r/3Dprinting 3d ago

[ELEGOO Giveaway] Comment now to win a 3D printer and more!❤️‍🔥

87 Upvotes
[ELEGOO Giveaway:Share your proudest creation]

Hey, 3D printing enthusiasts!

We’re thrilled to bring you an exciting giveaway in collaboration with r/3Dprinting ! This time, we want to celebrate your creativity—Show us the creation you’re most proud of! Whether it’s a breathtaking miniature, an impressive functional print, or something truly unique, we want to see it!

How to Enter:

1️⃣ Join the r/elegoo subreddit.

2️⃣ Comment below with a photo or vedio of your proudest 3D print!

Event Timeline:

📅 Duration: 2nd April - 9th April

🏆 Winner Announcement: 11th April (in the comments section of this post)

Prizes:

🎁 ELEGOO Neptune 4 Plus/Mars 5 Ultra 3D Printer: 1 winner

🎁 1KG Resin/Filament: 5 winners

(More participants = bigger prizes!)

Rules:

✅ Open to all 3D printing lovers! However, prizes can only be shipped to USA, EU, UK, CA, JP, and other supported regions. If shipping isn’t available, a new winner will be selected.(Winners will be selected randomly.)

Thank you to the incredible r/3Dprinting community for letting us host this giveaway. 💖We can’t wait to see your amazing creations! Show off your masterpiece and win some incredible prizes. Let’s celebrate creativity together! 🎨✨


r/3Dprinting 4d ago

Purchase Advice Purchase Advice Megathread - April 2025

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Welcome back to another purchase megathread!

This thread is meant to conglomerate purchase advice for both newcomers and people looking for additional machines. Keeping this discussion to one thread means less searching should anyone have questions that may already have been answered here, as well as more visibility to inquiries in general, as comments made here will be visible for the entire month stuck to the top of the sub, and then added to the Purchase Advice Collection (Reddit Collections are still broken on mobile view, enable "view in desktop mode").

Please be sure to skim through this thread for posts with similar requirements to your own first, as recommendations relevant to your situation may have already been posted, and may even include answers to follow up questions you might have wished to ask.

If you are new to 3D printing, and are unsure of what to ask, try to include the following in your posts as a minimum:

  • Your budget, set at a numeric amount. Saying "cheap," or "money is not a problem" is not an answer people can do much with. 3D printers can cost $100, they can cost $10,000,000, and anywhere in between. A rough idea of what you're looking for is essential to figuring out anything else.
  • Your country of residence.
  • If you are willing to build the printer from a kit, and what your level of experience is with electronic maintenance and construction if so.
  • What you wish to do with the printer.
  • Any extenuating circumstances that would restrict you from using machines that would otherwise fit your needs (limited space for the printer, enclosure requirement, must be purchased through educational intermediary, etc).

While this is by no means an exhaustive list of what can be included in your posts, these questions should help paint enough of a picture to get started. Don't be afraid to ask more questions, and never worry about asking too many. The people posting in this thread are here because they want to give advice, and any questions you have answered may be useful to others later on, when they read through this thread looking for answers of their own. Everyone here was new once, so chances are whoever is replying to you has a good idea of how you feel currently.

Reddit User and Regular u/richie225 is also constantly maintaining his extensive personal recommendations list which is worth a read: Generic FDM Printer recommendations.

Additionally, a quick word on print quality: Most FDM/FFF (that is, filament based) printers are capable of approximately the same tolerances and print appearance, as the biggest limiting factor is in the nature of extruded plastic. Asking if a machine has "good prints," or saying "I don't expect the best quality for $xxx" isn't actually relevant for the most part with regards to these machines. Should you need additional detail and higher tolerances, you may want to explore SLA, DLP, and other photoresin options, as those do offer an increase in overall quality. If you are interested in resin machines, make sure you are aware of how to use them safely. For these safety reasons we don't usually recommend a resin printer as someone's first printer.

As always, if you're a newcomer to this community, welcome. If you're a regular, welcome back.


r/3Dprinting 6h ago

Project Biggest print to date.

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2.1k Upvotes

1,300% Dummy13. Printed on a single X1c. 14 rolls of filament. 2 full weeks non stop.


r/3Dprinting 11h ago

Project Broom couldn't handle the cleaning skills

558 Upvotes

r/3Dprinting 15h ago

Question Why does my pocket become a hole after slicing?

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824 Upvotes

r/3Dprinting 6h ago

Project Peak productivity is spending 8 hours making something to help me be more productive

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153 Upvotes

kumiko desk organizers have been appearing in my feed all week, took it as a sign to make my own! It’s functional. It’s beautiful. It’s deeply unnecessary. But it’s mine, and i’m very happy with how it came out :)

if you’re interested to print a fancy box too, you can find it here: https://makerworld.com/models/1288105


r/3Dprinting 9h ago

Project Big print of mouth and appliance for orthodontics.

