I love these Flexi models. I did a limited run of foxes once to thank a local Imgurian for a remarkably generous Secret Santa (I still use the PS1 and the mug!) and to rizz up a baddie.
So I have this burning question with all this 3D print stuff I see. Is it recyclable and/or mad from recyclable materials? If not, why are we just willingly producing more plastic waste products?
The answer is a qualified "yes, mostly, in theory". There's lots of different plastics and resins, and it varies, but the commonly used PLA *is* in theory recyclable/reusable - with effort. At least currently, 3d printing is a vanishingly small fraction of a fraction of the plastics market, recycling it would have almost zero impact - there are far more high-impact targets (like water bottles) if you care about recycling.
Thank you for that. On the surface, it looks pretty dang wasteful, so I'm happy to see that there's at least an option. I know recycling and reforming into new filaments is a lot of work, but I hope more people see the need for it and it becomes more of a standard. Thanks again!
The industry is still in its infancy, really. I expect as it grows and matures the re-usability aspect will get more attention, if only because it would be really cool to take a botched print, throw it into a bin and know it will be used again.
Absolutely! I really wish there was a viable and affordable means of reusing the material at home, since printing ends up producing way more waste than I expected, between supports and botched prints.
I've bought a few for my grandkids, from Temu, they were about 3 british pounds each, and all good quality. I have no idea at this point, how to convince folk, that I'm not a bot, pushing this stuff.
For any popular design like this you can usually find them for sale on Etsy/similar for reasonable prices. By “reasonable” I'm including that the good sellers will use fine nozzles & fine layers, and do at least some basic after-print tidying, so you'll get better quality than just banging one out with a 0.4mm nozzle, standard settings, no post-processing. Of course making your own (or buying a friend a some drinks to recompense for the filament and asking them to do it for you) will be cheaper.
Though only cheaper if you already have, or have access to, a printer! Though some fairly decent works-off-the-shelf-rather-than-spending-weeks-building-and-tweaking-it-yourself FDM printers have come onto the market at good prices in the last year or few. The BambuLabs A1 and A1-mini seem very a popular recommendation for beginners (strongly considering a purchase myself) and there are others as similar prices that people say nice things about too.
Check out your local library. Not only do they have books, but movies, audio books, and many have various craft options such as 3d printing available. And while you are there, grab a library card if you don't have one, just in case
I don't often use my local library, but I pass it most days and make sure I go in on a regular basis. I log on to the computers for half an hour, I check out books and return them the next time I pass. I do this because these things are recorded and my doing it will help keep the library open for those who really do need it. (It's also a really nice, peaceful place to go and sit for an hour and destress)
You know they’re really not that expensive anymore! You can find the smaller ones used on marketplace and similar apps for not that much. 100-200 bucks. Obviously it’s better to spend more to get a quality product but to start out it’s more learning process
You're not wrong. I have long considered one, but I cannot fathom what I would use it for beyond a few minor items. Some friends have one, and they tell me that once you get over the initial "cool" factor of it, it's hard to find things you actually need/want. Per them, fully half their prints have been to add stuff to the printer itself. So, their whole "Yeah, I can't think of what to do with it" makes me hesitant. But I am always happy to see incredible things that others are making.
Sorry to disappoint. No, his name is not really Spudford. But, my lovely missus and I, didn't like referring to our kids by "it" when they were still in utero. So, we came up with names that we enjoyed for the sake of the silly. Spudford from the Simpsons and Stormageddon from Doctor Who. It also allows our children to have a tiny bit of anonymity online. I can still talk about them and how awesome they are without giving away their childhood.
Hutchy01
I love these Flexi models. I did a limited run of foxes once to thank a local Imgurian for a remarkably generous Secret Santa (I still use the PS1 and the mug!) and to rizz up a baddie.
TheLeanWolf
That is cool, do want!
zombiejedediah
So do I.
Did you also notice there's a cool 3D printed crocodile in the clip?
jankeydadondc
Mfw I saw the tail
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vudumommajuju
No. You may need to check if your mature content is on
ImFeelingWitty
Yup, checked once i commented and realized it reset at some point. Oops!
lechevalierdubalibari
Why does it's tail look like a bell-end?
