What to print on a printer when you're bored. DIY gifts using a printer

A 3D printer is used not only for entertainment, but also for creating truly useful items. We will tell you about 20 things that will probably be useful to you in everyday life.

No. 1: sliding lock

A very useful thing for a summer resident or owner of a country house. Despite the fact that the lock is printed from plastic, it is suitable for a barn, country toilet or even a closet.

No. 2: office sign

An informative sign that can be placed on your desktop. Use it to tell clients and employees when your lunch is.

No. 3: book page holder

No. 4: coin sorter

A convenient device for those who constantly deal with coins. The sorter can be adapted for any currency. The model was presented on Thingiverse.

No. 5: folding sleeve for coffee glass

Buying coffee to go? Then you will need this protective sleeve to avoid burning your hands. The design is foldable, which means it will fit any coffee cup.

No. 6: honeycombs for storing cables

Chargers, USB or HDMI cables are probably scattered throughout the apartment. Now they can be stored in one place - in convenient honeycombs that we found on Thingiverse.

No. 7: mug stand

Nobody likes marks on furniture. To prevent their appearance, we suggest printing a coaster for your mug in the shape of a coffee molecule. It's funny, isn't it?

#8: SD card storage stand

It is not only convenient, but also beautiful. The cards are stored in a special stand in such a way that their corners form mountain peaks. Like the previous 7 models, we found the stand on Thingiverse.

No. 9: bag holder

It is very inconvenient to carry large bags from the store, because the handles literally eat into your palms. At Cults3D we found a device that will relieve discomfort.

No. 10: plastic bottle opener

An unusual boomerang will help you open a tightly closed plastic bottle even with one hand. You can download the model on Cults3D.

No. 11: set of parametric hooks

Beautiful and very practical hooks on which you can hang keys, towels, bags and other household items. You can find them on Thingiverse.

No. 12: shelf for charging phone

The shelf is printed exactly to the size and shape of the socket so that you can conveniently position your phone while charging it. We found this shelf on MyMiniFactory.

No. 13: soap dish

Consists of two parts that are removable and easy to clean from soap scum. You can download different patterns for the inner tray on Cults3D.

No. 14: shower head

Why spend money at a plumbing store? The attachment can now be printed on your home 3D printer by downloading it from Thingiverse.

No. 15: shelf with hiding place

A secret hiding place inside which you can store money, documents or other small items. We found it on MyMiniFactory.

No. 16: self-watering pot for indoor plants

With such a pot, your flowers and flowerpots will always bloom and smell. It is also suitable for storing freshly picked greens (if you want them to remain fresh for as long as possible). You can download the model on Cults3D.

No. 17: flash drive for secret data

A special case with a combination lock will help protect all your photos, documents or other files from theft and tampering. Do you want a flash drive like this? Her model is posted on Thingiverse.

No. 18: tip and slot for a slice of pizza

It can be used for its intended purpose, you can wear it as a keychain, or you can print a set of such slots at once and use them to divide pizza. Download from Cults3D.

No. 19: windshield scraper

With its help, you can quickly remove snow or ice from your car glass. We found it on Thingiverse.

No. 20: toilet paper holder

It was posted on YouMagine. This is a convenient holder in the style of the classic Space Invader.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 2: shelf for socket

Place a shelf next to your outlet to support your phone while charging. The shelf has an inclined recess that allows you to hold your smartphone or tablet in a vertical position.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 3: soap dish

Elegant bathroom soap dish with two washable compartments. If desired, you can change the pattern of the inner tray.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 4: handles with tags for bedside table

The art of storage doesn't have to be boring. The Hobb Knob is a small pen with a tag for describing things stored in drawers. Now you will never lose your socks!

