I went a bit mechanical engineering with my latest 3D project....

Made a gift card holder with a mechanical locking assembly and -- naturally -- had to make it #Fallout based to start

Open the Vault Door and get your prize. Or radiation poisoning. Whatever....

Of course since it's me I've made it modular for the inserts, including ones where you can customize a little bit of text for gifting it to someone.

Also since it's me the design is suited for any number of locking "ornaments" so expect some #Zelda and other stuff soon, too.

Files on Makerworld, of course.

#3DPrinting

https://makerworld.com/en/models/2165715-fallout-mechanical-locking-gift-card-box#profileId-2348314

"Kirill Ilin's construction company Amcrete constructed the concrete walls of their ground-breaking new four-bedroom prototype 'layer by layer by layer' right on its Waiuku site.

He says houses made with concrete poured by a computer-controlled 3D printer are energy-efficient, quick to construct, and, because of their durability and recyclability, also sustainable."

https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/lifestyle/home/nz-s-first-onsite-3d-printed-home

Minor edit: Fixed quote formatting.

#housing #construction #3DPrinting #Amcrete

📐 OpenSCAD Is Kinda Neat – nuxx.net

｢ OpenSCAD is a rather different type of CAD tool, one in which you write code to generate objects ｣

https://nuxx.net/blog/2025/12/20/openscad-is-kinda-neat/

#cad #3dmodelling #3dprinting #opensource

This is the cutest dang thing, oh my god

#3dprinting
Owlbox - RFID tag speaker for kids - Phoniebox by xtract MakerWorld: Download Free 3D Models

Latest iteration, and this one prints with no supports (but requires some assembly).

#3dprinting

Logitech rubber coating: 2-year lifespan.
Me: Fine, I'll do it myself!

3D-printed a new shell in soft black TPU (on gray-ish PLA supports) and it fits like a glove. Honestly feels better than the original!

DIY > decay.

#3dprinting

I designed a set of vase mode printable Christmas ornaments! They come with their own loops to go on tree branches *or* you can clip them around a string of lights to make them glow! #3dPrinting

https://www.printables.com/model/1518800-vase-mode-christmas-ornament-collection

The gridfinity system sparks so much joy in my life.

#3dPrinting

Struggling with a new issue on my Prusa MINI where it seems to be depositing a blob at the layer change. It doesn’t do it on every seam, just where the layer changes. See this image where I stopped the print during the third layer—you can see a blob on the lower right object (the last one) but none of the others. Anyone know what this is about? #3DPrinting

@christianselig @iBaz66 #3dprinting couch feets now have cat peets (with contrasting toebeans) https://www.printables.com/model/1514369-couch-riser-cat-foot

My favorite 3d printing projects are the short ones where I just want to quickly solve a simple problem. Have this drawer in my office that tends to move whenever I open a drawer and it’s annoying. So I spent 30 minutes measuring the caster wheel and modeling a simple cup to hold the wheel in place. Sent to the 3d printer and had a working solution about an hour later. The drawer is very sturdy now. #3dPrinting

So #ICE and #CBP are in the middle of a big op in my area around SE louisiana.

I'm putting the word out for folks in the #maker #3dprinting space who want to jump in, printing whistles is a huge help to bring attention when agents are in a particular area or neighborhood. Some community groups are having trouble getting orders filled, and I figure the Fedi can de-centrally stand in the gap.

If you have capacity, I can send files and details. If you're in the lower 48 US, I can cover shipping costs. DM me if you're willing to jump in.

Pls boost for reach if you know folks who might be interested. Thanks!

its a rolodex for takeout sauce packets
#3dPrinting

3D-printed carotid artery-on-chips for personalized thrombosis investigation

https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202508890

#HackerNews #3Dprinting #personalizedmedicine #thrombosis #biomaterials #healthtech

This is the cutest dang thing, oh my god

#3dprinting
Owlbox - RFID tag speaker for kids - Phoniebox by xtract MakerWorld: Download Free 3D Models

#3Dprinting houses is a new #technology where an extruder follows a plot and simply accretes the house with layers of cement. It has a lot of possibilities and promise to make #homeBuilding faster and cheaper, and engineers are working on some exciting improvements for the technology:

#construction #engineering #materialsScience

I 3D printed a Wii menu with movable tiles. After having completed five new ones, we now have fifteen in the collection. #3DPrinting #3DPrints
#Nintendo #Nintendo3DPrints

Logitech rubber coating: 2-year lifespan.
Me: Fine, I'll do it myself!

3D-printed a new shell in soft black TPU (on gray-ish PLA supports) and it fits like a glove. Honestly feels better than the original!

DIY > decay.

#3dprinting