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Top 5 Uses for Home 3D Printers
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Dan Marzullo
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June 23, 2018
Even though 3D printing has technically been around since the 1980s, there’s still something mind-bogglingly special about the ability to produce physical objects with the touch of a few buttons.
We’ve come a long way from printing grainy photos and Word documents.
Today, we’re living a reality straight from the realm of science fiction. Innovators and entrepreneurs across industries have developed the seemingly impossible with printed ears and prosthetic limbs, rocket parts, and even affordable homes with this technology.
3D printing is for more than just the tech-savvy entrepreneur
Printing in the third dimension isn’t just for cutting-edge industries, though. Many of the best 3D printers have become accessible, affordable and easy to use. The most current HP 3D printer for business, for example, is 50 percent cheaper and ten times faster than its initial predecessor with a print quality you have to see to believe.
3D printer projects go way beyond trinkets or objects that simply show off the technology’s capabilities. There are many practical uses that can improve your home and how you live in it.
1. Keep your cords and devices in order
When we think about an at-home 3D printer, it’s often in terms of its technology and its boundary-pushing potential. However, there are some practical ways to get more use out of the machine by printing items that support your other household devices.
One of the best uses for your 3D printer is to create items that help organize all those pesky cords, from chargers to cables, around the home.
One example is a USB cable holder, which can help you avoid the tangles that pop up whenever it’s time to charge a device. You can also print desk cable holders that help keep everything contained on your desk and lightning cable savers that can be used to wrap cords to save them from fraying.
2. 3D print your kitchen
The kitchen can be used for inspiration beyond what you’re cooking for dinner.
While you’ll want to look into the food safety of materials before printing a new set of dishes or cutlery, there really is no limit to the 3D-printed additions to your kitchen. There are patterns for everything from a hook to keep your yogurt cups closed, to the multi-measurement baker’s cube.
There are also the little items that get lost that you can always use more of, such as bag clips and bottle openers. And don’t forget about the critical pieces of your cooking arsenal either, such as measuring spoons.
When you start searching for ideas and getting into 3D printing, you’ll find that there are many items you can print for your kitchen.
3. Give your plants a new place to lay down roots
Another beauty of home 3D printing lies in its ability to bring together the various elements of your decor.
One such example is combining your indoor plants with your latest printed creations. Planters are one of the more fool-proof designs you can print, because they often require less technical know-how than items like appliance parts or door hinges.
With a 3D printer, you can create an upcycled jar greenhouse by simply taking a glass jar you’ve cleaned and turning it into a mini greenhouse for your plants.
Or you can make sure your plants are getting enough water with a whimsical self-watering planter, which is waterproof and easy to use. Just plant an herb (or whatever you like), add water, and the sealed container will ensure that your plant stays properly hydrated.
4. Save a trip to the hardware store
Home 3D printers are great for creating novelties that charm and delight, but they’re also useful for generating the types of items you tend forget to pick up at the hardware store. While tiny 3D-printed power tools may not be the most practical use of your materials, there are plenty of simple and printable home repair solutions at your disposal.
For example, you can print your own door hinges that come with multiple holes for a fool-proof installation process.
You can also print hooks and hangers, like customizable u-hooks, to easily hang up everything from coats and hats, to purses and scarves.
If you’re looking for something with a little more pizazz, try modular hex drawers. These can be printed and stacked for a custom design that organizes all those knickknacks you don’t know what to do with.
5. Experiment with your own designs
Although there are existing 3D printer designs you can download and print, at-home creatives and hobbyists can experiment and create their own products. The HP Sprout Pro AiO is a great starting place for creatives and makers to begin their 3D printing journey.
If you know how to use computer-aided design (CAD) software for 3D printing, you can design your own prototypes and print to your heart’s content. People have used home 3D printers to create new parts for their drones, pieces of jewelry, and even miniature versions of themselves.
While there’s definitely a learning curve for computer-aided design (CAD) software, start small and design something like a pen holder or a bottle opener. Just like with anything, practicing will help you get the hang of it, and soon enough you’ll start thinking about what’s next.