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 5: cup holders With geometric patterns

When it comes to hot drinks, mug swirls are an inevitable risk. Everything takes a much more serious turn if there is a coffee-addicted inhabitant in the house. Available in three designs, these cup holders will help you avoid unsightly stains.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 6: lamp on hinges

This modular hinged lamp consists of 6 main elements: base, body and top part with LEDs. To make the lamp taller, you can add the required number of elements.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 7: one hand bottle opener

This boomerang-shaped bottle opener is useful for people who have difficulty performing tasks that require force, such as opening plastic bottle. Print it out and give it to your grandmother. She will appreciate this gesture.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 8: shower head

Is swimming under a waterfall on your list of things to do before you die? Next best thing is a 3D printed shower head (probably).

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 9: secret shelf

Hide valuable documents and stash away from prying eyes on this secret shelf.

Cool thing for 3D printing #10: handle for jar

Upgrade empty jam jars with a printed pen. What could be simpler?

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 11: plastic wrench

A complete plastic wrench for general use. Actually for screwing and unscrewing around the house.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 12: business card holder

“What a subtle yellowish hue, and the thickness is tasteful, oh my god, even the watermarks.” Do you have such a business card? Find a match in the form of this fully printed business card holder (yes, with a hinged lid). Instructions for adding a custom logo are included.
Download from ThingiVerse

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 13: alien invader toilet paper holder

Brighten up your bathroom with a functional print of the classic alien invader...ahem, holding your toilet paper.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 14: lifting platform

Here is a fully assembled lifting platform. Printed in its entirety. There's no need to fiddle with a bunch of details. Adjustable height can be used to lift or support an object of acceptable weight.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 15: automatic waterer for plants

Have your indoor plants become victims of neglect? FORGET ABOUT IT. Print this simple automatic plant waterer and your conscience will be clear.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 16: earbud headphone holder

We spend a lot of money on headphones on the go, but we don't protect them enough when we use them. Safely hide your headphones in this 3D printed holder.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 17: bag handle

We are all familiar with this situation. Dragging home from the supermarket, loaded with bags of groceries. Gravity causes the plastic to dig into your palms, am I right? ENOUGH. Print these bag handles and forget about chafed palms forever!

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 18: tablet stand

There are times when you need to be hands-free when working with a smart device, for example, when watching TV shows or cooking recipes. This simple stand supports tablets 7" and larger, suitable for both portrait and landscape modes.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 19: auto-drinker for plants No. 2

Another clever invention for the art of gardening. It is especially suitable for kitchen plants. The next time you buy fresh herbs for cooking, transplant them into this neat device and they'll stay fresh all week.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 20: door stop

Tired of everyone slamming doors at home or in the office? Then you need an UNCOMPROMISING door stop. Light weight, safe for children, designed for easy installation and easy fabrication on an FDM 3D printer. The creator of the prop also claims that the device can be used to repel zombie attacks, however this theory has not been tested.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 21: windshield scraper

If you want to quickly and easily remove snow and ice from your car's windshield, use this handy scraper. Printed without support, there is a hole at the end for a cord.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 22: water flow regulator watering hose

This special nozzle regulates the water flow in the watering hose, about 2 liters per minute. It's great if you have restrictions on water consumption in the middle of summer.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 23: modular wine shelf

Whether you are a beginner or a connoisseur in the world of wine, this WIRA modular wine bottle rack is an excellent solution for storing the noble drink. It can be expanded (or narrowed) to suit your collection by printing just the number of modules you need.

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 24: whistle for protection

This original design whistle is easy to make and carry. Durable and very loud. How loud? How about 118 decibels? This is more than enough to get people to hear about your emergency.
Download from ThingiVerse

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 25: Apple headphone holder

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 26: Umbrella holder for wheelchair

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 28: Disc protection

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 29: Snowball mold

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 30: Wine Bottle Guard

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 31: Pocket ashtray

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 32: Ring holder for glass

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 33: Apple remote control stand

Cool thing for 3D printing No. 34: Key holder

Three-dimensional technologies, firmly entrenched in our lives, do not stand still. 3D printing has become almost a mass phenomenon and continues to expand its scope of application. What can be printed on a 3D printer?

The 3D printer has entered our lives so deeply that it is used today in almost all spheres of human activity, from medicine to jewelry.