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219 Upvotes

Company made this, the metal is 3D printed as well, using roughly 500-700$ worth of material. Thought you guys might like it


r/3Dprinting 3h ago

My favorite flexi so far!

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73 Upvotes

Just printed this guy and he is awesome. Most articulated thing I have ever printed and despite being printed on my A1 mini he is quite long. Shout out to Flexi Factory on Patreon for this model.


r/3Dprinting 10h ago

Project Never Surrender ☕

230 Upvotes

r/3Dprinting 22h ago

4 days to print these.

2.0k Upvotes

r/3Dprinting 18h ago

I know PLA is brittle but…

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857 Upvotes

r/3Dprinting 2h ago

Cat

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45 Upvotes

Cat


r/3Dprinting 2h ago

Project I made a matching mouse for my 90s Hot Wheels PC themed Ergo Board

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38 Upvotes

Using the print from https://makerworld.com/en/models/490866-retro-mouse-with-hot-swappable-switches#profileId-404345 which was pretty great.

Raided a Kaihl switch tester for the switches because I needed clicky switches and I usually only had linears.

Printed on an Ender V3 SE in PLA.


r/3Dprinting 9h ago

Project Batman Frozen in Carbonite

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127 Upvotes

r/3Dprinting 1d ago

No idea why. But this is the solution. Whitening on print.

4.0k Upvotes

I’ve seen so many posts of people asking how to get rid of the whitening, and most don’t trust the answer: “Just flame it”, but trust me, Just flame it! 🔥


r/3Dprinting 5h ago

Project My modeling skills are limited but I can at least make stencils

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36 Upvotes

r/3Dprinting 11h ago

Project Is this 3D printer exhaust system in my garage a good idea?

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115 Upvotes

Hey,

I'm setting up a couple of 3D printers in my garage and want to safely exhaust any fumes (like those from ABS or ASA printing) out of the workspace. I’ve mocked up a simple diagram showing what I’m planning. Would love your thoughts on whether this is a safe and effective setup.

Here's what I'm doing:

  • I’ve placed the 3D printers inside a relatively well sealed enclosure (cabinet).
  • An exhaust fan pulls air from inside the enclosure and pushes it through ducting that goes up against the wall
  • The duct runs through the roof drywall and insulation (glass wool), then exits UNDER the roof tiles. The tiles are not air tight obviously and are that kind

My questions:

  1. Is it safe to vent through the insulation and up under the roof tiles like this? Hot air from the enclosure should disperse through the tiles easily in winter, but in summer too helped by the fan, right?
  2. Would this setup create moisture/condensation in the enclosure? I guess not since the closure hatch would be shut when not used / in winter time.
  3. My only 2 other venting options would be drill a hole in the garage door (not ready to do that atm), and replace my window with an exhaust compatible window, not the case atm and not practical at all as a permanent solution.
  4. Is the maintenance hatch a good idea, dont want insulation debris in my enclosure.
  5. I guess I dont need a carbon filter or anything in this configuration since the venting should go outside right?

Thanks for any advice, I’d love to hear what you think or what you’d do differently!


r/3Dprinting 10h ago

Float-like soap dish inspired by corrugated metal

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70 Upvotes

I work in the field of 3D modeling and recently decided to start creating home accessories using 3D printing—something I'm excited to share with others. This is a soap holder I designed, inspired by the shape of corrugated metal. The form helps minimize contact with the soap, keeping it dry for longer. I’ve also included small drainage holes that are slightly elevated from the surface, allowing water to drain away easily. Link in the comments.


r/3Dprinting 3h ago

Project Teenage engineering Grip Car

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20 Upvotes

Saved myself 250 bucks


r/3Dprinting 20h ago

Trophy I printed out for mine and my wife's Mario Party battles

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381 Upvotes

Not my design but I found this online and just had to print it.


r/3Dprinting 5h ago

I designed up some buildable forsythia flowers!

20 Upvotes

r/3Dprinting 1d ago

The self-healing abilities of PETG (to a certain degree)

1.1k Upvotes

r/3Dprinting 1d ago

Project Mini Mario Kart (MiniTrain series)

923 Upvotes

r/3Dprinting 1d ago

Made myself an emergancy rage-quit button

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3.5k Upvotes

r/3Dprinting 5h ago

“Dudeney’s dissection” 122-Year-Old Triangle-to-Square Puzzle solution, now 3D printable

12 Upvotes

The puzzle became known as “Dudeney’s dissection” or the “haberdasher’s problem,” and it was even featured in Scientific American’s June 1958 issue, and again recently following the recent proof that this is the best solution.


r/3Dprinting 8h ago

I 3D printed a Hogwarts Express Book Nook!

21 Upvotes