#3d-printing — Public Fediverse posts

ICYMI: MAASS Developing Full-Color Six-Vat Resin 3D Printer https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/maass-developing-full-color-six-vat-resin-3d-printer?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

I have also printed a Curiosity #3dprinting #nasa #space #science

https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/curiosity-rover-simplified/

Could PCTG Be Ready for a Breakthrough?  https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/could-pctg-be-ready-for-a-breakthrough?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

At HackFest we also have talks! Jojanneke Tamis will show how she combines textiles with 3D printing and additive manufacturing.

Old materials, new tech and plenty of room to experiment.

Buy your ticket now https://pretix.eu/makefest/HF2026/ for € 10 or € 12 door sale.

#HackFestnl #Maker #Makerspace #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing #Textiles #CreativeTechnology

Rapid prototyping.

I quickly knocked up v5a of my lens hood/light baffle design (loop for attaching a thread, telescope interface wall 3 perimeters thick instead of 2, but 3 mm long instead of 5, opening half angle increased from 2.3° to 2.4°), printed it on my Prusa Mini+, and put it on the telescope by the time the night was about half over.

I'm pretty happy with the design but it did expose the issues with relying on a push fit. Despite being designed with the exact same outer diameter as my previous lens hoods this one (and only this one) was too loose, and was going to fall out when the telescope moved. An emergency application of a single strip of masking tape on the interface surface to tighten it up may just be enough to keep it in place for tonight, but I'll need to investigate more tomorrow.

I may be partly due to my printer producing a smoother surface than the previous prints that suffered from cold conditions, but I suspect it was actually the shortening by 2 mm that is the main problem. Now that I think about it I recall there being a fine moulding line or seam between parts a few mm inside the aperture. My previous lens hood might have been relying on that for grip, and the new one doesn't quite reach it. I can tweak the dimensions to try to get the perfect fit but I really should find a way to use the magnets instead.

#Seestar #SeestarS30Pro #3Dprinting #FreeCAD #SmartTelescope #TMMT #ThirtyMillimetreTelescope

BMW is set to launch a car featuring its first wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) 3D printed component in 2027. The company has been exploring WAAM since 2015 and began building test components with an MX3D production cell in 2021, achieving 30-40% weight reduction compared to standard die-cast aluminium parts. https://www.tctmagazine.com/bmw-to-launch-car-with-waam-3d-printed-component-in-2027/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #Automotive

ICYMI: Researcher Reports Potential Account Takeover Security Issue in Lychee Slicer https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/researcher-reports-potential-account-takeover-security-issue-in-lychee-slicer?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

Nissan Patent Uses Magnetic Pillars To Help Release Resin Prints https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/nissan-patent-uses-magnetic-pillars-in-resin-printing?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

Stratasys Launches F870 Large-Format Industrial 3D Printer https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/stratasys-launches-f870-large-format-industrial-3d-printer?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

This $399 Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 Combo with $1 filament is the perfect 3D printer deal for beginners — flash sale discount nets you a Core XY printer with four-color system and auto bed leveling

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/this-usd399-elegoo-centauri-carbon-2-combo-deal-with-usd1-filament-is-the-perfect-3d-printer-deal-for-beginners-flash-sale-discount-nets-you-a-core-xy-printer-with-four-color-system-and-auto-bed-leveling

🎉 AtomSlicer just earned the Graphics Replicability Stamp! Our TOG paper on non-planar slicing for FFF 3D printing is now verified reproducible.

https://www.replicabilitystamp.org/index.html#https-github-com-iota97-atomslicer

@sylefeb

@Labo_Loria @cnrs @inria

#3DPrinting #SIGGRAPH

ICYMI: Carbon Patent Adds Laser Cleanup To Resin Printing https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/carbon-patent-adds-laser-cleanup-to-resin-printing?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

Daughter broke the round chainguard of her folding bike, let's see if I can 3D print a new one.

