jmtd → log → 3d print list → things I'd like to 3D print, revisited

Back in November I wrote up a list of 25 things I would 3D print. Let's revisit the list and see how things have developed.

Stuff I won't print

• Some kind of 45° leaning prong to dry bottles and flasks on
• A tea tray and coasters
• Small tins to keep loose-leaf tea in

It was pointed out to me that you can't safely print things to store food in with most materials, as their porous/layered nature facilitates the growth of bacteria. So, I'll rule out those items.

A vinyl record.

The size of the grooves in a vinyl record are smaller than conventional FDM printers can achieve.

Things I've printed

a replacement prop arm/foot for my computer keyboard

Someone has modelled the exact part I need, and it worked great: https://www.printables.com/model/59132-lenovo-keyboard-kt-1255

replacement toy bolt

replacement bits for an Early Learning Centre Build It Deluxe Set

I was amazed to find that someone has already modelled one of these, too, and it worked beautifully: https://www.printables.com/model/79243-elc-build-it-compatible-bolt

Little kids trinkets. Pacman ghosts

The Pacman ghost family so far

So far, I've tried to print useful, functional things, but on a few occasions I've printed a little Pacman ghost when testing printer calibration or similar. I've mostly used these models: https://www.printables.com/model/199425-pac-man-ghost-v2

• Lego storage/sorters
• DIY bits-and-bobs sorter/storage (nuts and bolts etc)

I learned about a Slicer setting sometimes called "Vase mode" and found this interesting system of modular drawers that are designed to be printed in Vase mode, so I gave them a go: https://www.printables.com/model/139570-fast-printing-modular-drawer-system-vase-mode I printed one and four drawers for it and gave it to my daughter. It might be used for sorting Lego, or possibly as a chest-of-drawers for a dolls house.

A free-standing inclined vinyl record display stand

https://www.printables.com/model/174711-vinyl-stand-for-kallax

A bracket to install a Gotek drive in my Amiga 500

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2745049

Summary

From my original list of 25 things to print, I've done 7 of them and determined 4 are not viable. The things in this list I've printed have been off-the-shelf models that other people have constructed. The things I haven't printed are designs I will do myself, which is one reason I haven't printed them yet: building your own designs is the hard part!