Hey r/3Dprinting community!

🎉 To celebrate the launch of the Formlabs Creator Series Resins, we’re giving away 10KG of resin—a mix of Creator Tough and Creator Super Clear! Whether you're printing robust functional parts or dazzling clear creations, these resins are designed to bring your ideas to life.

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Creator Resins are the first Formlabs resins designed specifically for use with non-Formlabs LCD & DLP 3D printers, such as those from Anycubic, Elegoo, Phrozen, Creality, and Uniformation, sold exclusively on Amazon.

The Creator Resins are made in America, use less hazardous chemicals, have validated print settings for 7 popular printer types, and have fantastic mechanical performance.

How to Enter:

• Comment below and tell us what you would most like to create using either Creator Tough Resin or Creator Super Clear Resin!
• Entry Deadline: Giveaway is open until Tuesday, Dec 3rd at 11:59 PM EST
• Winner Announcement: Wednesday, Dec 4th (We’ll reply to the winning comment, send a DM, and update the post)
• Eligibility: Open to USA only.

Prizes:

• We’ll pick 5 random winners from the comments to each receive 2KG of resin of either resin delivered straight to your door.

Let your imagination run wild—whether it’s tough functional parts, artistic designs, or super clear prototypes, we can’t wait to hear your ideas!

Learn more about the Creator Series Resins here.

Happy printing and good luck to all! 🚀

Here’s the most recent picture of my lifesized dummy 13. It’s 100% printed out of aceaddity ABS so some of these joints have been a pain to get on but we’re getting it done!😁 Does anyone have a suggestion for our next giant print?

It's about 5ft long, designed it so segments could be printed independently and then snapped together. Us neuro spicy people need more dopamine in our lives.

Do not recommend anyone to buy this as it doesn't seem like they are actually trying to provide you with value with these limited mystery boxes. More info below.

This is the one I bought and all the items have now arrived. FDM Printing Mystery Box | Premium Pack (199)

What were my expectations?
I rolled the dice to see if there is more value offered for these limited mystery boxes. I was hoping for the S4 and some filament and the rest I didn't care too much about. I also expected to get at least 199 worth of some decent items.

So what did I get?
3x High speed PLA white (11.63)
3x High speed PLA black (11.63)
1x PLA+ Silk white (14.54)
1x PLA glow in the dark (22.30)
2x filament connector device (48.50 x 2)
1x Magnetic Build Plate set (12.60)

Total MSRP value: 216.22

My thoughts about the actual value.
With mystery boxes I would expect them to actually provide a bit more value then the price of the mystery box. I expect this because there is enough margin for them to do so and mystery boxes are a way to basically promote your brand as well. So in the end, if they don't lose money by providing things closer to their cost, it's a great way to generate some excitement.

So how do I feel about the items I got?
More then half of it seems like a way for them to get rid of some stock while not losing any money over the MSRP. Not even cost.
Why would I get two filament connectors? I have no needs for these....
Build plate are meant for a SUNLU Terminator 3, though it could be semi used with other printers....
The filament... I have no need for high speed filament at all. Are they dumping some in here to get rid of some stock? Who knows.

In the end I feel like I got a dump box of (semi)rejects instead of a cool mystery box.

Do you agree? Do you disagree?

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This was the largest project I've taken on so far. Next up... A kayak! Gonna need another printer. Or two. Or 10.

I used to have a piece of layered cardboard on top to spread the weight and it didn't sag enough to touch.

Over time it's sagged to the point we are at now. I've since removed the cardboard in a hope that they'll sit far enough forward to not touch.

Could train them to not hop on obviously, but its a multi-year habit for them at this point.

I'm not gonna lie I've always kind of liked them chilling on top but obviously my extruder gears have a different opinion.

Any ideas? Block it off? Add supports?

Thanks!

I designed and 3D printed this smart pot primarily for bench top herb gardens and indoor ornamental plants.

The smart pot automatically waters the plant whenever moisture drops below the configurable threshold.

It has built in waterproof capacitive soil moisture sensor, peristaltic pump, arduino nano as the brains of it, LCD display, and buttons for adjusting the settings.

As much as possible is hidden inside the pot and the cartridge, so the finished product looks neat and tidy sitting on a bench.

All the code and STL files are already available on GitHub for anyone who wants to build one. The plan is to open source everything.

The code and designs are modular so should allow for remixing and customising, and even reusing parts of it for completely different projects. The irrigator cartridge on the side can be easily removed and swapped for other devices, or customised versions.

I'm publishing info about the project including links to code and STL files (on GitHub) on this page: https://ultiblox.org/devices/smart-pot/

Parts list and assembly instructions are coming soon.

I'd like to get feedback, ideas, suggestions, and it would be great to see how people customise and remix it.

What ideas do you have for the next version of the smart pot? Does anyone want to build one? Let me know if you need some guidance.

Assembly of our new storefronts dummy 13 has finally started after days of printing.

It's my first time doing a multi-part assembly with a full paint job. My wife and I love playing Mario Kart 8 together and she's always King Boo!

I wish I would've sanded the crown more, but I think I got a decent finish on the other parts.