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Cults 3DMinecraft | Bee | 3D Insect | 3D Printing Ideas | 3D Print | 3D Printer Design | 3D Printed gifts | 3D Print Model | MovieMinecraft | Bee | 3D Insect | 3D Printing Ideas | 3D Print | 3D Printer Design | 3D Printed gifts | 3D Print Model minecraft bee stl | minecraft 3d print | bee model stl | gamer desk decor | voxel bee | resin printable bee | minecraft creature model | cute 3d print | geek gift 3d model | 3d printable animal 🇬🇧 Minecraft Style Bee – STL File for 3D Resin Printing 🐝 Digital STL file for home 3D printing 🖨️ Compatible with resin printers (SLA/DLP) and filament printers (FDM/FFF) 🧩 Model: Minecraft-inspired Bee 📐 Dimensions: 42.89 mm x 38.81 mm x 46.98 mm ✨ Description: Looking for a cute blocky companion for your shelf? This Minecraft-style bee is a perfect addition for any gamer or 3D print enthusiast! Easy to print on resin printers and loaded with charm, this buzzing bee is great for decoration, gifting, or just showing off your Minecraft love in real life! 🧠 Creative Uses: 🎮 Gamer room decoration 🎁 Gift for Minecraft fans 🖼️ Shelf or desk accessory 📸 Prop for Minecraft-themed photos 🎒 Backpack charm (just add a keychain ring!) 🧸 Cute display figure for collectors 📌 Notes: This is a digital item – no physical product will be shipped. Personal use only. Please do not resell or redistribute. ⚠️ License – Personal Use Only This STL file is shared for personal, non-commercial use. Selling the file, redistributing it, or selling 3D prints made from this file is not allowed. 📲 Follow me for more original 3D models! Discover more creative projects, models, and updates: 🔹 Instagram: @kj.stl.factory 🔹 Facebook: KJ STL Factory 💜 Thanks for supporting my work! Every follow helps me create even more free and premium designs for you. 🚀

Wow. I got a spool of high-speed PLA filament because it was on sale and I wanted the color. I increased the temperature to max and the speed a bit, thinking well, let's just have a look. First print was fine, but when I did a bed level test since the first layer wasn't nice, it made the worst mess I ever produced. After an hour of tests, I learned that high-speed PLA MUST be printed at high speeds. There's a min speed printed on it that I didn't even read, which was a mistake. 1/2
#3Dprinting

You Wouldn’t Download a TIE Fighter

A few weeks ago I asked what good entry 3D printer options I should consider. The tween peer pressure has increased as there’s been more fidget printing and trading this school year, and I got interested in some fun possible use cases as well.

I had long ignored the category for various reasons, but mostly just the fact that we didn’t really have a dedicated space for such a device. However, with the advent of RTO5, we’re flipping the space I had been using as a home office into more of a tween hang and guest room.

The feedback pretty much fell into two categories: get a Prusa since it’s open and EU manufactured; or get a Bambu because they’re fairly cheap and easy. There were a few other outliers. We decided on the Bambu A1 Mini, mostly on price since we’re not sure this hobby will “stick”. (Technically we thought we were getting a great price on an A1, but it was actually a Mini and we didn’t read the listing carefully enough.)

We didn’t get an AMS, in part because multicolor printing seemed more wasteful. If we love printing things I could see upgrading to something like a Prusa CORE One eventually. Another consideration was that the Mini was in stock in US, so with fluctuating tariffs that was also a factor for the price.

Of course we had to start off with a Benchy made from the sample filament that came with the printer.

And a very satisfying “impossible passthrough” fidget cube:

Timelapse!

I was curious about model making so tried a clip out and snap together AT-ST. Unfortunately something with the thickness of the layer settings that I couldn’t figure out made it so the tabs didn’t fit into one another.

After that I tried a TIE Interceptor model. I need a better tool (or some sanding) for getting the parts out of the frame. I also put two parts together out of order so one of the side flanges snapped off a bit. Lesson learned for next time.

Not sure yet what’s next. Something that is a combination of fun and useful, like a better toilet paper holder than the ones that came with our house.

Last month I bought a new 3D printer, the old one was broken a long time ago.
I did a new iteration to my MSX self assemble cartridge and the result is gorgeous. No screws needed.
Still some things to tweak, mainly for the sticker area.

This is perhaps somewhat entitled of me, but I am not going to commit to your modular storage system if it requires some weird hardware that apparently can only be reliably sourced from one place. M2.5 square nuts in a particular size that doesn’t appear conform to an actual standard? Ugh.

Everybody wants to create their own system because that gets people coming back for more downloads and points, but if you’re going to do that your hardware choices should be accessible. #3DPrinting

Fellow #3Dprinting peeps: does anyone know of a good quality “blurple” colored¹ PLA filament? I’ve mostly just stuck to Inland and Anycubic PLA+/PLA Pro filaments for my Ender 3v2, so something similar would be great.

¹Blueish-purple, like this:

Its barely even still wednesday, but here's a WIP Wednesday post...

I've started working on a retro-ish desk clock / home assistant speaker.

Still early days, but hopefully the design will flesh out and end up useful and printable.

Once I get a bit further, I plan to print this out as a clock only at first to make sure I like looking at the design, then figure out how to squeeze the electronics in.

@3dprinting #FreeCAD #wipwednesday #3DPrinting

Introducing... Pingu Camera. I bought a used DSLR for astrophotography four months ago hoping it would take better photos than my phone. I 3D printed an adapter for it to fit into a standard eyepiece slot. Unfortunately it was a bit of a failure for two reasons: firstly, this camera isn't mirrorless, so it had a shutter inside it, and when that shutter flips up to take photos it sends vibrations through the entire telescope. I couldn't get any good photos of planets. Secondly, the sensor is so far back into the camera that I have to get out a screwdriver and slide the entire upper tube a few inches closer to the mirror to achieve proper focus.