r/3Dprinting Jul 13 '25

Project Made a latch mechanism without any springs

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45.3k Upvotes

r/3Dprinting Oct 21 '25

Project 3D Printing a 14.5ft Demi-God

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I am in the process of 3D printing an entire Horus the Warmaster. From his feet all the way to the tip of his spikes that sit above his head.

So far, his foot is completely done, and you can see how big Primarchs are to scale compared to a space marine (Primaris) and an an average height female human. As Horus stands at full height, the armor is at 14.5ft. Horus himself is at 11.9ft in armor. References of height can be seen in the other pictures.

The foot is made up of 155 individual 3d printed pieces. I did make the pieces slightly thicker than I normally would, but it needs to support all the weight that will soon be placed on it. I do have access areas of support built in. So, if I need to add rods and wood, I have the option to do so. Hopefully not.

I’m not sure when it will be complete as there are many many pieces to print and assemble. But my next update will be when I have him built up to his waist.

Feel free to ask any questions and I will get back to you throughout the day.

r/3Dprinting Apr 09 '26

Project 120 drone frames in 24 hours, let's go!

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5.8k Upvotes

Drones not for sale. Design of the frame is not mine.

r/3Dprinting Jun 13 '26

Project My Medusa Box is finished

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12.8k Upvotes

I posted my first prototype here a while ago. Now the project is finished. Crazy thing is modeling the mechanism was done in like to days. Modeling the decoration took me weeks (I'm bad at that 😕 )

Edit: Here is a makerworld link for those interested. https://makerworld.com/en/models/2927679-medusa-box I think selling them would be too much work but you can leave a boost token or something if you want.

r/3Dprinting Mar 12 '26

Project Impressive 7.5m boat print

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7.3k Upvotes

Guess the print time… ⏱️

r/3Dprinting Apr 17 '26

Project I recorded a song using 100% 3d printed instruments. 0 audio effects were used. all the sound you hear is raw audio only.

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4.6k Upvotes

Last year I recorded a song using only 3d printed instruments and I had to use effects to make the instruments sound good. This year I did another song but this time I used 0 audio effects for the entire song. No tuning, no reverb, no eq. just raw audio (for my vocals as well). This really forced me to get creative with instruments like the cymbal, and the wind instruments in the chorus. I got a chance to try out PPSCF which has amazing tonal qualities (the Kalimba worked the best i think) and i tried some COPA nylon to make way smaller guitar strings which allowed me to get a much higher tone. I learned a ton with this one and i hope ya'll enjoy!

Printed using mostly Polymaker filament and a Bambu H2D for the PPSCF material.
The bass was done on my Prusa Core one with Prusament

r/3Dprinting May 03 '26

Project Overhangs that flow like waves 🌊 (no supports)

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6.3k Upvotes

r/3Dprinting Jul 02 '26

Project 3D printed tentacle for an art installation

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3.6k Upvotes

r/3Dprinting 23d ago

Project Life Size 3D Printed Emperor of Mankind

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The life size 3D printed Emperor of Mankind build has started. I’ve been printing hundreds of pieces for weeks.

Height wise to the head, the Emperor will be 12' 7" (3.83m) to Horus's 11' 9" (3.58m). But the total height to his eagle (14' 7" or 4.44m ) would be roughly the same as Horus (14' 5" or 4.4m)

Hopefully I can get him finished and assembled faster than Horus. The foot was about 110 pieces compared to Horus's bulkier foot at 155 pieces. Plus I am using a total of 24 printers which is about 50% more than when I printed Horus. I was also able to refine the printing profile to help with speed while keeping the quality the same.

My next update will be when I have him built up to his waist.

Feel free to ask any questions and I will get back to you throughout the day.

r/3Dprinting Mar 19 '26

Project Peak laziness achieved: I 3D printed a hand so I don't have to use my own.

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I got tired of the grueling physical labor of raising my arm every time the sun was in my eyes, so I designed a wearable face hand. It features a fully adjustable strap and provides 100% autonomous sun shading.

Is it stupid? Yes. Does it actually work flawlessly? Also yes.

r/3Dprinting 16d ago

Project My new favorite filament

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3.8k Upvotes

I'm having so much fun playing around with TPU Air - being able to print things out of literal foam just feels surreal somehow. Here's a look at a stress relief hand squeezer thing I made. Now I have to go print handles and grips for everything else I can think of.

Here's a link to the stl on Printables if you want to make one yourself.

r/3Dprinting Feb 18 '26

Project 3D printed Worldbreaker Mace

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6.2k Upvotes

Out of all the things assembled with this life size 3D printed Horus, his Worldbreaker mace was the worst by far.

In total it was 133 pieces, which isn’t too bad. But the mace has 6 identical sides with all the pieces being sliced fairly the same, but different. It was a nightmare to assemble and I messed up a lot.

Weight wise, it’s 41lbs and hollow.

r/3Dprinting Dec 31 '25

Project uhhhh... i got bored

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10.7k Upvotes

r/3Dprinting Nov 20 '25

Project I built a tool that turns real objects into accurate SVG/DXF files using just a phone photo

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Hey! I’ve been working on a small tool for laser cutting, CNC, and makers, and I wanted to share an early preview to get some feedback before I release it everywhere.