With a program like Tinkercad, for example, you can design simple toys and trinkets, making this a good introduction for anyone who’s new to 3D printing.
What’s next for home 3D printing?
Artists and innovators alike are pushing the boundaries of what an at-home 3D printer can do, whether it’s providing a fun piece of décor or allowing home cooks to print off that one measuring spoon size they can’t find.
As this technology becomes even more affordable, faster, and easier to use, it’s only a matter of time before the 3D printer takes its rightful place beside other useful pieces of technology in your home.
From industrial prototyping to printing materials innovation, HP® has been busy in the realm of 3D printing. If you’d like to learn more about HP 3D printing and what we’re doing in this space, be sure to check out the latest innovations that we and our technology partners are pursuing.
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Dan Marzullo is a contributing writer for HP® Tech Takes.
Dan produces strategic marketing content for startups, digital agencies, and established brands. His work can be found in Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, YFS Magazine, and many other media outlets.Disclosure: Our site may get a share of revenue from the sale of the products featured on this page.
30 Useful 3D Printing Ideas and Projects for Your Home
In the near future, 3D printers will be as essential in a house as having a smartphone or wireless internet. What can you make with a 3D printer at home, you ask? Try these 30 cool and useful ideas to start with.
What Can You Make With a 3D Printer That Is Useful?
A 3D printer's range of applications goes beyond simple technology. Apart from helping with your gadgets, you can make non-digital objects and tools with 3D printers at home. Whether you use a resin-based or filament-based 3D printer, these free 3D creations are easy to make.
This collection of 3D printing projects spans a range of useful scenarios.
You'll get some common household items and accessories for gadgets, as well as a few funky and creative tools you never knew you wanted. And of course, there are a few tools to deal with COVID-19.
This simple stand fits myriad smartphone and tablet sizes. Several experienced users have tested it, and Thingiverse (a public repository of 3D projects) has verified it. It's no surprise that it was designed by 3D printing hero Sonia Verdu.
You can use it as a stand, plug it to a charger while on the stand, and even hang the stand on a wall. Given the number of video calls you need to do these days, it's one of the most useful things you can make with a 3D printer at home, for home or work life.
2. Phone Amp or Loudspeaker to Boost Volume
No Bluetooth speakers needed, you can boost your phone's volume with a DIY amplifier. If you often complain about your phone's speaker volume not being loud enough to fill a room, this project is for you.
It's both a smartphone stand as well as a loudspeaker or amplifier.
Plus, since it doesn't need Bluetooth, you save battery life.
How would you like to turn your $35 Raspberry Pi into a mini handheld laptop? All you need is a Pi and the PiTFT screen module to make a tiny notebook computer. Print out the case, fit everything in as instructed in this video, and you're good to go.
While the original was made with a Pi2, it works with the new Pi4 too. It's one of the coolest Raspberry Pi projects for 3D printing at home.
If a compact, touchscreen Raspberry Pi device is more your taste than the notebook above, the Touch Pi is what you need. Grab a Pi, the 7-inch element14 touchscreen, an Adafruit Powerboost 1000c, and a 6000mAh lithium polymer battery.
Fit it all into this two-part case and you have a portable touchscreen Linux computer!
The most common problem with iPhone chargers and other USB cables is how they end up fraying. It's super frustrating, and new cables are expensive. Instead, 3D print these cable savers at home to protect both ends.
It's one of the best ways to prevent iPhone cables from fraying.
Much like Lightning USB cables, your earphone cables get tangled and destroyed. It all comes down to good cable management. This spooled earphones holder will keep your in-ear headphones tangle-free and in good shape, while honoring their compact nature.
Most of us have a mess of USB cables lying on your desk or around the house. Instead, slot them into this simple USB cable holder, which you can fit onto a wall to clear up desk clutter, or keep on a desk just to stay organized.
These simple utilities are what make 3D printers so awesome.
Mount this nifty utility to the side of your desk to manage all the cables running to it. When you disconnect a USB or charging cable, it's not going to fall down to the floor any more.
The slot is narrow enough that it holds all types of common cables, and even a standard 3.5mm headphone jack. It's an excellent tool to 3D print at home.
