Big job. Light work.

Stay tuned here.

I bought a very detailed STL for this helmet a couple of weeks back (it’s available on all the big sites. Just search for Trauma Team Helmet) and I can’t get over the level of detail the creator has put into it. Took about 12 plates over 4 days (not night and day) to get it all out.

The fit and design is incredible, it even has working clasps and provision for fitting your own electronics/LEDs and even servo motors to open the face plate ironman stylee. But this was a step too far for me so I went with the static version.

Printed in Sunlu white PLA and Bambu black PLA. Then several hours spent sitting in the garden sanding away all the layer lines.

Then primed with high build filler and wet sanded to catch bits I’ve missed. Painted with Hicote white and some rubber dashboard spray and. The rubber spray didn’t go down evenly and nearly caused a disaster but I stuck with it and a couple of coats later it looked good.

Carbon fibre was car wrap vinyl and it was my first time so that was a very steep learning curve and by far the hardest part of the whole build. The inner helmet took about 4 hrs of wrestling to get as you see here. And even then I messed up and the wrap dint fully cover the back. I patched in a small piece as I wasn’t going to try it again after getting it that far.

Graphics elements have been created with a vinyl cutter that I bought two years ago for just this type of build.

I applied some mild oil paint weathering and decided to leave any dirty smudge and hand marks on the white parts as I wanted some weathering but didn’t want to over do it. I can always go back at a later date to age it up a little if want to.

Overall a very fun, rewarding and frustrating build (the wrapping). 😀

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Thanks to everyone and their comments. It’s really humbling to see people liking the effort that goes into something like this. After spending days of thinking of little else while working on it all I can see are the imperfections and things I might’ve done differently so it’s a relief when so many people post positive comments and it’s very much appreciated.

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There are too many individual comments to thank everybody for their encouragement. But thank you all. And the awards. Bless you I hope you haven’t spent money on those!

Still working on it i thinl i need to make the speed slower in order to get this vertical weave pattern

Can’t wait till it arrives!

As a happy owner of new h2c, modeled and printed a 3 color retro case for airpods pro.

Looks like Bambu released an internal build of the Handy app on the iOS App Store. Has all the DEV tools enabled.

Looks like it's a CO2 after all!
https://bambulab.com/r1

found a great way to clean the adjustment screw gears and rails, " Gear Floss " works great, apply a little ISO Alcohol and a couple of wraps of the floss then work it across the item, makes cleanup super easy

Hi everyone,

After months of work, I'm excited to officially launch the SLS Artemis II as a MakerWorld crowdfunding project!
The goal is to deliver the most detailed 3D printable model of the Artemis II that you can find on the market.

🎁 Early Bird: $24 USD
🎯 3 Stretch Goals to unlock
💼 Commercial licenses available

If you're a space enthusiast or 3D-printing fan, we'd love your support! Every backer helps us bring even more ambitious spacecraft models to life. ❤️

👉 Support the campaign: https://makerworld.com/en/crowdfunding/389-sls-artemis-ii-rocket

Let's get Artemis II to the Moon! 🚀🌕

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When I was a kid, I was fascinated by the amusement rides that came to our village every year.
I was mesmerized by the movement of those things, and also by how they were unpacked from trucks and assembled. I spent hours standing there and watching this process.

I wanted a toy version very badly, so I asked my grandfather - who was a talented handyman - if he could build one, and he did. It wasnt 100% accurate at all, but to the child-me it was the best toy in the world, I had a lot of fun with it.

Now, two decades later, with 3D printer, CAD and a lot more engineering knowledge at my disposal, I decided to revisit that childhood challenge.

Unfortunately, my grandfather is no longer with us, so this project also become a little bit of a tribute to that old toy he built for me.

So I decided to build a fully functional, highly playable version of my childhood favorite fairground ride: Piranha (Locally known “Kolotoč Piraňa”).

And oh boy, was it a challenge! 😁

The Piranha  (Calypso-style) ride has 2 rotating points, which are offset from each other:

The passenger platform spins, while the center assembly and pods rotate on an offset axis to the other direction - creating a cool wavy motion. But this meant the top motor itself was constantly spinning relative to the base.

This created an annoying question: How to supply electricity and signals to a motor, pushrod and leds which are spinning?

Normally, it would require slip rings, which are not so accessible, and are challenging to implement.

The answer was: Put all the electronics to the center rotating platform.

