoda… Shame on me
headGeek: @Ultimaker Maker robot on an Ultimaker 2Go.
xSchattenfluchx: Aside from 甘肃信鸽信息网最大门户网站 prints? A magazine release lever for a Nerf Rapidstrike
NoGimmicks3DP: A 10mm Cube. Then about 50 more till it was actually 10x10x10mm.
Makerwiz: A loud Money Frog
3D Print Tech Design: On my own, first 3Dprinter, a sign, back in early 2012 – warped as you can see
Neotko Sebas: First print was an Ultirobot. That was the first day I thought anything was possible (but super slow and with fan errors). So I did spend almost a year moding my machines until I was able to print a correct one & fast https://youtu.be/ddeZN9QSRLU Was quite a ride.
Pokon: Shot glass to celebrate my first print
Eduard Sukharev: Test cube!
性开放群乱p交换: +1 test print gnome. We would recommend to print test prints on any new 3D printer first, there is point in it.
Spectra3D: Was the makerbot Jaws, Jan 7th 2014
Tessa: my first 3d print was a replacement duct for the part fan, because I broke the original while building the printer. lucky they had provided the files for all the printed parts on the 3d printer.
3DGBIRE: #GameOfThrones “Hand of the King” pin – Connor
Vicky Somma: International Symbol for Breastfeeding (for both @Shapeways and the @makergear M2)
SPANNERHANDS: 20 x 20 x 5mm Test Print, on a poorly executed homemade reprap in 2008.
Cat (Katja): It was a small Pikachu that came with the delta printer I‘ve assembled.
Jen DW: 1st: a client project lost to time somewhere in early 2000’s on a Stratasys FDM the size of a fridge. On my own printer: the Printrbot fan shroud!
Tanya Wiesner: March hare https://www.myminifactory.com/object/march-hare-24657

Q8 mikebit 3d printing: Is there any advice you wish someone told you before you bought your first 3d printer?

James – Print N Play: Figure out what is most important to you… size, speed, accuracy, reliability, filament support. Then find the printer that checks the most of those boxes at your price point. Also, learn some basic CAD if you don’t already. You will get so much more out of the experience!
Spectra3D: Ask yourself.. Why do I need a 3d printer.. My answer was to start a business..
Cat (Katja): Someone should have told me earlier how awesome it is!! And yes, it’s highly addictive!
3D Maker Noob: Get a part time job cause you’ll need it….
123 cardigan: Make sure your partner doesn’t mind the noise or loss of space.
NoGimmicks3DP: They are but a stepping Stone into a vast world of Possibilities, not the end game.
Neotko Sebas: I would suggest to visit someone with one (any model of the kind he wants). And probably I would recommend the new @3DHubs book, but I would wait for a pdf/free version since seems mostly what one can google on most places if has interest.
Tanya Wiesner: Buy painter’s tape
3D Printing Lab: I feel for the first time user, you want to have auto-leveling, it makes your life 100x easier when you have no clue how to level a bed.
Geof @ G3 Machining: They multiply
Joel Telling / 3D Printing Nerd: No. I really don’t think so. I’ve enjoyed this journey by finding my path. I don’t think anything anyone would have said in the beginning would have prepared me better.
Richard H: No, it’s an amazing adventure. What I tell people now – (Q – why do you need one?) then, make sure you have plenty of time to invest, and if you only need or want the finished #3Dprinted parts, consider using a service rather than owning/running your own machine.
Jeff Lagant: Learn to 3d model if you want to experience the true power of 3d printing
Matt Weber: Prepare to be addicted..
Kit: Less useless tips about with 3D printer is the best and more veritable info on how a 3D printer work and what you need to get started!
Greg Genung: Make room because once you catch the 3d printing fever 1 printer will not be enough!
Fotis Mint: Prepare the divorce papers
Fernando Jerez: Be careful, it’s addictive!
Tinkerz: Don’t buy a delta kit as your first printer!
Chris Russell: Read the manual 17 times before putting it together, and google known issues before even starting. Even the best manuals, written by the person who designed the machine, aren’t often clear for n00bs who have no clue what a hot end is.
Barb: I put hard drives, ram chips and i/o cards in PCs so I thought a 3d printer kit would be a snap to assemble. I knew I was in trouble when I saw the 85 page assembly guide. I paid someone to put it together for me.

Q9 mikebit 3d printing: If you could have a desktop machine to make your own filament would you?

