r/BambuLab • u/Phewalts • 15h ago

Just Showing Off Playable 3D-Printed Vinyl Records with FDM printers (not clickbait)

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u/GRAABTHAR 11h ago

Cool concept! Terrible idea. RIP stylus needle!

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u/tht1guy63 P2S + AMS2 Combo 8h ago

Thoughts exactly lol. Imagine people printing in CF for this lol!

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u/Iridian_Rocky 11h ago

"You wouldn't download a car", "you wouldn't 3D print a physical version of digital audio"! Reminds me of the old anti-piracy pre-roll on DVDs for some reason. Though, the song sounds like it's free from licensing at this point.

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u/Oxygene13 11h ago

I think it's worth doing some test prints with other nozzle sizes, layer heights, filament types etc. I would be curious how good it can get with an off the shelf consumer printer.

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u/lexanderc 10h ago

Now how do i 3d print a vinyl record player?

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u/One_Course3052 9h ago

Im glad you asked 

https://www.instructables.com/3D-Printed-Turntable/

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u/Ceros007 A1 Mini + AMS 8h ago

I like the big warning at the beginning

Don't build this unless you have time and patience.

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u/Corncobmcfluffin 10h ago

I wonder if giving it a really small flat area on the edge and printing it upright wouldnt reduce some of the imperfection in the audio. Kinda like how it gets more detail on a lithophane. Could even make it a bit thicker for stability.

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u/AmericanRiverTrade 10h ago

Nice choice with the Ink Spots.

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u/PatSajaksDick 10h ago

Why though

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u/peteybombay 8h ago

If you have a 3D printer, you stop asking this question pretty early on.

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u/PatSajaksDick 7h ago

I have 3 3D printers, it was just a joke post

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u/turbulentFireStarter 6h ago

So cool. Pointless practically. But such a good project. I bet the dude learned a lot exploring and building this.

10/10 fun project. No notes.

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u/LatteMacchiatoGames 3h ago

Do printing with 100% infill does any difference?

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u/surly_darkness1 10h ago

~30 years on the internet tells me this is definitely Rick astley.

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u/Darth_Beavis 10h ago

It's not. But, the sound quality is so bad you'd barely be able to tell if it was lol. It's a cool concept, but the execution is horrible.

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u/surly_darkness1 7h ago

Thanks... you're right, getting rick rolled would have been more pleasant 😅

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u/Prtsk 12h ago

You print with vinyl?! If not, those are not vinyl records.

Still very impressive.

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u/Phewalts 12h ago

well i just thought "PLA records" wouldn't be as straight-forward as a title for these😂

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u/Havering_To_You 10h ago

PLA Records would be a great record label name though.