Applications of 3D printing

3D printing is a process of layer-by-layer manufacturing (building up) an object based on its built-up three-dimensional model from the following materials - plastic, photopolymer, gypsum, metal, paper and others.

Availability printing on a 3D printer makes it possible to carry out experiments in the construction and architectural fields, small-scale production, education, medicine, printing, advertising and jewelry.

The following main areas of application of 3D printing can be identified:

Architecture and construction. Using a 3D printer, architectural models of buildings of almost any level of complexity are created. Such models clearly demonstrate the architectural object and present it to the customer as advantageously as possible. Ready-made models of houses and buildings are also very popular due to their low cost.

Medicine. 3D printing has taken modern medicine one step forward and allows us to save lives. Using a 3D printer, dental crowns, dentures, an artificial kidney, joints, skin cells, organs and human tissues are printed.

Creation of a prototype for a new product, the production of which is planned to be launched, for the purpose of presenting it to the customer and final approval of the form. Manufacturing of mechanism parts - recreating lost or broken parts. Printing a prototype, which is used to create silicone mold for casting small batches of products.

Movie. Three-dimensional objects printed by the film industry are much more realistic and economical than computer graphics and real decor - antiques, jewelry, cars, interior design elements, etc.

Today, new models of clothing for high fashion are made on 3D printers - dresses, fur coats, shirts. In addition, 3D printing allows you to produce completely unusual shoe models from polyurethane, plastic and rubber.

Today you can make a test layout of packaging and bottles using a 3D printer. Such layouts can be colored and retain all design elements - barcode, label, trademark, etc.

When creating jewelry, the most labor-intensive process is making a wax prototype, today a wax model of the future jewelry can be grown using 3D printing.

Decorative elements and jewelry.

Manufacturing of souvenirs, toys and accessories.

What can you print on a 3D printer?

Printing on a 3D printer- a revolutionary technology that has become an integral part of the field of science and technology. In addition to the applications already listed, 3D printers are used in the most unexpected industries.

We present to your attention masterpieces of modern 3D printing.

Sweets

You can print sweets on a 3D printer in any quantity, in white or color, and you can also give them different flavors - mint, vanilla, fruit aromas.

Furniture

Design company Emerging Objects has released futuristic 3D printed furniture; - a bench made of a mixture of cement and a lamp made of natural salt.

A line of so-called ODD guitars was released in New Zealand. In addition, an “artificial” violin and a real acoustic guitar have already been created.

Reflex camera

Leo Marius developed the production technology SLR camera, you can now download the files and print your own camera on a 3D printer.

Automobile

The Urbee 2 car consists of 50 parts, each of which is printed on a 3D printer.

Weapon

Cody Wilson produced real 3D weapons thanks to 3D printing - the Liberator pistol.

Now you should not have a question: “ What can you print on a 3D printer?" The possibilities of 3D printing have virtually no limits. That is why 3D printing services are in demand and are in mass demand. Besides, modern technologies 3D printing is available to almost everyone.

Order 3D printing services you can in the company CLONE. Our specialists will help you not only print a 3D model of any complexity, but will also provide3D modeling services, scanning 3D objects and prototyping.

After making sure that the printer is connected, the drivers are installed and the device is working properly, you can start printing. Using the Word office program as an example, let's look at how to print text.

Open a ready-made text document or prepare it yourself, for which you need to copy or type the text on Word sheets, then edit and format it.

Further actions, based on the Office version, may vary slightly.

In version 2010 The printer icon for quick printing is displayed on the quick access panel. Pressing it will help fast printing.

In Word 2003 You will also find the printer icon without any problems.

IN 2013 There is no version of the Word icon on the Quick Access Toolbar by default, but you can easily add it by clicking the drop-down list and selecting . There is also a point below View, if you want to preview the design of the document.

You can also access the window responsible for sending to the printer through the menu File/Seal.

A universal combination will work in all versions Ctrl-P. Next you will go to the settings window. For the 2010 version it looks like this.

For 2003 So.