Spooling wires is one of the essentials of good cable management. It's also a neat way to keep a wire plugged in at shorter than its full length, but extend it when you need to. Make yourself a few simple cable spools and see how your mess of wires disappears.
Oh yeah, you can scale it up as needed, so it will work with anything from a simple USB cable to a large appliance.
Like USB cables, AC adapters also make a big mess, especially for devices that you don't use often. And those big plugs take up more space than they should in storage too.
The AC Adapter Organizer is a smart way to put them all in one place, and avoids the mess of tangled wires in a drawer.
You need simple AA or AAA batteries for most things in your house. Where is it when you need it? Print out these dispensers for AA or AAA sized batteries and hang them somewhere convenient.
Just keep the dispenser filled and you'll never run out when you most need it.
Some electronics still need those big fat C batteries, but you probably don't have any at home.
Don't worry, you just need a simple AA battery and this converter. That's right, the only difference between the two is the size, which this converter fixes.
It's one of those ingenious ways to use a 3D printer at home to solve simple problems.
The BladeKey is the key organizer you always wanted but didn't know where to find. How do you find a key organizer that fits your keys perfectly? Make it yourself!
The BladeKey is customizable in length, breadth and width, so that all your keys are perfectly housed in this compact case. Swivel them out one at a time. No more jangling, no more messy mound of metal in your pocket.
While you can download the original STL files on Thingiverse, go through all the videos on the project page to learn how people have further customized this. It'll make your job easier.
Even if you already have an awesome keychain, this can make a neat gift for the holidays. In fact, take a look at some of these other Christmas ideas you can 3D print at home.
Carabiners are one of the most useful tools to have in your home. They can organize thousands of things in any room, from the garage to your bathroom. Whenever you need one, just 3D print the strong flex door carabiner, which has been measured to have a force of 236 Newtons.
Say it with me, folks, you can never have too many bag clips. If your printer is quiet and you're wondering what you can do with it, just set it to print more of these bag clips. It prints in four parts but is easy to assemble. It comes in longer 85mm and 125mm lengths too, for different types of bags.
If you've never been able to justify the cost of a citrus juicer to yourself, treat yourself to one by 3D printing it at home. It's one of those little kitchen tools that makes life easier.
Once printed, make sure you wash it and scrub once with alcohol just to be safe. It's a simple project for beginners to get started with 3D printing.
The next level of citrus juicers is this 3D printed screw-on juicer.
Screw it to the top of a standard PET bottle (the mouth is a standard size tested across many countries).
Then use the juicer to twist an orange or any citrus fruit directly into the bottle. Super cool!
The universal bottle opener is one of best things you can do with your 3D printer at home. It unscrews or opens all kinds of bottles with minimal effort, and is especially useful when a screw-top bottle-cap is too tight.
You can even open cans with it.
You don't want to waste those few bits of toothpaste left in the tube, but man, it's difficult to squeeze out those last drops. Instead, print out this tube squeezer so it does the job for you.
It'll fit most toothpaste tubes, and even has a lock to prevent the tube from unrolling.
A soap dish is handy to have. A soap dish that sticks to your wall without any drilling is a must-have. This 3D-printed soap dish uses two medium-sized suction cups to attach itself to your bathroom wall.
Absolutely brilliant, and you can just print another at any time.
It's best to lock away important keys and USB drives when expecting company. This simple five-digit combination safe is the easiest way to get the job done. Now you don't have to worry about your nephew pocketing your work flash drive as a "prank".
Be sure to check out the maker's page for related projects like a mini combination safe, a safe for the visually impaired, and a double combination safe.
Buying coasters is for suckers. 3D printed coasters come in a variety of shapes and sizes, so pick what you like, such as the video game coasters linked above. Plus, it's a good starting point for someone wanting to mess around with their own CAD drawings.
If you prefer circular coasters rather than square ones, check this other project of gaming coasters.
It's so incredibly frustrating when you lose one item from your measuring cup set. While 1/2 and 1 tablespoon pieces are easy to find in stores as single pieces, the rest aren't. Just print your own instead, so your set is complete again.
