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Category: 3D Printing

Useful 3D Print – Strainer / sifter

May 18, 2024May 18, 2024 admin

For this 3D print, I printed something similar to a colander for straining things.

This is what it looks like, it was a very easy print.

View 1 of the strainer
View 2 of the strainer

It could be used to sift anything. I used it to sort sand from rocks and it worked well. It was a very easy print, I just used normal setting and it printed great. Here is a link to the print code: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:909118

The print code is for various sand toys but obviously I only picked the strainer.

Here is a video describing the print in more detail:

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Useful thing – 3D printed G Clamp

January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 admin

This is continuing my theme of useful 3D prints. In this one I printed some G clamps out of plastic. I actually use the metals ones for various things so wanted to see how sturdy the plastic versions would be.

Here is a metal version of the G clamp.

I printed two, a big one and a small one, as shown in the photo below.

Here is an additional photo where an additional clamp is shown holding pieces of wood together.

Overview I really like these clamps. They are very sturdy and have worked well anywhere I have used them. They work just like the metals clamp you can purchase. Also, the print was very simple. I would definitely recommend them to anyone.

Here is a link to the print file: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1673030

Here is a video which shows the print in more detail:

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3D printed chip clip

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 admin

In my latest 3D print I printed a chip clip. It was an easy print, took about an hour. It works pretty well, using tension to hold it closed.

This is the chip clip
This is the chip clip holding closed a bag of chips.

A very simple print, but I like to focus on things that have an actual use. I printed it with 25% infill.

Here is a link to the print file: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1212828

Here is a video which shows the print in more detail:

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3D Printed Whistle

June 15, 2023June 24, 2023 admin

This is my latest useful 3D print, I printed a whistle. Here is a picture of how it looks.

It is amazingly loud, works really well and was a very easy print.

The print settings are simple, I used 50% infill. Here is the link to the code:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2933021

See more details in the following video. Note that the volume of the whistle kind of messed up the audio in the video:

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3D Printed Carabiner

May 31, 2023June 15, 2023 admin

The latest thing I 3D printed was a carabiner. I was skeptical on how strong it would be, but it was able to lift a 10 pound weight no problem. I would definitely use this design again if I needed one. Below is how the carabiner looks and a picture of it supporting 10 pounds.

The printing specs were 100% infill, no supports needed. Here is the link to get the code:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:489709

You can see more details in the following video:

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3D printed cell phone stand

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 admin

This is the latest thing I 3D printed, it is a cell phone stand shaped like a dinosaur. This is how it turned out.

This is the stand without holding a phone.

This is how the cell phone stand looks holding a cell phone.

The cell phone stand is very sturdy and has been very useful. To print it is easy, I used 100% infill (so it would be solid and therefore study) and no supports.

Here is a link to the source files:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2646317

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Pot / Pencil Holder

May 11, 2023May 12, 2023 admin

This is another print I did recently which turned out really well. It is a pot (with a wide base), which could serve as a pencil holder. When I printed it the setting were 0% infill and no support. I use rainbow PLA , which is why the coloring changes.

Here is the link to the print code:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2844020

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Pencil holder

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 admin

I have a lot of pencils around the house so I thought printing a pencil holder would be a good idea. This is the one I printed which I think turned out really well:

The print was pretty easy, it took about 9 hours and I used 0% infill.

Here is the code for the print:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1325680

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