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50 Times People Took 3D Printing To Another Level And Made These Cool Things (New Pics)
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While the words “3D printing” may still conjure up ideas right out of science fiction, some users of the 3D printing subreddit are already creating things from the comfort of their homes. Below we’ve put together photos of some of the most creative projects on r/3Dprinting.
The actual technology isn’t that complicated. Basically, 3D printing involves laying down material, layer by layer, until it forms the desired 3D object. This “layer“ can be anything from plastic to metal or even clay! If there is a digital 3D model and enough printing material, the sky's the limit. And it’s not just passion projects and art, some creators are solving real world problems. Make sure to upvote the creations that you just realized you need in your house and check out part 1 for more.
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#1
This Kid Answered A Request From Local Hospitals To Create Ear Guards, To Help Take The Pressure Off Healthcare Worker’s Ears From Wearing Masks All Day. He Also Made The 3D Printing Patterns Available To Everyone
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#2
Printed A 4-Foot T-Rex And Buried It In My Yard For My Nieces To Discover And Excavate
#3
Last Weekend We Began Delivering 3D Printed Bionic Hands To Ukraine! First Up, A 24 Year Old Soldier
#4
Wife And I (Mostly Her) Added Hearing Aids To Our Niece's Gift. They Match Hers
Rabbit Of ill Portent 3 years ago
Damn onion ninjas. This has got to be the sweetest thing I've ever seen what an absolutely beautiful thing to do
#5
This Eagle Was Shot In The Face And Got 3D Printed Beak Which Made Him More Badass
#6
I Designed A 3D Printed Mirror Array To Propose! The Mirrors Are Angled So That Just Before Sunset, They Reflect The Sunlight To Spell “Marry Me?”
#7
I Had To 3D Print This Just In Case!!
#8
A Moon Staff That I Made For My Renaissance Faire Costume This Year. Turns On By Hitting The Base Of The Staff On The Ground
#9
My Wife Got A New Job As A School Bus Driver. Her First Day Of Training She Only Hit One Cone. I Was So Proud Of Her I Had To Make Her Something To Remember The Day
#10
Someone Kept Drinking My Milk From The Office Fridge, So I've Made A Lock For The Milk Bottle
#11
I 3D Printed Matching Helmets For Myself And My Nub. "Don't Talk To Me Or My Son Ever Again."
#12
Ugh... Another Bird Feeder... But This One Is For The Common Good!
#13
My Wife Keeps Asking For Help In The Kitchen, Apparently This Doesn't Count
#14
A Walk Around Of The 1:1 T-Rex Print. Started Printing The Ribs Today
#16
Began Making Bootleg Collectibles With My Mars 3
#17
Dragon Finally Done! She’s Not Perfect, But After Some Surgery, She’s Beautiful. Almost 5 Feet Long!
#18
Finished My Iron Man Lamp
#19
A Friend Of Mine Recently Lost A Lot Of Weight. So I Made This Figure To Celebrate That!
#20
Ultimate Tic Tac Toe
Sexual Harassment Panda 3 years ago
So you play each small square to determine who places the big tic tac toe, impressive.
#21
I 3D Printed A Completely Pointless New Lid For My Sharpie, Based On A Medieval Mace In The Royal Armouries Collection
#22
Ran Out Of Filament Overnight But The Print Was Too Pretty To Waste So I Found A Hat On Thingiverse And Made A Spooky Squirtle Instead!
#23
I Made A Reusable Grocery Shopping List
#24
Yes! Finally Dialed In Wood Filament On My Printer!
#25
Made The Rocketeer Helmet And Pack Myself
#26
My Latest Dual-Pattern Mechanical Dice Box
#27
I Printed Eyes For My VR Headset
#28
Tired Of Having Your Charging Cable Stolen? Try Security By Obfuscation
#29
I Designed Drawer/Cabinet Knobs In The Shape Of Rock Wall Climbing Holds
#30
Checkout My Carina Nebula Version Of My Jwst Night Light!
#31
Over 3500 Print Hours, To Hold 100 Raspberry Pi Cameras. For A Custom 3D Scanning Rig
#32
I'm Happy With How My Chess Board Came Out
#33
I Love 3D Printing!
#34
Now With Random Eye Movement. Powered By A Arduino. Any Suggestions?