The best-looking tape dispenser you've ever had is something you can't buy at the store. This beautiful Tentacle Tape Dispenser is one of the coolest things you can 3D print at home.
Isn't it awesome? You can print it out as a serrated version or a version where you fit your own blade.
Oh man, this is the greatest invention since sliced bread. Post-shopping plastic bags cut into every inch of your hand's flesh as you carry them. Get rid of the pain with these nifty ergonomic plastic bag handles.
They're form-fitted for your fingers to evenly distribute the weight and feel comfortable even for heavy bags. Forgot one or misplaced it? No worries, just 3D print another one at home.
Forgot to water your plants or herbs? No problem. The self-watering planter will take care of it. Fill it up once a week and it takes care of the watering for you, so that your absent-minded mistake doesn't harm your plant.
What's the loudest whistle you can 3D print at home? Meet the Echo, which comes in micro size and full size models.
It can hit 129 decibels, which is some serious volume from a tiny gizmo.
Best cover your ears, and whatever you do, make sure the kids don't get their hands on this.
Ball-jointed dolls, where every limb and part is flexible akin to the human body, are quite expensive in toy stores. But you can make it for a fraction of the price, and impress your kids.
The 3D ball-jointed frog doll is among the more difficult projects here. So it's not ideal for beginners to assemble, but after a few tries, you should be able to get it right. If you like this, also check out the Articulated Lizard v2.
The COVID-19 multipurpose tool is a nifty accessory to reduce the number of things you touch. With this, you can press elevator buttons, open different types of doors, and even pry open a car handle.
Keep in mind that the tool itself should be disinfected periodically.
One user created a range of ear-savers for face mask wearers. Put this at the back of your head and your mask's straps can loop in this rather than on your ears.
The designs include major superheroes from both DC and Marvel, as well as other logos like NFL teams and cars.
The most-printed object in 2020 is the face shield. You'll find a large range of designs online, both on Thingiverse and with a simple Google search. Most of them are free to download too, so find any that works best for you.
The one we've chosen is useful for both adults and kids, and uses a velcro strap at the back.
The Best Affordable 3D Printers
Unlike when they launched, 3D printers don't cost a bomb any more. That's what makes it so feasible to do 3D printing at home and create things specific to your needs. In fact, you can get a 3D printer for less than $500 to start your projects. Once you're proficient enough, you might want to look at the more expensive printers.
50 Cool Things to 3D Print / Sudo Null IT News
No ideas for 3D printing? Tired of worthless trinkets? Here is a list of 50 cool really useful things for 3D printing.
Like us, you're excited about the possibilities of 3D printing. But, unfortunately, the horizon is littered with trinkets, trinkets and other unnecessary things. We are in danger of being buried under a heap of useless rubbish.
Throw off the shackles of mediocrity! Let's create really useful things! Here is a list of cool things that you can make on a 3D printer right now. Prove to your family and loved ones that this wonderful technology can be used daily and in practice.
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3D Printing Cool Thing #2: Power Outlet Shelf
Attach a shelf to your power outlet to support your phone while charging. The shelf has a slanted recess that allows you to keep your smartphone or tablet upright.
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3D Printing Cool Item #3: Soap Dish
Elegant bathroom soap dish with two washable compartments. You can change the pattern of the inner pallet if you wish.
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3D Printable Cool Item #4: Nightstand Tag Handles
The art of storage doesn't have to be boring. The Hobb Knob is a small pen with a label to describe the items in the drawers. Now you will never lose your socks!
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Cool 3D printable item #5: coasters with geometric patterns
When it comes to hot drinks, mug circles are an inevitable risk.
Things take a much more serious turn if there is a coffee-addicted inhabitant in the house. Available in three designs, these coasters help you avoid unsightly stains.
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3D Printing Cool Thing #6: Hinge Lamp
This hinged modular lamp consists of 6 main parts: base, body and top with LEDs. To make the lamp taller, you can add the required number of elements.
