I 3D printed the equivalent of a paint swatch that you may find in the paint section of a hardware store. The model for the filament sample is available for download on Thingiverse. There is also a handy holder to store and flip through the samples.

I love this model because it provides an accurate representation of how a filament will look at different textures.

You can flip through the samples without any falling out of the holder.

Whenever I load a roll of filament for the first time, I print one of the filament sample cards. Not only does it give me a preview of how the color of a print will look like, it’s also a chance to tune the slicer settings to best suite the filament I have loaded.

Filament Samples

The remainder of this blog post will serve as digital catalog of all the filaments I’ve printed so far along with pictures of how the filament looks like printed.

Atomic Filament

Atomic Filament is my go-to brand for filament for two main reasons: great quality and it’s made in the USA. Shipment has always been fast and prompt and Atomic Filament has a great selection of colors.

I typically print Atomic Filament at 195 degrees Celsius.

Aqua Translucent

Prints with Atomic Filament’s Aqua Translucent PETG filament:

• Cable Holders
• PitchCar Loop

Black

Prints with Atomic Filament’s Black PLA filament:

• Skyrim Quest Marker
• Systainer Cart

Perfect Red

Prints with Atomic Filament’s Perfect Red PLA filament:

• Giant LEGO Parrot
• Wine Cellar for D&D

Starlight Grey

Prints with Atomic Filament’s Starlight Grey PLA filament:

• Stan Lee Memorial Bust
• Sewer Entrance Marker
• Ancient Portal for D&D

Fillamentum

Fillamentum creates one of my favorite colors of filament: Vertigo Grey. I’m a big fan of their glitter-style filaments. The layers in these filaments blend together making the print lines difficult to see.

Sky Blue

Prints with Fillamentum’s Sky Blue filament:

• Sphere-o-bot Eggbot
• 3D Printed G-Clamp

Vertigo Galaxy

Prints with Fillamentum’s Vertigo Galaxy PLA filament:

• Sphere-o-bot Eggbot

Vertigo Grey

Prints with Fillamentum’s Vertigo Grey filament:

• 3D Printed G-Clamp

HatchBox 3D

Wood Filament

I’ve had successful prints with Hatchbox3D’s wood filament by reducing the print speed (on the default PLA profile in the Prusa Edition of Slic3r) and printing the filament at 185 degrees Celsius.

Prints with Hatchbox 3D’s wood filament:

• Venus Box

PolyAlchemy

I big fan of PolyAlchemy’s Elixir line of filaments. The Elixir filaments have beautiful sheen and are perfect for printing busts or other prints whose primary purchase is for display.

Onyx Elixir

Prints with PolyAlchemy’s Onyx Elixir filament:

• Darth Vader Bust
• Thanos Bust

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Hello everyone, in this post I’m sharing photos of my latest 3D print: a really cool venus box! The model for the venus box is designed by Prot0typ1cal and is available for download on Thingiverse.

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The 3D Model

The venus box prints in 6 separate parts: 4 doors, an outer shell and inner shell.

Hatchbox 3D Wood Filament

I printed the venus box in Hatchbox 3D’s Wood Filament. I owned this spool of filament for about a year and half and it sat unused because I was super nervous about print failure. In the end, I was worried about nothing!

It printed really easy. I started with the default PLA profile on Prusa Edition of Slic3r and bumped down the print temperatures by 15 degrees Celsius.

It took about 13 hours to print the parts to the box.

Assembling the Venus Box

The box assembles with no additional hardware. The doors slides together and fits inside of the outer shell. Then everything twists onto the inner shell.

It takes a little tinkering to get everything aligned and screwed on correctly.

UPDATE #1:

It just occurred to me that part of my problem with the initial box was the lid was a little too loose. Currently printing another cover that should have a tighter fit and allow for a more smooth twist control.

UPDATE #2:

Yup, I printed the tighter version of the box cover and it’s a perfect fit!