MyNameIsRichardCS54
Is it a cockodile?
genericanamoly
It's art ya dick! /s
Fairemont
It's a dick, ya art!
SlightlyStoopidBear
Love that crunch when I bend my build plate! I just made a big axolotl like that!
cdspace
Can you share the link to that? My daughter's would love it
DragothMP5
The silk works so well for those models. There’s some spiky dragons that work it really well.
ghsdkgb
That's interesting; I've never seen a round print bed before.
OldWolfe
Mmmm ribbed. Also very cool print.
andrewgrr1
Dirk Turkleton, Dragon Hoard Management Specialist
Goshitsnicehere
I am a horny pathetic man.
Peluchito
hey it looks great could you share which printer, plate and 3d model you used? this one would be perfect for a cosplay of mine
MissSiesta
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vudumommajuju
This was printed on an FLSunT1 and the file is by zou3D
Peluchito
thanks!
Steller1984
Following
fortytwoembers
ThisUsernameIsProbablyTakenButIDontKnow
A need… for tweed
Skuggen
Not the exact same thing, but there are a bunch of similar ones available (if you have a 3d printer) https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3505006
AimingForAdorkable
Still one of the best shows ever.
Grade A+ meme content provider.
fredhoffman1968
kool
sinned6915
Props for being a Delta printer fan!
cuntybumsox
That’s a monster flex plate! What’s it go in?
corkstopper
Oh how you work your Vudu on me
whatapiety
Thank you, I like the more obvious stuff :/
Rathan5
NGL when the post title said “sounds” I was hoping the whole thing would be more rigid and like a rattlesnake rattle. Still cool though!
MrFancyPanzer
That's so cute!
0570
What printer do you have? I've got an old Ender 3 with so many issues that it's taken all the fun out of 3d printing for me
vudumommajuju
I have three FLSun printers. Two v400s and a T1. I also have an ender s-1
0570
Which of those printers do you prefer?
vudumommajuju
I've honestly had zero issues with my v400s. And I use them a lot.
scatter
That's why the Bambu printers have been so popular, they take a lot of the fiddling out of it so you can just print things.
thedeg
I am literally sitting here waiting for my P1S to arrive and take over after my Ender 5 pro lmao
cdspace
I upgraded from an Ender 3 v1 to a Bambu P1S about 6 months ago. I've already put in 900 printing hours on it, and got the A1 Mini. It's worth it.
tarataqa
I came for the sounds, but re-watched for the Grandpa tat.
FisheswithDynamite
Love seeing your work! Almost more than THT.
xizar
I'll wager the rattles clack and clatter nicely when hanged from the eaves.
xXAccipiterXx
Love the colour. @OP what filament is that? Might have to get myself some.
vudumommajuju
This is a muted green from Polymaker
xXAccipiterXx
Sweet. Thanks!
Greymalum
Ididntcomehereforthis
So I have this burning question with all this 3D print stuff I see. Is it recyclable and/or mad from recyclable materials? If not, why are we just willingly producing more plastic waste products?
evilspock
The answer is a qualified "yes, mostly, in theory". There's lots of different plastics and resins, and it varies, but the commonly used PLA *is* in theory recyclable/reusable - with effort. At least currently, 3d printing is a vanishingly small fraction of a fraction of the plastics market, recycling it would have almost zero impact - there are far more high-impact targets (like water bottles) if you care about recycling.
Ididntcomehereforthis
Thank you for that. On the surface, it looks pretty dang wasteful, so I'm happy to see that there's at least an option. I know recycling and reforming into new filaments is a lot of work, but I hope more people see the need for it and it becomes more of a standard.
Thanks again!
evilspock
The industry is still in its infancy, really. I expect as it grows and matures the re-usability aspect will get more attention, if only because it would be really cool to take a botched print, throw it into a bin and know it will be used again.
LarvaLamp
Absolutely! I really wish there was a viable and affordable means of reusing the material at home, since printing ends up producing way more waste than I expected, between supports and botched prints.
KingOfTheImgurians
Holy crap. My son (Spudford) would LOVE this. I'm gonna have to find someone with a 3d printer
TwiceK
If you're in Edmonton I'll print you one.
