What do you do with your printer?:D What do you do with your 3D printer? Obviously I know printing thing. How do you incorporate your printer into other hobbies? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192204#msg-192204 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:21:40 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,193296#msg-193296 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,193296#msg-193296 -------------------------------------------------------
> ... this 'impact modification' of surfaces is
> mostly made by sand-blasting with hard
> microspheres - it's virtually 'hammered' with
> myriads of small balls, that enhance the density
> of the surface and average/smooth
> surface-impurities ...

Couldn't he, judging from context, referred to process of enhancing impact resistance of material mostly done by adding some additive to base polymer?]]> miso General Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:10:51 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,193295#msg-193295 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,193295#msg-193295 VDX General Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:46:12 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,193288#msg-193288 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,193288#msg-193288 -------------------------------------------------------
> I've printed lots of useful thing for the garden.
> Though after a full summer, some have proved a
> little fragile. My latest lot of thread is impact
> modified, so should last longer.


Inquisitor, may I ask what you mean when you say your new thread is 'impact modified'?]]> jibberjive General Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:21:07 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,193086#msg-193086 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,193086#msg-193086 DaGroundZero General Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:40:37 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,193070#msg-193070 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,193070#msg-193070 Brackets to hold various stuff.
A few tablet stands so I don't have to carry them from one place to the other.
And Octopusses. As good a method of checking settings with a new roll of plastic as any.. And I can compare the quality of a fairly complex shape with an earlier print fairly easily.

I got my printer primarily because I was going nuts trying to find some method of boxing my electronics projects. You know how it is.. If it ain't black ABS or die cast, nobody seems to want to know. And repurposing stuff only goes so far.
As good an excuse as any eh?

Now.. Any shape, any size..

And my first enclosure was..

A plain rectangular box.. :(

In fairness, it did have a custom fin on the bottom to bolt onto the top bars of my RepRap, and hold my fan controller. So it is custom.. ish. And it was white, not black.]]> Hamster of doom General Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:14:36 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192422#msg-192422 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192422#msg-192422 tmorris9 General Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:56:49 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192421#msg-192421 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192421#msg-192421 Inquisitor General Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:55:58 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192398#msg-192398 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192398#msg-192398 Dirty Steve General Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:01:05 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192397#msg-192397 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192397#msg-192397 tattooedfish General Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:56:20 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192342#msg-192342 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192342#msg-192342 A plant pot for my wife. More of a tray really, but it was by far the largest thing I've printed. It barely fit inside 200 x 200.
A few random brackets for things on the motorcycle.
An adjustable rig for a laser scanner.
Phone stands.
Other things I've forgotten.

It's mostly a tool for me.Sometimes it sits unused for months. Sometimes I'm busy with it for a few weeks. Every time I come back to it I'm in a hurry to get something done, so my software is neglected. I think it's all more than a year old. I really need to update Marlin, and I hear Slic3r is nice...]]> Dale Dunn General Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:11:08 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192310#msg-192310 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192310#msg-192310 akhlut General Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:42:07 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192293#msg-192293 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192293#msg-192293
I originally discovered 3D Printing when looking for various gears for another project. I bought it so I can print off as many as I like, along with brackets, bearing holders and a multitude of other custom components I'd have no other economic way of making.

I have to say, I'm hooked on it so I'll be here a while!


]]> 3ddude General Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:33:47 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192288#msg-192288 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192288#msg-192288 -------------------------------------------------------
> Plus the wife was
> impressed.

Always a good thing!

Thanks for the replies Keep them comming. I'm still in the process of building my printer. I'll probably use it for robotics projects.]]> conscripted General Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:25:32 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192271#msg-192271 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192271#msg-192271 Purple Kerbie General Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:05:18 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192253#msg-192253 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192253#msg-192253 VDX General Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:56:30 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192249#msg-192249 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192249#msg-192249
Andy]]> ajayre General Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:46:36 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192246#msg-192246 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192246#msg-192246 lotw General Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:39:20 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192239#msg-192239 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192239#msg-192239 stuff I need around the house. It's an awesome tool to have available.]]> Nudel General Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:31:28 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192206#msg-192206 Re: What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192206#msg-192206
I've built the printer primarily to support my Reef Aquarium + Electronics hobby and potentially build an aquarium controller that can be commercialized. It turns out that 3D printing became a hobby in itself.]]> fsamir General Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:43:23 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192204#msg-192204 What do you do with your printer?:D https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,192204,192204#msg-192204 conscripted General Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:28:50 -0400