#3d-printing — Public Fediverse posts

An agent that can stage a six-hour print but is not allowed to press start.

The 3D-printer skill I built for my AI assistant slices the model, uploads the gcode, then stops and asks. The human keeps the start button.

#3dprinting #AI

https://joaolealdasilva.medium.com/i-gave-my-ai-agent-my-3d-printer-the-skill-is-free-on-github-8766da3e34e3

Why Aren’t We 3D Printing More Medicines Yet? https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/pharmaceutical-3d-printing-still-faces-translation-challenges?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

ICYMI: Single Laser Tracks Tame 200 Micron Aluminum LPBF Lattices https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/single-laser-tracks-tame-200-micron-aluminum-lpbf-lattices-2?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

ICYMI: Single Laser Tracks Tame 200 Micron Aluminum LPBF Lattices https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/single-laser-tracks-tame-200-micron-aluminum-lpbf-lattices?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing

One further design iteration of my 3D printed lens hood/light baffle seems to have done the trick. v5b goes back to the 5 mm long, 2 perimeters thick telescope interface but bumps up the diameter just slightly for a snug push fit into the aperture on the 'scope. The thread is in place to stop it dropping on to the concrete patio tiles when the Seestar closes itself at the end of the night so hopefully I won't get any more broken lens hoods.

I've designed all these so that they shouldn't induce any vignetting at all, but I'll still take some new twilight flats shortly just in case the illumination is slightly different to the previous version.

The weather forecast says it'll be clear pretty much all night but that humidity will hit 99% by around midnight so it'll probably be foggy before morning. Definitely a night to turn the dew heater on, but the lens hood should also help keep condensation off the lens.

#Seestar #SeestarS30Pro #3Dprinting #FreeCAD #FreeCADFriday #TMMT #ThirtyMillimetreTelescope #Astrophotography #SmartTelescope #SmartScope

Und hier sind die Minis endlich fertig bemalt und lackiert.

Foto 1 links nach rechts: Takate, Edojin und Vig mit Schiffskatze.

Foto 2 dito: Vandrad, Thorgrimm, Isabella

Gruppenfoto: Vandrad, Takate, Thorgrimm, Edojin, Isabella, Vig.

#pnpDE #Miniatures #Heroforge #3DPrinting #DSA #Piratenrunde

Ooh, look!!! I updated a thing!
The first set for my #miniPainting handle.
#3DPrinting #minis #miniatures #MiniaturePainting

Now with 10,000% more hand bracing (since it had zero hand bracing bars before and now it has a few)!

https://www.printables.com/model/1812831-modular-visechomp-mini-paint-handle

My Core One to Core One+ and + to + Gen 2 upgrades arrived today. I did pay extra for expedited priority shipping, so 3 days from CZ to Indiana seems pretty darn fast.

I'm still holding off on INDX. It looks awesome but they're still finding so many little things to fix or fine tune I'll wait until it's refined a little more.

#3DPrinting #Prusa

New filament came in. I suppose I'd better print something now.

#3DPrinting #PolyMaker

Don't fear the ... checks notes ... Reaperducky! #3dprinting

Researchers at UWE Bristol are using metal 3D printing to grow rubies directly inside platinum structures. The Meltio Engine builds the platinum around a tiny crystal seed, which then grows into a ruby inside the metal. The technique could eventually enable embedding sensors or inserts inside metal parts during production. https://3dprint.com/332241/meltio-helps-grow-rubies-inside-3d-printed-platinum/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #Materials

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

3D Printable Lenticular Indicators

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