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Well, it turns out you CAN use screws in 3D Prints! But...
Well, it turns out you CAN use screws in 3D Prints! But... YouTube video by Lost In Tech

youtu.be/8F4G-OyXHJs

A video about screws.

07.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another 3dprinting design optimized for TPU 3dprinting!
#cosplay #3dprinting

04.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
AI is DEATH to creativity... and maybe humans.
AI is DEATH to creativity... and maybe humans. YouTube video by The Crafsman Steady Craftin

The Crafsman is possibly the most chill feel-good YouTube channel I watch. So you bet I was interested in his take on AI.

youtu.be/CC7dmomiVuo?...

02.03.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So much has changed since my last video. When I return, I plan to add a "No AI" disclosure.

I can't control what YouTube does post-upload, but my own designs, thumbnails, videos, scripts, & captions are not produced by GenAI. To the extent I can verify, any background music I use will be the same.

28.02.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man sitting on a couch with the words i have eight different bosses right now . Alt: GIF from the 1999 movie β€œOffice Space”. The main character, Peter Gibbons, casually leans back while telling two business consultants β€œI have eight different bosses right now.”
18.02.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I confess that, when I started the #RepRap Project, I didn't anticipate that it would be a significant technology in non-violent protest against fascism in the USA.

09.02.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Nobody teaches that. You should add it to your list.

03.02.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's important to understand that when the CDC recommended removing Thimerosal from the routine vaccination schedule, it wasn't due to strong evidence linking it to autism.

It was closer to a tactical concession to anti-vaccine sentiment. Remove the preservative to increase trust.

This backfired.

30.01.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Albert Einstein only recently became too young to apply for a driver's permit.

It's certainly a curious way to view historical figures.

I could see someone building a "reciprocating modulus age" calculator so you could find out which ancient philosophers are old enough to drink again.

28.01.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a reminder that every diagram from my book Projective Geometric Algebra Illuminated is available on Wikimedia Commons under the CC-BY-4.0 license. They can be freely used in slides, papers, books, Wikipedia articles, etc., with proper attribution.
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Er...

27.01.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I started this shelf project about 6 months ago when I moved into my apartment. I developed a parametric dowel rod connector system to build it then I had the hardest time motivating myself to finish it. I had to problem solve since I built it with basic tools and my Mk4/Core One printing 6+kg PETG

26.01.2026 05:46 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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88 gamers got assistive devices FOR FREE through thecontrollerproject.com either directly from me or through one of the amazing volunteers around the world.

thanks to @prusa3d.com for his support with reliable 3d printers and to @cookiecad.com for beautiful filament to make these look amazing.

23.12.2025 14:47 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I saw we're doing 2016 throwbacks. On this day 10 years ago, I was making the first prints on a Mendel 90 we built for the "How to build a RepRap 3D printer" class I taught at the Dallas Makerspace. I would have never guessed I'd be making a living working on 3D printers founded by RepRap today.

19.01.2026 06:25 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not only a perfect denouement, it was the end of an era. Thirty years ago today, this strip was published.

31.12.2025 14:40 πŸ‘ 2924 πŸ” 1139 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 57

The multimaterial 3D printed gasket mechanism used in my braille and pop fidgets has made its was into another practical design!

27.12.2025 18:26 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Three‐dimensional‐printed tools to democratize global plant research Affordable, customizable three-dimensional (3D)-printed tools can replace costly commercial equipment making plant research more accessible worldwide. 3D-printed tools improve speed, accuracy, and v...

My final paper from my postdoc with @trevorrife.bsky.social is out! If you've ever manually counted or sorted seeds, sampled tissue with a hole punch, filled tubes or plates with beads/seeds this is for you!
dx.doi.org/10.1002/csc2...

Get the designs free here:
www.printables.com/model/135088...

26.12.2025 16:45 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome Reflecting on the 1st half of 25-26 I keep coming back to "The correct analogy of the human mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled, the sparking of which produces an impulse toward original thought & an ardent desire for Truth." --Plutarch

#EduSky #πŸ”₯notπŸͺ£

18.12.2025 20:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If the first 3 seconds of a video has a voice-over in generic 3rd person past tense ("The man placed a $20 bill in his shoe"), that video is an instant down vote and skip.

One might think the YouTube algorithm would learn I treat AI slop the same way a cat handles tape clinging to its back paw.

10.12.2025 01:21 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another mathematical model! πŸŽ‰

"Conic Sections Cone" shows a hyperbola, parabola, ellipse, and circle formed by planes cutting a cone. Both nappes of the cone together illustrates the two branches of a hyperbola.

Now at Cults3D. More in comments.
@cults3d.bsky.social

30.11.2025 01:29 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Does PLA Filament Sometimes Snap Like Spaghetti? Have you ever had a spool of PLA filament that snap in your hand like uncooked spaghetti? Or perhaps the filament broke inside the PTFE tube? Why does this happen, and how can it be avoided?

Have you ever had a spool of PLA filament that snap in your hand like uncooked spaghetti? Or perhaps the filament broke inside the PTFE tube? Why does this happen, and how can it be avoided?

Explanations here: ekunn.com/blog/2025/11...

Β© cover image: Zack Freedman

#3dprinting #pla #filament

27.11.2025 18:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I hate getting stuff packaged in wasteful styrofoam packing blocks... but if you ever have a project that would be instantly solved with the stuff, it's nowhere to be found.

27.11.2025 00:09 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Unit Circle Triangles & Tray" now at Cults3D. πŸŽ‰
I made worksheets too that fit the triangles perfectly. My colleagues are eager to use these in upcoming lessons and I've been printing class sets of triangles in Jessie PLA.
STLs: cults3d.com/:3729612
@cults3d.bsky.social @printedsolid.bsky.social

24.11.2025 22:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That sounds about right. It means the entire industry is moving forward and improving, which is a good thing.

19.11.2025 21:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If the CORE One L comes with INDX variant, you've got a sale! Maybe two so I can put one on either side of the XL.

19.11.2025 10:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do I need another 3D printer?
No.

Do I have room for another 3D printer?
No.

Am I eagerly waiting and hoping for a preorder announcement from Prusa?
You bet!

19.11.2025 05:36 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Especially since the silver bar is merely 0.999% pure, while the gold bar is, uh, I don’t know how to interpret that comma… 999.9% pure?

12.11.2025 17:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have the same cynicism every time I check unit prices while grocery shopping.

It's insulting when a "buy one get one free" deal is placed right next to a larger regularly priced box of the same brand which costs less per ounce than the "deal".

It's a tax on those too frazzled to math.

06.11.2025 05:21 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Lucky for that light, its perception of those nippy 8 minutes was basically instantaneous.

And now I’m wondering how temperature could even exist when traveling at the speed of light - there’s no local time for heat to manifest, let alone be felt, right?

01.11.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Think big, print big! Meet the Prusa CORE One L, ✨ our new large-format CoreXY printer, just 10% bigger than CORE One yet with 200% print volume, a new convection AC heatbed for uniform heat, and a 60 °C chamber for confident printing in advanced materials. 🦾
πŸ‘‰ blog.prusa3d.com/think-big-pr...

31.10.2025 15:14 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Prusa Open Sources a Solution for Smart Filament Tagging The brand, conspicuous in its non-use of RFID for filament tagging, has released OpenPrintTag, an open source solution to cross-printer writable spool data that anyone can use.

Prusa Open Sources a Solution for Smart Filament Tagging https://all3dp.com/4/prusa-open-sources-a-solution-for-smart-filament-tagging/

31.10.2025 14:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0