Advanced 3D Printing Tips
One of the best things about hanging out with other hackers is hearing about the little tricks they use for things like 3D printing. But with the internet, you can hear advice from people you'll probably never meet, like [3D Printer Academy]. His recent video has a little bait title (“10 Secret 3D Printing Tricks…”) but when we watched it, we saw several cool ideas. Sure, you probably know at least a few of the ten tips, but it's still great to see what he did, what you can do in the video below.
At one point he mentions 11 tips, but the title has 10 and we had to stretch to get to that number because some of them overlap. For example, several involve the manufacture of printed threads. However, it also shows C-clips, a trick to add walls for extra strength, and print spur gears. Of course, some of them, like gears, require specific tools, but many of them are agnostic.
Some of the advice is about selecting a particular fill pattern, which you think would be pretty obvious, but again your idea of what's new and what's old may be different from the OUR. The explanation of how a print-in-place hinge works is pretty clear (even though it's not really an active hinge) and also applies to making strings to transfer power. We also thought threaded containers were smart.
So if you can ignore the title and don't mind seeing some tips you probably already know, you can probably take something away from the video. What's your favorite "expert" tip? Let us know in the comments.
Much of what we print tends to be attachments and there are some great tips for those floating around. Of course, the value of tips varies depending on your level of experience. But if you're just starting out, you should watch [Bald Engineer's] video about the things he wished someone had told him when he started 3D printing.
One of the best things about hanging out with other hackers is hearing about the little tricks they use for things like 3D printing. But with the internet, you can hear advice from people you'll probably never meet, like [3D Printer Academy]. His recent video has a little bait title (“10 Secret 3D Printing Tricks…”) but when we watched it, we saw several cool ideas. Sure, you probably know at least a few of the ten tips, but it's still great to see what he did, what you can do in the video below.
At one point he mentions 11 tips, but the title has 10 and we had to stretch to get to that number because some of them overlap. For example, several involve the manufacture of printed threads. However, it also shows C-clips, a trick to add walls for extra strength, and print spur gears. Of course, some of them, like gears, require specific tools, but many of them are agnostic.
Some of the advice is about selecting a particular fill pattern, which you think would be pretty obvious, but again your idea of what's new and what's old may be different from the OUR. The explanation of how a print-in-place hinge works is pretty clear (even though it's not really an active hinge) and also applies to making strings to transfer power. We also thought threaded containers were smart.
So if you can ignore the title and don't mind seeing some tips you probably already know, you can probably take something away from the video. What's your favorite "expert" tip? Let us know in the comments.
Much of what we print tends to be attachments and there are some great tips for those floating around. Of course, the value of tips varies depending on your level of experience. But if you're just starting out, you should watch [Bald Engineer's] video about the things he wished someone had told him when he started 3D printing.
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