Dimensions have been checked by printing a 2-layer version first

Hope it will be strong enough
#3dprinting

A person's time and experience seems to be a concept that does not equal to anything for some folks out there. I was asked to 3D print an object, it was about a size of a large soda can. I quoted 15€ and was told the filament for the item would just cost couple of euros so my quote was a ripoff.

Damn, I really need to take this argument to the next taxi trip I make. I mean if the vehicle burns two liters of gas during the trip, one would expect the cost of the trip being current price for gas for two liters, right? Otherwise they'd be ripping me off, the fuckers!

#3dprinting #rant

New York’s US$300M Quantum Internet Initiative and Additive Manufacturing https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/new-yorks-us300m-quantum-internet-initiative-and-additive-manufacturing?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

Apple's new iPhone Duo features a 3D-printed hinge cover made from 100% recycled titanium. The foldable smartphone uses additive manufacturing for the precision hinge, following Apple's earlier use of 3D printing for the iPhone Air USB-C port and Apple Watch cases. The hinge contains over 100 components engineered to precisely control opening and closing while supporting the display. https://www.tctmagazine.com/apples-new-foldable-iphone-features-a-3d-printed-hinge-cover/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #Consumer

ICYMI: Stanley Black & Decker’s US$1 Billion U.S. Manufacturing and R&D Bet Could Be a Gold Mine for 3D Printing https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/stanley-black-deckers-us1-billion-u-s-manufacturing-and-rd-bet-could-be-a-gold-mine-for-3d-printing?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

Damn. I forgot I broke another of my v5 25° 3D printed Seestar lens hood/light baffles on Tuesday night so tonight the Thirty Millimetre Telescope is wearing the ludicrously large v5 20° design.

These things are getting broken at the end of the night when the Seestar automatically closes the telescope arm, bending the push-fit lens hood out of the aperture and causing it to drop onto the concrete patio below.

The weak point is where the narrow cylindrical section that fits inside the Seestar aperture meets the top of the conical section. The walls are as thin as I can make them at that point because any additional thickness right there intrudes on the telescope beam, losing light. Compounding the issues are the fact that these are printed in matte black PLA which is rather brittle, and they were printed when it was very cold inside the house wasn't doing the layer adhesion any favours.

I don't know whether they're breaking when the telescope is forcing them out of its aperture or when they hit the ground. For now I can reduce the length of the cylindrical section to reduce the moment arm when it gets nudged out and add a loop so I can tie a safety harness to the lens hood to stop it dropping all the way to the ground.

Longer term I can try printing them in tougher filament (I have a spool of PETG-CF I bought for this purpose, but need to swap out my brass nozzle for hardened steel first) and switch to magnetic attachment instead of a push fit.

For tonight I'll just turn off the automatic closing function of the Seestar, I don't think the bigger, heavier 20° hood will survive the fall to the ground. As long as I bring the telescope inside in the morning before the Sun can shine into it that'll be fine.

#Seestar #SeestarS30Pro #3Dprinting #FreeCAD #SmartTelescope #TMMT #ThirtyMillimetreTelescope

ICYMI: Researchers Investigate TPU-CF Properties https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/researchers-investigate-tpu-cf-properties?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

ICYMI: Researchers Investigate TPU-CF Properties https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/researchers-investigate-tpu-cf-properties-2?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

I got the dimensions of the USB-C jack wrong the first time … :eyeroll: But now everything fits fine. The PCB is held exactly in place by the top lid.

For such #3dprinting projects I like those self-tapering screws for plastics. Once installed in my #velomobile with the right lengthened wires, electronics and speaker enclosures will be closed (the later one w/ glue).

Making enclosures and lids fit was easy w/ binders (offset -0.1mm) in #FreeCAD.

Why PET Bottle Shape Matters When Making Recycled 3D Printer Filament https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/pet-bottle-geometry-influences-recycled-filament-quality?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

ICYMI: Knowledge Guided AI Designs Stronger, More Printable Metal Alloys https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/knowledge-guided-ai-designs-stronger-more-printable-metal-alloys-2?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

3D Printable Lenticular Indicators

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/09/09/3d-printable-lenticular-indicators/