What Are You Printing Today?

[chaos_engineer]

That's crazy amazing!!!!!

Excellent work!

Did you create the STL or grab it from somewhere?

Your final result SUPER reminds me of when I used to do really basic "glass blowing" (which was me using pliers to squeeze glass I melted with propane torch)

It was a pair of STL's that I had to adapt slightly to work together. I liked the stem from one but not the petals, and I like the petals from another but they didn't have a provision for any kind of lighting. I punched a hole through for some either fiber or small LED's in the petal assembly and hollowed out the stem to take a button battery and some wiring. I need to tweak the stem a bit more to add a small on/off switch and threads to screw/unscrew the parts, and it could be fully capable of lighting. I just ran out of time to work with it with holidays coming up.

I guess it gives me something to shoot for.

 

[Nifty]

I punched a hole through for some either fiber or small LED's in the petal assembly and hollowed out the stem to take a button battery and some wiring. I need to tweak the stem a bit more to add a small on/off switch and threads to screw/unscrew the parts, and it could be fully capable of lighting. I just ran out of time to work with it with holidays coming up.

Oh! I definitely would love to see it when it has lighting! That's a great idea!

 

[The Hat]

It was a pair of STL's that I had to adapt slightly to work together. I liked the stem from one but not the petals, and I like the petals from another

Congratulations @chaos_engineer, that’s amazing work, a rose is still a rose, things are what they are even when done in 3D, I also liked your idea of using two STL files, as I said it's beautiful even without the LED light.. Great work..

I have been toying with the idea of getting a Laser Engraver and cutter for a while but can’t decide whether I would use it or it would be just a folly, decisions, decisions, because I’m no artist..

https://store.creality.com/eu/produ...464405.creality_christmas_activities_main_1.1

 

[chaos_engineer]

Congratulations @chaos_engineer, that’s amazing work, a rose is still a rose, things are what they are even when done in 3D, I also liked your idea of using two STL files, as I said it's beautiful even without the LED light.. Great work..

I have been toying with the idea of getting a Laser Engraver and cutter for a while but can’t decide whether I would use it or it would be just a folly, decisions, decisions, because I’m no artist..

https://store.creality.com/eu/produ...464405.creality_christmas_activities_main_1.1
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Thanks!

I've been eyeing some omtech units for laser. I'd like to be able to engrave steel bottles (think hydroflasks) and they have machines and fixtures that make it easy. I'm having a time justifying the expense too, so I feel you on that.

 

[Nifty]

I remember distinctly 5 years ago that a good buddy (that is very creative and had a 3D printer for years) said: "Once I got my 3D cutter / engraver, I barely ever use my 3D printer."

I still have a hard time believing that, but maybe for some types of creators it could be as useful and even more?

 

[The Hat]

I still have a hard time believing that, but maybe for some types of creators it could be as useful and even more?

That’s my dilemma too, what I imagine and what is a reality are two different things, but in my case I am still madly in love with 3D printing, right now I reckon laser cutters are still a couple of fields away from me..

 

[Redbrickman]

I think it very much depends on what you want to create as to what is the best method to do it.

 

[chaos_engineer]

I have a not-insignificant list of things needed to get done before we host family for Christmas, so what do I do instead? That's right, whip up some bespoke stocking tags instead.

Illustrator-->Tinkercad-->Lychee-->print.

screen grab from lychee

Rough blanks after printing and an alky bath

Finished pieces. resin and acrylic paint, with a rattlecan clearcoat. The big ones are about 3.5"

 

[The Hat]

Finished pieces. resin and acrylic paint, with a rattlecan clearcoat.

Lovely finish on your prints, but you wouldn’t catch me using resin to print..

 

[chaos_engineer]

Lovely finish on your prints, but you wouldn’t catch me using resin to print..

You will be excited to learn I'm picking up a monoprice voxel tomorrow from a friend who upgraded to a Bambu A1,

Free.99! Works fine, he just wanted a bigger plate printer that wasn't as finicky.