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3D Printable Cool Item #7: one-handed bottle opener
This boomerang-shaped bottle opener is useful for people who have difficulty performing activities that require the application of force, for example, when opening a plastic bottle. Print it out and give it to your grandmother. She will appreciate this gesture.
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Cool thing for 3D printing #8: shower head
Is swimming under a waterfall on your list of things to do before you die? The next best thing is a 3D printed shower head (probably).
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3D Printing Cool Item #9: Secret Shelf
Hide valuable documents and stash from prying eyes on this secret shelf.
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Cool thing for 3D printing #10: jar handle
Enhance empty jam jars with a printed handle. What could be easier?
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3D Printing Cool Thing #11: Plastic Wrench
A full size general purpose plastic wrench. Actually for screwing and unscrewing around the house.
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Cool thing for 3D printing #12: business card holder
"What a delicate yellowish hue, and the thickness is tasteful, oh my god, even the watermarks." Do you have such a business card? Find her a pair in the form of this business card holder, printed in its entirety (yes, already with a hinged lid). Instructions for adding a custom logo are included.
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3D Printable Cool Item #13: Alien Invader Shaped Toilet Paper Holder
Brighten up your bathroom with this functional printable model of a classic alien invader... ahem holding your toilet paper.
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3D Printing Cool Thing #14: lift platform
Here is a fully assembled lift platform. Printed in full. No need to fiddle with a bunch of details. The adjustable height can be used to lift or support an object of acceptable weight.
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3D Printing Cool Thing #15: Plant Drinker
Houseplants fallen victim to neglect? FORGET ABOUT IT. Print out this simple automatic plant drinker and your conscience will be clear.
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3D Printing Cool Item #16: earbud holder
We spend a lot of money buying headphones on the go, but we don't protect them enough when we use them.
Hide your headphones safely in this 3D printed holder.
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3D Printing Cool Thing #17: Package Pen
We all know this situation. You trudge home from the supermarket, loaded with bags of groceries. The force of gravity causes plastic to crash into your palms, am I right? ENOUGH. Print these bag handles and forget about chafed palms forever!
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Cool thing for 3D printing #18: tablet stand
There are times when you need to free your hands when using your smart device, such as watching TV shows or cooking recipes. This simple stand supports 7" and larger tablets in both portrait and landscape modes.
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Cool 3D Printing Item #19: Plant Drinker #2
Another horticultural art contraption. It is especially suitable for kitchen plants. The next time you buy fresh herbs for cooking, transplant them into this neat device and they'll stay fresh all week long.
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Cool thing for 3D printing #20: door stop
Tired of everyone slamming doors at home or in the office? Then you need an UNCOMPROMISING door stop. Light weight, child safe, designed for easy installation and easy fabrication on an FDM 3D printer. The creator of the stop also claims that the device can be used to repel zombie attacks, however this version has not been verified.
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3D Printing Cool Item #21: Windshield Scraper
If you want to quickly and easily get rid of snow and ice on your car windshield with this handy scraper. Printed without support, at the end there is a hole for a lace.
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3D Printing Cool Thing #22: Water Hose Control
This special nozzle regulates the flow of water in the garden hose, about 2 liters per minute. It’s great if you have water limits set in the height of summer.
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3D Printing Cool Item #23: Modular Wine Rack
Whether you're new or a connoisseur in the world of wine, this modular wine rack is the perfect storage solution for your fine drink. bottles of WIRA. It can be expanded (or narrowed) according to your collection by printing only the required number of modules.
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Cool thing for 3D printing #24: whistle for protection
This original design whistle is easy to make and carry. Durable and very loud. How loud? How about 118 decibels? This is more than enough to get people to hear about your emergency.
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3D Printable Cool Thing #25: Apple Headphone Holder
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3D Printable Thing: Cool Thing #20016 Holder of an umbrella for a wheelchair
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Cool thing for 3D printing No.