Here you can tune page range or specify specific numbers, select the number of copies, and specify the printer to which you want to send the document. Among the many other settings, let’s focus on the setting color or black and white print. To go to the window for setting these parameters, you should open Properties.

Here you choose Color and press OK for confirmation.

It is worth noting that these actions similar for any program that works with text.

Printing a web page

There are two ways to do this. First - copy(Ctrl+C) the desired text from the web page and insert(Ctrl+V) in text editor(for example, the same Word). Then print as shown in the first paragraph.

The second way is to print directly directly from the browser.

The easiest way to do this is by pressing the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P– a window will open settings. You can also open it using the menu button in the browser - Seal(example for Google Chrome).

Here in settings, you can set all the same parameters as in a Word document with a slightly different interface, but quite intuitive.

How to print a picture

You can open the picture print window without even opening it by selecting in the menu, after right-clicking on the icon, item Seal.

Ivan Zarubin

IT specialist, DIY startup.

I will not describe all the benefits and all the possibilities of 3D printing, I will simply say that it is a very useful thing in everyday life. It’s sometimes nice to realize that you yourself can create various objects and repair equipment that uses plastic mechanisms, various gears, fasteners...

I would like to immediately clarify why you should not buy a cheap Chinese printer for 15 thousand rubles.

As a rule, they come with acrylic or plywood cases; printing parts with such a printer will turn into a constant struggle with the rigidity of the case, calibrations and other events that will overshadow the beauty of owning a printer.

Acrylic and wooden frames are very flexible and light; when printing at high speeds, they seriously wobble, due to which the quality of the final parts leaves much to be desired.

Owners of such frames often collect various amplifiers/seals and constantly make changes to the design, thereby killing their time and mood to do printing rather than modifying the printer.

The steel frame will give you the opportunity to enjoy creating parts rather than struggling with the printer.

By following my little guide, you won't over-order and burn your first set of electronics like I did. Although this is not so scary: the cost of parts and spare parts for this printer is cheap.

The guide is intended mainly for beginners; 3D printing gurus will most likely not find anything new here. But those who would like to join, after assembling such a kit, will clearly understand what’s what. It does not require special skills or tools, just a soldering iron, a set of screwdrivers and hexagons.

The cost of components is current as of January 2017.

Ordering parts

1. The basis for the printer is the frame; the stronger and heavier it is, the better. A heavy and strong frame will not wobble when printing at higher speeds, and the quality of the parts will remain acceptable.

Cost: 4,900 rubles per piece.

The frame comes with all necessary fasteners. The guys put in plenty of screws and nuts.

2. Guide shafts and M5 studs. Threaded rods and guide shafts are not included with the frame, although they are in the picture.

• Polished shafts come in a set of 6 pieces.

Cost: 2,850 rubles per set.

Perhaps you can find it cheaper. If you are looking, be sure to choose polished ones, otherwise all the jambs of the shafts will affect the details and overall quality.

• M5 studs must be purchased in pairs.

Cost: 200 rubles per piece.

These are, in fact, ordinary studs that can be purchased at a hardware store. The main thing is that they are as even as possible. It’s easy to check: you need to put the pin on the glass and roll it along the glass; the better it rolls, the smoother the pin. The shafts are checked accordingly.

In general, we don’t need anything else from this store, because there is a wild markup on the same thing that can be purchased from the Chinese.

Cost of the set: 1,045 rubles.

RAMPS 1.4 - expansion board for Arduino. It is to this that all electronics are connected, and motor drivers are inserted into it. She is responsible for the entire power part of the printer. There are no brains in it, there is nothing to burn or break in it, you don’t need to take a spare one.

Arduino Mega 2560 R3 is the brain of our printer, onto which we will upload the firmware. I advise you to take a spare one: due to inexperience, it is easy to burn it, for example, by inserting the stepper motor driver incorrectly or by mixing up the polarity when connecting the limit switch. Many people struggle with this, myself included. So that you don’t have to wait weeks for a new one, take at least one more right away.

A4988 stepper drivers are responsible for the operation of the motors; it is advisable to purchase another set of spare ones. They have a construction resistor, do not twist it, it may already be set to the required current!