The majority of respondents answered positively. Here are some answers:
Tessa: I have one and don’t, it sits in the garage gathering dust
Chris Taylor Jr: That depends how much is the machine what maintenance does it require and will it make me filament for less than $10 a kilogram that’s usable
Vaughan_ZA: Not really as there are so many good filaments out there to choose from. Only if I had a large volume of printing to do in one type of filament.
ElsMeulendijks: You can build ons yourself http://www.preciousplastic.com
Richard H: Yes, but not using new pellets. I want a single efficient & reliable machine that collects scrap/failed prints (PET/PLA). Shreds them up, and when it has enough processed material – dries it out (important step), then makes a ~500g spool to use. This needs to exist already…
Jeff Lagant: Probably yes depending on the cost and quality of the extrusion
Vicente Gascó: Yes I would. Specially if I could turn PET bottles into filament.
Geof @ G3 Machining: Id try, alot of work but would be fun to learn the process
Cat (Katja): Yes absolutely, as I love to test and 性开放群乱p交换!
Afro3dPrinter-3D打印機: Haha I have an extensive knowledge of filament processes, I have distinct feeling creating my own custom and recycled filaments is a definite step forward in the right direction, as a creative and a recycler…
Chris Russell: Sure. Does it include the desktop?

Q10 mikebit 3d printing: Have you used flexible filaments? If so which one did you use? And what did you print with it?

SPANNERHANDS: I only use @Fillamentum Flexfill 92A & 98A people always ask me if its any good and I always just say… Well if it was not any good why would I print through 20kg + of it a year?
性开放群乱p交换: So far we used SainSmart TPU and Ninjaflex. We loved SainSmart TPU for its colour variety. Mobile cases are obvious choice for 3D printing in flexible filaments.
i dig 3D: Water bottle and can koozies (pictured), iPod cases to fit old card scanner, flexible straps, hinges, vibration dampeners, feet, lens diffuser. Used FoxSmart TPU. Colors will fade in bright sun over extended time.
Tessa: Generic TPU and I made Id card holders to attach to lanyards
Tanya Wiesner: sainsmart tpu and ninjaflex. Prototyping products for work.
Rae: The elastics from Weistek are very good quality for low shore hardness. Flexy2 is great quality tpu and Yoyi is decent quality tpu at a low price. Mostly, I make doll clothes & action figure accesories for my kids toys w/ flexibles but have made bracelets, rings and belts too.
TheCreatorx3D: I love @ColorFabb #ngen #flex . Made an awesome #wolverine #cowl. Gave it to @PrintedSolid who supplied me with the spools for testing/design. Hope they still have it.
Chris: Flexibles are fun! NinjaFlex, Cheetah, Sainsmart TPU…
Chris Lee: Used a fair few different brands over the years but most recently filamentum flexfill 92a. Used it to make a number of different items, mainly for a car detailing business to provide protection on tools with metal exposed.
Cat (Katja): No, not yet
Barb: Hah I sell flexible filaments: Ninjaflex, cheetah, semiflex, filaflex, makeshaper, x60, sainsmart, filamentum, flexy, flexy2 Oh yes and ngenflex
Richard H: Use Filaflex all the time, especially for squishy requirements, it’s the most flexy-stretchy. Often use nGenFlex for a large gaskets, that’s stiffer and great at holding itself in shape. Never quite clicked with Ninjaflex, must try again…
Chris Russell: No, I have not. But on my to-do list eventually…
Kester Clegg: FilaFlex. Tried to print sea fishing lures for cod, but even FilaFlex is to stiff! However I would be tempted to have another go with finer nozzle, non Bowden set up and vase mode. TBH, what I really want printable, fast UV setting silicon!
William M Devine Jr: Yes but have not been successful with it

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This is a rare picture where we can have a peek inside 3D Printed Aspie’s workshop – the creator’s den. Ryan told us that he’s built a 13x11ft wooden shed at the back of his garden. Here is where his neat designs are 性开放群乱p交换d and tested. Like this No Face from the Spirited Away movie.

No Face Spirited Away Automatic Supports
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Let’s take a look at a Unicorn/Pegasus model. What a great idea to transform one fairytale creature into another by simply adding and removing a couple of features. We will definitely keep it in mind for our own future projects. Ryan told us that he was encouraged by iDevelo, another 3D printing community member. iDevelo was looking for a support-free 3D printable model of Unicorn and 3D Printed Aspie accepted the challenge. The Unicorn look and shape was inspired by My Little Pony that Ryan’s kids love. It came out very cute and easy to print.