Staining Hatchbox 3D’s Wood Filament

I printed two boxes and stained one. Prior to staining the box I sanded the parts along the print lines. This helps the stain take better.

I used a dark walnut stain and applied it.

The stain took better than I imagined it would. I used an eco-friendly stain, which from past experience doesn’t penetrate wood as well as some of the more traditional stains. I think if I used a normal stain I could get an even better finish.

3D Printed Wood Venus Box

This is a really amazing box design. I’ve had a lot of fun with it.

It’s probably not a very practical box, but it would be a great desk accessory for storing items like paper clips or tacks.

Venus Box Closing Gif

Here’s a fun gif of the box closing:

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3D print a human scale LEGO Parrot. This model is designed by Stian Ervik Wahlvaag (agepbiz) and is available for download on Thingiverse.

Hello everyone, in this post I’m sharing photos of a really neat 3D print: a giant LEGO parrot! This model was designed by one of my favorite 3D designers on Thingiverse: Stian Ervik Wahlvaag (agepbiz).

The 3D Model

There are two variants of the LEGO parrot. The one I printed the basic version. The original and more interesting version of the project involves a little electronics.

Stian has a really great YouTube video on the project. I highly recommend checking it out:

Filament

I printed the body of the Parrot in Atomic Filament’s Perfect Red PLA. The beak is in Atomic Filament’s Neon Yellow UV Reactive PLA. The wings are in Atomic Filament’s White PETG and Emerald Pearl Swirl PLA.

Assembly

All the parts to the 3D printed Parrot

I wasn’t able to print the entire parrot body on my printer. The z-axis wasn’t large enough so I split the model into two parts.

I used a little CA to attach the two halves. I also used CA glue to attach the wing portions. The beak and eyes were such a snug fit I didn’t need to glue them in place.

3D Printed Human Scaled LEGO Parrot

The giant LEGO parrot is a really neat model and when I have the time, I look forward to printing and assembling the electronic version!

A human scale 3D printed Parrot

Giant 3D printed LEGO parrot

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Hello everyone, in this post I’m sharing details about my latest 3D print: a quest marker for The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. This was a project I started for February’s Art of Geek Challenge.

3D Model

When I first thought of the project, I had considered designing the model myself as an exercise for learning Fusion 360. But time ran out and fortunately I didn’t have to reinvent the wheel. I found the model for the Skyrim quest marker on Thingiverse. The model is designed by the user
Chronotau.

Companion 3D Print YouTube Video

Print Time

This was a short print. It took roughly 4 hours for the outer portion and another 2 hours for the inner portion. I printed the model at 20% infill with a brim on my Prusa i3 MK2S 3D printer.

Filament

I printed the outer portion of the quest marker in Black PLA from Atomic Filament. The inner portion of the marker was printed in White PETG from Atomic Filament. (It was the only white filament I had on hand, otherwise I would have used PLA.)

Assembly

The model was well designed and the two pieces snapped together. There is a slot in the model so no worries about alignment. I added a little super glue to keep the two pieces secured together.

3D Printed Skyrim Quest Marker

This was a fun print and I’ll hang the quest marker up in my garage.

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Hello everyone, today I’m sharing build details on my latest shop project: a mobile systainer cart! This was a really easy build that combined two of my favorite hobbies: woodworking and 3D printing.

Buying the official Festool systainer cart will cost you about $100. I was able to build mine for just the cost of the caster wheels. (I bought these 2″ ones on Amazon!) The rest of the supplies I already had on hand.

Most of the work for the systainer cart was cut out for me because the model for the 3D printed cleats is available on Thingiverse.

Let’s get started with the build!

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Tools and Supplies

The following items are some of the tools and supplies I gathered to build the mobile systainer cart.

Tools

• a 3D printer
• Table saw
• Hand saw and saw guide
• Bandsaw

Supplies

• Atomic Filament Black PLA
• Scrap 2×4
• Screws and washers (4 per caster)
• Wood glue
• Double Sided Tape

You can keep the project simple and use a pocket hole jig to join the base boards together, but I thought this project would be a great opportunity to practice other forms of woodworking joinery: specifically, half lap joints.