KingOfTheImgurians
Sadly, I am not in your fair city or country (I assume you are referring to the one in Canada). Tad further south.
diggetydug
If you have a farmers market near you there is usually a guy in a booth selling stuff like this.
BrigidtheMechLady
Hi, I have a 3d printer
servingmytimeinusersub
King of the imgurians? I didn't vote for you.
KingOfTheImgurians
You don't vote for kings. And, yes....
BloodyStupidJohnson
I've bought a few for my grandkids, from Temu, they were about 3 british pounds each, and all good quality. I have no idea at this point, how to convince folk, that I'm not a bot, pushing this stuff.
YouMagnificentBastard
Exactly what a bot would say.... j/k
wurstkaesescenario
Makerworld.com search for articulated dragon or Axolotl
0570
Yeggi.com is a good allround 3d print search engine
dspillett
For any popular design like this you can usually find them for sale on Etsy/similar for reasonable prices. By “reasonable” I'm including that the good sellers will use fine nozzles & fine layers, and do at least some basic after-print tidying, so you'll get better quality than just banging one out with a 0.4mm nozzle, standard settings, no post-processing. Of course making your own (or buying a friend a some drinks to recompense for the filament and asking them to do it for you) will be cheaper.
dspillett
Though only cheaper if you already have, or have access to, a printer! Though some fairly decent works-off-the-shelf-rather-than-spending-weeks-building-and-tweaking-it-yourself FDM printers have come onto the market at good prices in the last year or few. The BambuLabs A1 and A1-mini seem very a popular recommendation for beginners (strongly considering a purchase myself) and there are others as similar prices that people say nice things about too.
RigelKent
There are about a quadrillion shops on Etsy selling these types of flexible figures.
idrinkcheapbeer
My now adult children would have had that thing in 5 pieces in less than 5 minutes.
vizeroy42
Etsy, ebay and other online platforms are flooded with these things...
alcamar
Check out your local library. Not only do they have books, but movies, audio books, and many have various craft options such as 3d printing available. And while you are there, grab a library card if you don't have one, just in case
Bunnies007
I don't often use my local library, but I pass it most days and make sure I go in on a regular basis. I log on to the computers for half an hour, I check out books and return them the next time I pass. I do this because these things are recorded and my doing it will help keep the library open for those who really do need it. (It's also a really nice, peaceful place to go and sit for an hour and destress)
Nofoxlefttogive
Keep that library card next to your voter's registration, so they can protect each other.
SacrificialClam
A library wrote this
savemebabyjebus
Big library throwing their weight around
MothMonsterMan
This is something someone who isn't a library would say.
SacrificialClam
You are technically correct
meltedfaceguy
You know they’re really not that expensive anymore! You can find the smaller ones used on marketplace and similar apps for not that much. 100-200 bucks. Obviously it’s better to spend more to get a quality product but to start out it’s more learning process
scatter
The Bambu A1 mini is $200 right now and if 180mm³ is big enough for someone, it's easy to recommend
KingOfTheImgurians
You're not wrong. I have long considered one, but I cannot fathom what I would use it for beyond a few minor items. Some friends have one, and they tell me that once you get over the initial "cool" factor of it, it's hard to find things you actually need/want. Per them, fully half their prints have been to add stuff to the printer itself. So, their whole "Yeah, I can't think of what to do with it" makes me hesitant. But I am always happy to see incredible things that others are making.
vudumommajuju
I sell these :)
chaos021
Where?
RigelKent
Probably Etsy. Everybody and their mother who owns a 3D printer sell these types of things on Etsy.
vudumommajuju
Ericguidryart.com
Rogahar
Please tell me your kid's actually called Spudford, that's amazing lol
Ausmerica
Spudulike. Pronounced spud-YOU-lick-ah, it's exotic.
Foxsayy
Sounds like a Solar Opposites name.
TeeweeAndSmashboy
Sounds like a potato-licker.
KingOfTheImgurians
Sorry to disappoint. No, his name is not really Spudford. But, my lovely missus and I, didn't like referring to our kids by "it" when they were still in utero. So, we came up with names that we enjoyed for the sake of the silly. Spudford from the Simpsons and Stormageddon from Doctor Who. It also allows our children to have a tiny bit of anonymity online. I can still talk about them and how awesome they are without giving away their childhood.