28: Protection for disk
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Cool thing for 3D printing No. 29: Form for Snegles
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Cool 3D Printable Item #30: Wine Bottle Protector
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Cool thing for 3D printing No. 31: Pocket ashtray
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Cool Press No. 32: Rodist Roll for a glass 9000 9000 9000 9000 download from MYMINIFACTORY
3D Printable Cool Item #33: Apple Remote Stand
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3D Printable Cool Item #34: Key Holder
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Cool thing for 3D printing No. 35: Holder of the cutlery for people with disabilities
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Current Passing No. 36: Cover wine bottle
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Cool thing for 3D printing #37: Paper cup holder
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Cool thing for 3D printing No.
38: Case for blades
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Cool thing for 3D printing No. 39: Holder for a children from MyMiniFactory
3D Printable Cool Item #40: Towel Rack
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3D Printable Cool Item #41: Holder for a glass
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Cool thing for 3D Press No. 42: Holder for a phone in the shower
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Twisting thing for 3D printing No. 43: Holder No. 43: Holder No. 43: for beer glasses
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Cool thing for 3D printing #44: MacBook Pro stand
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Cool thing for 3D printing No. 45: Protection for SD-Cart
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Cool thing No. 46: BATERIOUS 9000
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3D Printable Cool Item #47: Ice Cream Cone Holder
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Printable Cool Item #40016 shower set
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Cool Spring No.
49: Evacal separator
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Cool Press No. 50 for 3D:
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What can be printed and made with a 3d printer? Possibilities of home and commercial use of 3D printer
If you have ever thought about getting a 3D printer, surely you have also wondered what can be done with a 3D printer?
Possibilities of 3D printers
In the past century, 3D models were used only in highly specialized areas: in medicine - for prosthetics, in mechanical engineering - for making molds for casting, in electronics - for building microcircuits, in architecture and design - for obtaining interior layouts and buildings, in research activities - to create an experimental prototype of a future product.
How does a 3d printer print objects?
A 3D printer prints a three-dimensional figure according to a given model using a polymer thread that is applied layer by layer and quickly hardens. Everything that can be printed on a 3D printer, the user either designs on his own in special computer programs, or scans "from nature", or loads ready-made samples from the database. The printer reproduces the object with high precision and at an adjustable speed.
What can be printed on a 3D printer at home?
In the twenty-first century, additive technologies have moved from a purely scientific field into everyday life, actively expanding the circle of their adherents due to a decrease in the market price for peripheral devices, as well as the reality of the idea that absolutely or almost everything can be done on a 3D printer at home. The resulting products are suitable for everyday life and serve as an alternative to purchased factory goods, which contributes to saving the family budget, opens up a new way for the household to develop creative abilities and spend leisure time.
Children's toys and entertainment
Users create online communities where they share 3D models of various children's toys, blocks, construction sets and figurines. In addition, children can print their own fantasies on a home device. Drawn in the program, the drawings "come to life" before their eyes thanks to the layer-by-layer synthesis technology. The 3D printer has gained popularity also because you can take a photo or video of a new invention and put it on the Web - for evaluation by other owners of a three-dimensional device.
To create children's masterpieces, stock up on a wide range of colors of ABS and PLA plastics, as the direction requires the maximum riot of colors. The high-tech Space Monkey Gorilla printer is perfect for these jobs. Wide, it allows you to create monolithic toys of large sizes, and its bright non-standard design will perfectly fit into the interior of a child's room.
Crockery and household utensils
In the field of kitchen utensils, technological innovations are introduced infrequently.
But 3D printing technology has fundamentally changed the structure of tableware production. Ceramics and porcelain have been replaced by much more economical plastics: low-pressure polyethylene, polypropylene, as well as acrylic and ABS plastic.
At home, you should start with simpler dishes, made from commonly available polymers as a building material: plastic containers, coasters, molds, colanders, plates, cutting boards and lids. To make them, it is enough to have a polymer thread of the same color and a convenient printer, such as the Ultimaker 2 Extended, a high-speed model at an affordable price for its quality.
Furniture and fittings
Furniture is associated with something big and bulky, but three-dimensional innovations have reached this patriarchal realm as well. Dutch developers came up with the idea of assembling furniture from cells of various shapes, which can be printed separately and then glued together.