The only other time I’ve made half lap joints was for when I built my mobile base for the Ridgid Jointer.

How to Video Tutorial

Watch the how to make video below or continue reading for the written tutorial.

How to build a Systainer Cart

Here’s how I built the systainer cart.

Step 1: 3D print the cleats

Download the STL files via Thingiverse and 3D print them. I used Black PLA from Atomic Filament.

Step 2: Mill the 2×4

I used some 2×4 scraps to construct the base. Because I decided to use half laps for my joinery, I felt that it was worth it to go the extra mile and square the boards.

Step 3: Cut the 2×4 to size

To measure the size of the 2×4, I dry fitted the cleats on the base of one of my systainers and measured the distance between the parts.

I took that measurement and added 1/8″ to the lengths.

My cut list is:

• 10 3/4″ (2)
• 15 3/8″ (2)

These measurements will vary if you opt to use pocket hole joinery to build the base.

Step 4: Cut the half laps

First time I made a half lap joint, I used my circular saw and a chisel. This was a tedious process so this time around I opted to use my bandsaw and a handsaw.

Step 5: Assemble the base

I assembled the base with wood glue and clamps.

Step 6: Install the 3D printed cleats

To install the cleats and avoid issues with aligment, I dry fitted the cleats onto the base of a systainer and applied double sided tape.

Once the tape was on each cleat, I carefully placed the wooden base on top it.

Then, I removed the base from the systainer and screwed the cleats to the base.

Step 7: Install the caster wheels

Finally, install the 2″ caster wheels and enjoy!

Homemade Systainer Cart

Thanks for checking out my project! I hope it inspires you to build one for yourself!

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3D Printed Photography Sweep Stand (Infinity Backdrop)

I recently 3D printed a photography sweep stand for taking pictures of small items. The stand is a model that I found on Thingiverse. The model was designed by the user mistertech. I printed the photography sweep stand in some blue PLA that I purchased from Prusa Research when I purchased my Prusa i3 MK2S 3D printer.

I used the default PLA settings in the Prusa Edition of Sli3er.

3D Printed Origami Rabbit

It was a little tricky inserting the paper. I would secure one side of the paper, but then opposite side would come out. I think if I clipped 2 sheets of paper instead of one, the paper would be more secure and less likely to slip out.

3D printed photo backdrop stand

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3D Printed Cable Holders

I recently assembled my 3D printer and it has been running just about every day since. I’ll start writing blog posts featuring the items that I have 3D printed. Today, I’m sharing a pair of cable holders that I’ve printed. My husband had been complaining about having to re-route the wires at his desk whenever he unplugged his laptop. After a little searching, I found a cable holder model on Thingiverse. The model is thing:70549 designed by the user bardiaesm.

Cable holders printed with a Prusa i3 MK2S 3D printer

I printed the cable holders on my Prusa i3 MK2S 3D printer.  It took 1 hour and 15 minutes to print two cable holders. I printed the holders in Aqua Translucent PETG Pro filament from Atomic Filament. I used the default PET profile in Prusa Edition of Slic3r. I made a slight modification to the fan speed: dropped it from min 30 to min 25 and dropped the max 50 to max 45. Previously, I had an error with printing PETG: bed thermal runaway. After making that modification, I have not had any issues printing with PETG.

I was getting pretty excited about finally getting past the first layer of printing #PETG then this happens Bed thermal runaway. Time to google #3dprinting #prusai3 pic.twitter.com/q7ea2kuIET

— Ashley Grenon (@handmadewithash) August 7, 2018

Aqua translucent PETG cable holders

I attached the cable holders to the desk with double sided carpet tape. This has kept the cable holders secured to the desk with no signs of detaching.

3D printed cable holder (cable clips) in Aqua Translucent PETG Pro from Atomic Filament

I am pretty happy with how the print came out and look forward to printing more household solutions in the near future.

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