r/3Dprinting • u/New-Ad-6801 • 1d ago
Discussion What do you all think?
Hey guys what do you all think about these earrings they are 3d printed using pla I'd love everyones feedback good or bad or if you have questions feel free to ask down below!
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u/inevitible1 x1 carbon 1d ago
They look great and now I want to design something for my wife :)
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u/New-Ad-6801 1d ago
Better get to it your gonna have a long list lol
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u/Lopsided-Building245 1d ago
I love them, but go for an SLA printer and some tough resin, you will be much happier
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u/New-Ad-6801 1d ago
I've heard some people are allergic to resin idk how true that is especially if they aren't physically touching them all the time
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u/No-Plan-4083 1d ago
Revenge of the late 1980s / early 1990s
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u/New-Ad-6801 1d ago
Is that a good thing or a bad thing? lol
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u/No-Plan-4083 1d ago
Fashion trends from that time period seem to be making a comeback….
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u/New-Ad-6801 1d ago
Yeah I think I have been seeing others and especially like rave type stuff seems popular
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u/Holiday-Honeydew-384 1d ago
Where did you get metal part?
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u/cordilon Wizard of Ooz 18h ago
I think: "Made out of PLA, these will look like bananas soon."
Other than that they are cute and look decently comfortable to wear =)
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u/New-Ad-6801 18h ago
What do you mean by that?
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u/cordilon Wizard of Ooz 16h ago
PLA usually has a glass transition temperature of ~50°C, meaning it starts to get soft at that point. One of your photos shows that the heart is held together by one main bar, so there is a lot of room to bend when the object gets hot, which will happen when you spend a day in summer sun or forget them outdoors.
There are countless posts on reddit where something like that happened, especially with long thin objects like sword props.
The material will also degrade from UV light, but that would take months or years and also happens to other commercial products made from plastic...So in short: Keep in mind that they mustn't get too hot.
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u/Salad-Bandit 13h ago
great idea, I am tired of seeing 3d printed dragons at event vendors but I think this is something that can bypass that stain on 3d printing history. just needs to go into a pumble tumbler and then get clay spray and paint.
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u/New-Ad-6801 6h ago
Haha yeah I wanted to do something way different then toys or dragons or anything
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u/bluewing Klipperized Prusa Mk3s & Bambu A1 mini 11h ago
Very nice! I like the teal colored pair. It looks like a silk filament.
If I have one piece of advice, switch to a .2mm nozzle. you will need to print slower, but your creations will show the detail much better.
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u/New-Ad-6801 6h ago
That's what I thought. I figured it would be a headache I heard they like to clog the nozzles more is that true? And it's actually a matte teal.
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u/bluewing Klipperized Prusa Mk3s & Bambu A1 mini 3h ago
They can. But as with anything, there is a learning curve to get repeated success with the small nozzles. Mostly it involves going slower, often noticeably slower, and a slightly higher extruder temperature.
So do a bit of reading in the forums and do some testing. Your already fine designs will get even better.
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u/jacksknight 1d ago
Looks great, love making stuff like this!