The main advantages of such furniture and interior items are the simplicity of their manufacture. Only one type of plastic is used, environmental friendliness is also at a high level. What can be made on a 3D printer? It can be small chairs, countertops, sofas. Another option is to separately print the original round table leg, lamp stand, handles for drawers, as well as whatnots, hangers, lamp holders and locks.
For printing at this scale, a high-capacity 3D printer with a wide platform, such as the Leapfrog Creatr XL, is selected. Its dimensions allow you to print objects up to 60 cm in height.
Accessories for mobile devices and computers
Everyday things have long ceased to serve only for their intended purpose. Phone cases, laptop stands, tablet holders over the bed, mounts - all these items are in sight and at hand, they, among other things, express the individuality of the owner.
Phone accessories are made with engraved names, props appear in the form of Atlanteans or octopus tentacles trying to hold the gadget.
All of the above items are relatively easy to make at home. To do this, you can purchase the easy-to-use MakerBot Replicator 2X. It particularly clearly fixes the product during the construction process and prevents its deformation, which is important for creating high-quality accessories.
Household Tools
The possibilities of what can be done with a 3D printer are shown by the example of complex objects with moving parts. We are talking, for example, about wrenches with adjustable tightening, which do not have to be assembled from two parts - they are printed in a single element. Other examples of printout tools include: a plastic mallet that can withstand nailing; trowels, spatulas for finishing works; rulers, squares and levels for construction work, wrenches and extractors in car dismantling. It is enough to choose the right printer, such as Leapfrog Xeed, which specializes in printing parts of complex geometric shapes.
Stationery
Most of the items in this category have simple 3d modeling programs that are filled with ideas for personal markings and symbols.
For example, an inscription is made on the body of a pen or business card holder after the completion of the first stage of printing. Other items eligible for 3D printing include rulers, stencils, templates, counting sticks, pencil cases, stationery knife holders, pads for interchangeable writing pads, and organizers. These models are most often monolithic; a reliable desktop 3D printer for simple items Hori Titan is suitable for their manufacture. It is easy to use and of good quality.
Jewelery
Nowhere is it more clearly demonstrated that the possibilities of pharmacy precision on a 3D printer are limitless than in the field of jewelry. Expensive installations print photopolymer parts, which are later used as models for making molds. An indispensable device for stereolithography is the high-precision Formlabs Form 2, with which small details of necklaces, rings, necklaces, earrings and pendants can be easily printed.
Parts and accessories for cars
3D technology allows additional printing of parts for such large items as cars and motorcycles: pumps, tubes, buttons, pens, canisters, bottles, armrests.
Users have the opportunity to create a unique figurine on the hood or in the salon, make a perfume holder, mirror cases. Numerous dowels, dowels, gaskets, coils are also printed from common ABS and PLA polymer materials.
3d mini-copies of tuned cars
There is one trendy idea: motorists create an exact reduced copy of their car and try different types of tuning, choosing the right one on a good example. To make accurate measurements from your car, they use scanners that record all the base points-coordinates of a real object (for example, the Gotcha scanner). Car enthusiasts will appreciate the easy-to-use, functional CubePro Trio 3D printer.
Clothing and footwear
Clothing and its usual soft fiber are at first glance incompatible with what can be printed on a 3D printer. However, designers prove otherwise. Among the items of clothing, mesh wraps, T-shirts, dresses and even underwear are created that are anatomically perfect for a person.
The industry has gone one step further by inventing the manufacture of exclusive shoes by laser sintering. The nylon printer is ideal for making clothes and shoes. European quality ensures that you can print on a 3D printer without fear of rapid equipment wear. These devices include the BQ WitBox 3D printer.
3D copy of a person, selfie products
3D printers expand our understanding of what can be made original for an important, close person. The gift industry is steadily moving towards the personalization of gifted items. 3D printing offers such options as a bust or a small figurine that mimics in detail the image of the recipient of the gift. To do this, you need to carefully scan a person using a special scanner and load the data into the program. A high power 3D printer such as Mcor IRIS will reproduce a mini-copy of a person with amazing accuracy. This model uses plain paper, which guarantees a high degree of environmental friendliness of the final product.