#35
I Had A Stupid Idea That I Think Is Hilarious. Meet Licking Lickitung
#37
I Designed And Printed A Working Desktop-Sized Model Of An Escalator
#38
I Pranked My Family By Secretly Upgrading My Submarine Into A U-Boat!
#39
Business Card Enbosser. I Know That I Am Not The First With This Idea But I Managed To Design It From Scratch With Only Two Prototypes And Am Quite Happy With The Result
#40
Pet Bottle To 3D Print!
#41
Bender Futurama
#42
I Couldn't Find A Product That Could Open My Curtains So I Made My Own
Asexual Zelephant 3 years ago
That's why I want to start learning how to 3D print - because I think it's the coolest thing: I couldn't find one... SO I MADE ONE :D
#43
I Designed And Printed A Scale Model Of The Titanics Engine, And Today Was The First Time She Ran By Itself On Air. Still Work In Progress
#44
Translucent Orange Benchy Right Out Of The Oven
#45
After 8 Years Of 3D Printing, I Finally Found Out My Thing
#46
A Bearded Christmas Gnome I Designed
#47
I Think My Dad Dislikes My Latest Print
#48
I Designed This Charger For My Apple Watch
#49
Honestly, I Don't Think It's A Problem That Needs That Kind Of Solution, It Just Came Across My Head While I Was... Well You Know
#50
Of Everything I've Designed And 3D Printed, This Simple Toy Still Wins
#51
My Trimmed 3D Printed Bonsai. You Can Cut Through The Infill Canopy And Discover The Tree Beneath
#52
One Of My Prints Failed Just Shy Of Finishing. So I Decided To Print A Little Hat To “Fix” The Problem
#53
I Made A 2D Printer With My 3D Printer
#54
Printing Out A Trophy For A Terrible Ui Hackathon I'm Hosting
#55
I Designed This Seat Belt Buckle Fidget Toy That You Can Customize And It Requires No Hardware
#56
Designed A Micro, Penny-Powered Trebuchet!
#57
Why Did I Make This? I Did It For Me. I Liked It. I Was Good At It
#58
In My Previous Post Many People Complained That My Design Is Dumb Since I Could Simply Use A Wrench To Unscrew The Faucet Aerator. You're Right, But It Takes 3x More Time To Print…
#59
Making Bank Off Selling These At School
#60
Fridge Magnet That Tells You If The Fridge Is Open. No Soldering. Only 3 Components
Lawrencium 3 years ago
I'm sure they put the magnets in afterwards, but now I really want a 3D printer with magnetic filament!
#61
My Biggest 3D Printed Mold Yet!
#62
Ok… Who Was It? #genius
Cheesenacho 3 years ago
Oh man…defeated the purpose of the buy back and wasted tax dollars for their profit. I may get downvotes for my opinion, but I am not a fan of this.
#63
I Made A Water Powered Rice Cleaner
Rachel Parker 3 years ago
Actually it depends on the type of rice and what you want it for. Most rice,yes. But there is a type of rice that you can make into 'sticky rice' and you don't wash that. Some people who make sweet rice pudding prefer not to wash it then, either.
#64
I Have Designed And Made Fully Mechanical (No Electronics) Shell Ejecting Foam Dart Blaster
#65
"Engineer" In Me Said Scooping Twice Isn't Efficient, So I Made A Scoop That Is Twice The Size
#66
My Bluetooth Arrowhead
#67
Admist The Bonchies, Here's A Mechanical Airplane
#68
How Much Should I Sell These For? 🤔
#69
I 3D Printed And Built A Robot That Makes You Stand On LEGO (Sort Of)
#70
Co2 Propelled Torpedoes
#71
You Can Print On A Transparency Film With A Laser Printer And Print Your Model Onto The Film To Transfer It
#72
100:1 3D Printed Mems Gyroscope
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Brocken Blue 3 years ago
3-D printing is revolutionary. It’s fun as hell, and yet also owning “the means of production” inside your own home. Forget copyright protections… if you can imagine it you can build it.
Parmeisan 3 years ago
(If anyone wants it, here's the model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1189237)
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Brocken Blue 3 years ago
3-D printing is revolutionary. It’s fun as hell, and yet also owning “the means of production” inside your own home. Forget copyright protections… if you can imagine it you can build it.
Parmeisan 3 years ago
(If anyone wants it, here's the model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1189237)
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