• Spare Arduino MEGA R3.

Cost: 679 rubles per piece.

• Spare A4988 Stepper Motor Drivers. I advise you to additionally take a spare set of 4 pieces.

Cost: 48 rubles per piece.

Cost: 75 rubles per piece.

It is necessary to protect our Arduino. It has its own step-down regulator from 12 V to 5 V, but it is extremely capricious, gets very hot and dies quickly.

Cost of the set: 2,490 rubles.

There are 5 pieces in the set, we only need 4. You can look for a set of four, but I took the whole set, let there be one spare. It will be possible to upgrade it and make a second extruder to print supports with a second extruder or two-color parts.

Cost of the set: 769 rubles.

This kit contains everything you need for this printer.

Cost: 501 rubles per piece.

In its back there is a card reader into which you will later insert a memory card with models for printing. You can take one spare: if you connect some element incorrectly, then most likely the display will die first.

If you plan to connect the printer directly to your computer and print from the computer, then the screen is not necessary at all; you can print without it. But, as practice has shown, it is more convenient to print from an SD card: the printer is not connected to the computer in any way, you can put it even in another room without fear that the computer will freeze or you will accidentally turn it off in the middle of printing.

Cost: 1,493 rubles per piece.

This power supply is a little larger in size than what it should be, but it fits in without much difficulty, and it has plenty of power to spare.

Cost: 448 rubles per piece.

Required for printing with ABS plastic. For printing PLA and other types of plastic that do not shrink when cooled, you can print without heating the platform, but a table is required; glass is placed on it.

Cost: 99 rubles per piece.

Cost: 2,795 rubles per piece.

This extruder is a direct extruder, that is, the plastic feeding mechanism is located directly in front of its heating element. I advise you to take just this one, it will allow you to print with all types of plastic without much effort. The kit contains everything you need.

Cost: 124 rubles per piece.

Actually, it is necessary for blowing PLA and other slowly hardening types of plastic.

Cost: 204 rubles per piece.

Very necessary. A larger cooler will significantly reduce the noise from the printer.

Cost: 17 rubles per piece.

If clogged, it is easier to change the nozzles than to clean them. Pay attention to the diameter of the hole. Alternatively, you can select different diameters and choose for yourself. I preferred to stop at 0.3 mm; the quality of the resulting parts with such a nozzle is enough for me. If quality does not play a special role, take a wider nozzle, for example 0.4 mm. Printing will be much faster, but the layers will be more noticeable. Take several at once.

Cost: 31 rubles per piece.

It is very easy to break off, be careful. You don’t have to take a drill: it’s easier, as I wrote above, to get spare nozzles and change them. They cost pennies, but they clog extremely rarely - when using normal plastic and having a filter, which is what you will print first.

Cost: 56 rubles per piece.

There are 5 pieces in the set, 4 are used for the table, one spring is used for the X-axis limiter.

The assembly process is quite fascinating and is somewhat reminiscent of assembling a Soviet metal construction set.

We assemble everything according to the instructions except for the following points

In paragraph 1.1, at the very end, where the end supports are attached, we do not install 625z bearings - however, we did not order them. We leave the lead screws in “free floating” in the top position, this will save us from the so-called wobbling effect.

In paragraph 1.4 in the picture there is a black spacer. It is not included with the frame; instead there are plastic bushings, we use them.

In paragraph 1.6, we attach the Y-axis limit switch holder not to the back, but to the front wall of the printer. If this is not done, the parts will be printed as mirror images. No matter how I tried to overcome this in the firmware, I could not.

To do this, you need to resolder the terminal on the back of the board:

In paragraph 2.4 we have a different extruder, but it is attached in exactly the same way. This requires long bolts; we take them from the table adjustment kit (18th position in the list). The frame kit does not come with the long bolts that are available at local stores.

In paragraph 2.6, we begin assembling our “sandwich” from Arduino and RAMPS and will immediately make a very important modification, which is rarely written about in manuals, but which is nevertheless very important for the further smooth operation of the printer.