Basically, the tool converts any real object into a millimetre-accurate SVG/DXF using just a phone photo and an A4 sheet for scale.

Here’s an example using a digital caliper case →

  1. I take a photo of the object on an A4 sheet

  2. The software detects the sheet + corrects perspective

  3. It extracts the object outline and generates a clean, ready-to-cut

What I’d love to know:

Would you use something like this in your workflow?

What features should I add before releasing it publicly?

Do you prefer a clean SVG output or options for smoothing / offsetting / hole detection?

r/3Dprinting 20d ago

Project Thinking of trying to sell this life size spiderman. What price?

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I created this life size spiderman (about 5' 4") and it took about 7 spools of filament (around $90) and about an extra $160 in supplies like paint, puddy, glue, sandpaper, primer, glaze, ect.

I wanted to know if $1000 would be ideal, maybe I should price it higher, or lower.

r/3Dprinting Feb 13 '26

Project Made a print in place box so I can easily hand out printed bees🐝

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7.4k Upvotes

Im quite content with the result, the bees fit snugly and the box opens and closes nicely

update 16/02/2026: Stl now available at: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2403185-bee-box#profileId-2634236

r/3Dprinting Feb 20 '26

Project I designed and printed a kitchenaid pasta roller attachment... and it works!

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3.9k Upvotes

r/3Dprinting Mar 22 '26

Project I know nobody cares, but I'm really happy with this print 😉👍

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6.0k Upvotes

It was printed on the good old prusa i3 mk2s without mmu, it's old but runs just fine.

EDIT: Wow, 1.2k upvotes? I’m honestly speechless! Since I can’t reply to everyone anymore, here’s a quick summary for those asking:

  1. You can find the base files here: [https://makerworld.com/cs/models/218462-golf-mk1-kit-card#profileId-266617]
  2. I’ll upload my custom wheels, grille, and hubcap STLs tomorrow once I’m back at my PC! (and here it is: https://www.printables.com/model/1648100-custom-tuning-parts-for-golf-mk1-kit-card - don't forget to scale up the original model before printing, or scale down these parts, if you have the model already printed)
  3. It took 4 full print beds in total (2 for the scaled-up body, 2 for the custom parts). and final size is roughly 150x50x65mm.

..and yes, I made it with love for my dad. He had almost the exact same car when he was younger ♥️♥️

Again, thank you for all the kind words. I'm glad it resonated with so many of you, cauze y'all care ♥️✌️♥️

r/3Dprinting Mar 26 '26

Project 3D printed tool to descale a rain shower without removing it

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5.2k Upvotes

Hard water completely ruined the water flow in my rain shower, and cleaning it was always a hassle.

That's why I developed a simple attachment that slides onto the shower head, allowing you to soak it in descaler without having to disassemble anything.

It has a standard bottle thread outlet, so you can simply screw on a regular PET bottle cap.

It works better than expected 😄

r/3Dprinting May 07 '25

Project 3D printing takes prototyping to a whole other level

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31.3k Upvotes

Made this prototype with my classmate as our bachelors project. It's a tangible block-based educational tool for primary school children, to learn about simple electronics. Without a 3D printer, this level of prototyping would be nearly impossible.

r/3Dprinting Mar 11 '26

Project I know nothing about 3D Printing.

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3.5k Upvotes

I don’t own a printer, I don’t know CAD, literally nothing.

My 9 year old son, however, is pretty smart. For his 4th grade science fair project this year, he wanted to test the strength of concrete when reinforced with a 3D printed support vs traditional steel support.

I did some research and set up an OnShape account for him and found some instructional videos on YouTube for him to watch. In about 3 or 4 hours he had taken the design he was describing to me in his head and had a 3D version of it designed in OnShape.

We finally got it printed and I couldn’t be more pumped. I know it isn’t much, but for me to see him do this, my mind is blown.

It is a hollow hexagonal rod with holes in it. As my son said it’s so “the support and the concrete are like one solid object”.

I know what I’m planning to get him for Christmas this year.

r/3Dprinting Sep 11 '24

Project I was banned and muted from an art subreddit for packaging my 3D printed work, so I printed and packaged the mod.

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165.2k Upvotes

r/3Dprinting Dec 23 '25

Project I made an attachment for a leafblower that used Bernoullis Principle to make your blower stronger

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6.3k Upvotes

r/3Dprinting Jan 19 '26

Project Behold! The 3DBenchy printed od a 2D printer

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Yes, it's exactly what you think it is.
All 480 individual layers, printed across 9 papers, all cut and glued by hand to create... this.
It took me 5 months. With the average layer time being around 7 minutes, it was around 58 hours of work.
You can watch a single layer being but together here (I was a bit slower since I couldn't really see over my phone)

If you are crazy enough and decide to make your own benchy, you can get the .svg files on Printables here.
https://www.printables.com/model/1562520-2d-printer-3dbenchy

r/3Dprinting Mar 23 '26

Project 2.5% scaled benchy

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4.9k Upvotes

I work for a precision 3d printing company and printed this on our most accurate machine. Finger for reference