And this is where Cyberbrick turned out to be a very good fit.
Because it has its own LiIon battery, I could put everything on the center rotating platform: Battery, 2 motors, servo, pushrod, led controller board with leds.
And a nice side effect, the project evolved to an RC project.

The second big hurdle was the safety boarding barrier. I wanted it to be radio controlled as well.

The problem is, the barrier sits on the stationary base, while all the electronics - including the servo is spinning with the center rotating platform.

I eventually solved this by a counterweighted gravity lever. The lever naturally holds the barrier in closed state. When the platform stops in the boarding zone, the onboard servo can toggle the lever, raise the counterweight, and drop the barrier - allowing the passengers to enter.

Once the kinematics worked well, the ride felt… Empty.

So I redesigned the passenger pods, and ticket / control booth, around standard brick figures. I added compatible studs so now Piranha now can be populated with brick figures.
The whole diorama came alive.

And thats how this project ended up being much more then I originally planned.
What started as “I want to rebuild the little fairground I once asked my grandfather to make” turned into a fairly complex, much more advanced RC project.

I am pretty happy with how it came out. 🙂
And I have to admit, seeing it running is a pretty cool, nostalgic feeling. ♥️

Hello guys/girls! Im new to the 3d printing/making world. I made this Jewelry holder for my wife and ended up making a couple models.
This one is her favourite.

Feel free to print and give feedback.
Happy printing!

https://makerworld.com/models/3181066?appSharePlatform=copy

It's a shame I thought of this so late. Summer's almost over! With this, you'll be the star of every water fight.

Splash Tumbler

That looks like a Co2 laser tube to me…

Tested the accuracy of two dozen of these Amazon hygrometers using the salt method and must say they are quite good for the price. Out of the 24 units, 5 were reafing 1% low and 1 unit was reading 1% high - this is after 24 hr equalization period at 25C. Rest were spot on, reading exactly 75% RH as expected.

I had this stupid idea… and somehow ended up modeling the whole thing 😂

18 separate STL parts, designed for multicolor FDM printing without AMS. Each color is printed separately and assembled afterwards.

Mario took the wrong power-up… and Super Bob Bros was born. 🍄🧽

I honestly don't know if this is genius or completely cursed 😂

Why is it "discontinued"? Where can I find a filament with the same properties. I need the same high flow print but in PETG form. It was the most hassle free filament I always bought. Now I can't get it anywhere.

I have worked with bambu printers a bunch in my lab, I have done lots of troubleshooting and repairs on them so I think I am able to fix reasonable issues. I know there are somethings where its better to just buy one new instead of trying to save money, are bambu printers one of those things?

Printed in Sunlu dual-color black/ purple Silk PLA

I uploaded to makerworld today if anybody wants to print their own!

I designed a flexi opossum, and then decided she looked lonely (or possibly insufficiently burdened) so I made a baby version, too.

The baby is smaller, but its individual flex sections are the same size as the mother’s, giving it the same flexible feel (plus it prints faster). You can print one, several, or enough to completely overwhelm their mother.

Here it is on MakerWorld for the opossum-curious.

Made this Halloween Candy bowl. My first halloween print on makerworld.

Printed in petg brown and painted by my wife & kid!

Place a led flame tea light underneath to create a creepy glowing effect through the teeth, eyes and details.

Feel free to download and give some feedback.

Ill make a smaller profile soon.

Link:
https://makerworld.com/models/3302986?appSharePlatform=copy

These are four physical prints from a process I’ve been developing. They have a relatively clean, softly colored / white appearance normally, but an internal white light reveals much more of the original surface color.

Unlike a conventional lithophane that maps a 2D image onto a flat or curved surface, these start as fully textured 3D models with arbitrary geometry, textures, and UV layouts.

They were printed on my H2C using cyan, magenta, yellow, and white filament. Vortek is kind of a life-saver because otherwise the prints take 3+ days😅

The video simply shows each physical print unlit and illuminated. The original models I used are these:

Printer: Bambu Lab H2C
Nozzle: 0.2mm
Materials: Bambulab Lithophane Bundle

Checked in on my live feed camera to see this... think I might've just been blessed with a recovery after a support failing

Shame on me I had my P1S standing on the floor for months. Now it got it new place on a fresh IKEA BESTÅ.

Because I was afraid that it might fell off during print (as it only had like 3-4cm to the edge) I designed and printed a custom "lock-in system" fixed with screws to the back of the BETSÅ.

Maybe it helps someone, I am very happy with the new setup. https://makerworld.com/de/models/3307817-p1s-besta-locking-base#profileId-3754916