We need to decouple our Arduino from the power that comes from the RAMPS board. To do this, unsolder or cut off the diode from the RAMPS board.

We solder the voltage regulator to the power input, which we set in advance to 5 V, simultaneously desoldering the standard power socket. We glue the regulator to someone who is more convenient, I glued it to the back wall of the Arduino itself.

I soldered the power from the power supply to the RAMPS separately to the legs to leave a free terminal for connecting other devices.

Before starting, we check that nothing is stuck anywhere, the carriage moves to the limiter and back without obstacles. At first everything will move slowly, but over time the bearings will rub in and everything will go smoothly. Don't forget to lubricate the guides and studs. I lubricate with silicone grease.

Let’s check again that there is no short circuit anywhere, the stepper motor drivers are installed correctly according to the instructions, otherwise both the screen and the Arduino will burn out. The limiters also need to be installed with the correct polarity, otherwise the voltage regulator on the Arduino will burn out.

Preparation for use

If everything is connected correctly, you can proceed to the next operating instructions.

Useful materials on some parameters of our firmware

• My configured and working version of the firmware for this printer and extruder. It is slightly calibrated to fit the parts we ordered.

We upload the firmware via the Arduino IDE 1.0.6, select Auto Home on the printer screen, and make sure that the limit switches are connected correctly and the steppers have the correct polarity. If it moves in the opposite direction, simply turn the terminal on the motor 180 degrees. If after starting to move you hear a nasty squeak, this is the squeak of the stepper drivers. It is necessary to tighten the trimming resistor on them according to the instructions.

I advise you to start printing from PLA plastic: it is not capricious and sticks well to blue tape, which is sold in construction stores.

I use plastic from Bestfilament. I took REC companies, but I didn’t like how the layers lay down. There are also a sea of ​​different brands and types of plastic: from rubber to “wooden”, from transparent to metallized... Another company that I recommend is Filamentarno. They have amazing colors and a great proprietary type of plastic with excellent properties.

I print with ABS and HIPS plastic on Kapton tape coated with regular glue stick from the office supply store. This method is good because there is no smell. There are many others different ways increasing the adhesion of the part to the table, you will learn about this yourself through trial and error. Everything is achieved through experience, and everyone chooses their own method.

Why this Prusa i3 based printer?

1. The printer is “omnivorous”. You can print with any available types of plastic and flexible rods. Today's market various types plastic is quite developed, there is no such need to have a closed box.
2. The printer is easy to assemble, configure and maintain. Even a child can tinker with it.
3. Reliable enough.
4. Accordingly, a sea of ​​information about its configuration and modernization is distributed on the Internet.
5. Suitable for upgrade. You can order a second extruder or an extruder with two print heads, replace linear bearings with caprolon or copper bushings, thereby increasing print quality.
6. Affordable.

Filament filter

I printed a mount for the E3D V6 extruder, I printed for some time with this extruder with Bowden feed. But I returned back to MK10.

I purchased this upgrade; in the future we will print with two plastics.

I insulated the table for faster heating: a backing with a reflective foil layer and an adhesive base. In two layers.

I made the backlight from LED strip. At some point I got tired of turning on the light to control the print. In the future, I plan to mount the camera and connect it to a Raspberry Pi printer for remote monitoring and sending models for printing without juggling the flash drive.

If you have children, this construction set will be very useful and interesting. It won’t be difficult to introduce children to this trend; they themselves will enjoy printing various toys, construction sets and smart robots for themselves.

By the way, children's technology parks are now being actively opened across the country, where children are taught new technologies, including modeling and 3D printing. Having such a printer at home will be very useful for an enthusiastic child.

If I had such a thing as a child, my happiness would know no bounds, and if we add to this various motors, Arduino, sensors and modules, I would probably be absolutely blown away by the possibilities that would open up before me. Instead, we melted plastic from old toys and lead from batteries found in the trash.

I wish everyone who decides to repeat it a successful assembly and quick arrival of the ordered goods. :)

Thank you for your attention, if you have any questions, please ask.

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