I hope the 3D Printing community welcomes other CNC tools. This is a project I made on my custom-built laser table, utilizing “Living Hinges” aka “Torsion Lattice Hinges”. They’re a really neat mechanism that allows for a variety of different arrays or “lattices” of shapes that facilitate bending–and of-course...
The #3DBenchy model usually capsizes in water, but I found that with the right slicer settings, it will actually float upright: www.thingiverse.com/thing:6076719
This system can be adjusted and securely locked in place. This example is a M42 2mmp. A printed tool fits the clamp collar outer spline to adjust tension on a bicycle crank while the base is attached to the crank spindle....
Here’s a close up picture of the print itself: imgur.com/a/flJjhGs. It’s printed in PETG with 40% infill. I printed it first in PLA, but then it snapped immediately (thankfully not on my face). The only reason why I didn’t use PETG from the get go was that I actually didn’t know you could print it without an enclosure....
Still going through my included bottle of resin, they sent me flesh color. This is my first venture into resin printing. Ive been FDM printing for years now, have a few Ender 3s....
So tried out some PETG for the first time, and the first couple prints went really well. but I believe it's picked up quite a bit of moisture, sitting in the basement....