3D Printed Pegasus Unicorn by 3D Printed Aspie
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We also printed a more challenging Ryan’s model – Mighty Joe Kong. In our opinion, there is a trick to designing models with expressive face emotions for a single color desktop 3D printing. Small details may be ignored by a slicer software if they are not emphasized enough. Mighty Joe Kong is a detailed design where the fangs are shown in an open mouth. The angry roaring face of Mighty Kong is the center point of this figure. We risked printing a model scaled to 80% but the features were preserved. Supports were placed manually in Simplify3D. Even though the automatic support option placed several under the eyebrows, we removed them. As the result, the eyes came out very well. It was a decisive moment when supports had to be removed from the mouth. We were afraid to pull the fangs out. In the end, all went well and now we have a very nice figurine.

At the time of writing this blog, 3D Printed Aspie was working on another, more complicated Unicorn model.

That’s what 3D Printed Aspie writes about himself:

Pull up a chair and relax while I share my journey into the wonderful world of 3D Printing. I’m Ryan the 3D Printed Aspie I am a massive Geek/Nerd/Gamer/Maker/Builder/Tinkerer and I want to share my knowledge with you all. I am formally trained and have a degree in Computer Games Design but my passion was always creating Characters and Models in 3D.

You can follow 3D Printed Aspie on social media:
https://twitter.com/3DPrintedAspie
https://www.thingiverse.com/3DPrintedAspie
https://www.facebook.com/3DPrintedAspie1
https://www.twitch.tv/3d_printed_aspie
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9cPSa_FT8o0-ukHJWAoZyA

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Name:	Link:
3D Maker Noob	https://www.patreon.com/3Dmakernoob
3D Printing Nerd	https://www.patreon.com/3dprintingnerd
Abuzz Designs	https://www.patreon.com/AbuzzDesigns
Agustin Flowalistik	https://www.patreon.com/flowalistik
A Pyro Design	https://www.patreon.com/aPyroDesign
Andrew's Workshop	https://www.patreon.com/andrewsworkshop
Asgard Rising	https://www.patreon.com/asgardrising
Barnacules Nerdgasm	https://www.patreon.com/Barnacules
Carmelo	https://www.patreon.com/TheCreatorx3D
Chuck Hellebuyck	https://www.patreon.com/elproducts
JAT.MN	https://www.patreon.com/jatmn
JuicyMoose	https://www.patreon.com/JuicyMooseProductions
Joseph Larson	https://www.patreon.com/3DPrintingProfessor
Jimmy Shaw's Tidbits	https://www.patreon.com/JimmyShawsTidbits
Maker's Muse	https://www.patreon.com/makersmuse
Make Anything	https://www.patreon.com/makeanything
How I Do It	https://www.patreon.com/HowIDoIt
Print That Thing	https://www.patreon.com/PTT
Pressreset	https://www.patreon.com/pressreset
Rober Rollin	https://www.patreon.com/3DprintingwithRoberRollin
Simone Fontana	https://www.patreon.com/fntsmn
SparkyFace5	https://www.patreon.com/SparkyFace5
The Hot End	https://www.patreon.com/thehotend
Thomas Sanladerer	https://www.patreon.com/toms3dp
That 3D Print Guy	https://www.patreon.com/t3dpg
Uncle Jessy	https://www.patreon.com/UncleJessy

Please post your comment below or contact us if we’ve missed 3D printing related Patreon member. We will update our table accordingly.

Patreon is an Internet-based platform that allows content creators to build their own subscription content service. It is popular among YouTube content creators, webcomic artists, writers, podcasters, musicians, and other categories of creators who post regularly online. It allows artists to receive funding directly from their fans, or patrons, on a recurring basis or per work of art.

The company is started in 2013 and is based in San Francisco.

We got registered there a few years ago to try it out. What strikes us the most is that it is extremely user-friendly and definitely well build for 3D printing community content creators. It is possible to upload all sort of materials video, text and other files. It is especially good for 3D printing designers as they can park their STL files for a giveaway or get an opinion from the dedicated fan base prior uploading it to STL sharing website.

Patreon is working in the same way as any other social site. There are the dashboard, notification system, mail system, and engagement statistics – all you could ask for. Patreon helps video makers to stay unbiased.

According to all possible analytical websites, Patreon is clearly on the rise, it is already huge in numbers. But will it help 3D printing community to stay creative, delivering more and more ideas and solutions to everyday life?

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There have been a lot of successful 3D design and 3D printer 被灌满各种玩具c到失禁视频 campaigns in recent years. Backers are keen to support projects that are add-ons to their beloved newly found hobby. These fundraising campaigns offer an opportunity to take part in the birth of new concepts for 3D printing machines, software, materials, etc. In the table, you can find cherry-picked 3D printing related startups that caught our eye. Also, we will pay special attention to 3D design projects.

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