# Let’s talk 3D printing **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [July 23, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700 "2020-07-23T16:28:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/444 "2024-04-01T12:28:56Z")
OD does cabal and Luftverk has fluid. There’s also the Duncan guts ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/445 "2024-04-01T20:29:44Z")
![IMG_5997](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/c/c/9cccc3d8e8640810ca7805ffbb7d805158716f8d.jpeg) ![IMG_5996](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/c/8/3c8db1637e4a85326e7be161229631defc75aea4.jpeg) Accidentally removed a print when I ran out of filament instead of changing over. I was printing a big narrow dish shaped yo-yo with a fingerspin dimple, tentatively called the Dish. Now its edges are razor sharp!!! Loop 720 for scale. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/446 "2024-04-02T11:42:44Z")
Here’s the reprint. Butterfly for scale. ![IMG_5999](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/7/f/f7fad858651f6d2f11c36c2f1f68ef8cc1805540.jpeg) I don’t love it. Right now the axle is press fit but needs to be glued. I think maybe back to CAD with this one. Smaller diameter, bigger rim. Also somehow wound up with sharp edges in spite of what I thought was a generous fillet. ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/447 "2024-04-02T12:20:01Z")
What is your top layer pattern? Usually monotonic line works best. I wonder if you pulled the lettering out instead of having it recessed in if it would get rid of the pattern change around the letters? ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/448 "2024-04-02T13:09:37Z")
It’s just plain monotonic. I haven’t really been scrutinizing the top layer in my slicer but I probably should. I’ll try monotonic line and bringing it up. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/449 "2024-04-02T20:02:13Z")
Just closing the loop on this for the archives. Emailing OD directly was the way to go and I have a few kits on the way. ---
**Author:** ![Simyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Simyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Simyo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/450 "2024-04-02T23:49:54Z")
If you need the specs for side effects it’s in the download file for teh hackr. [Teh Hackr - One Drop YoYos](https://onedropyoyos.com/teh-hackr) ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/451 "2024-04-03T13:18:31Z")
![IMG_6003](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/e/d/eedf43297efd39689ab9879071e4e381e6b88df5.jpeg) ![IMG_6002](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/0/7/b0745207f6757346505c5b3b683652b610660251.jpeg) Fresh print in blue. This is roughly the same Pixie design but I hollowed it out. I was experimenting with slicing the design in gray with lower infill and more perimeter weight, so I took it back to the CAD, hollowed it out, and printed it solid. Clocks in at 46g, one gram lighter than the gray (60% infill). The new blue also uses a raised inscription, which looks better but the text is a bit too small. I also did close the axle hole to the dimple. This one is press fit together with a 1/4” wood dowel axle, but I’m concerned about longevity because it’s only 16mm long. I’ll have to play it for a while. I also have a new PLA. I was hoping this silky blue would look closer to Butterfly blue and it does. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/a/b/0abb78c24b74236b7c31e51c994a10f0fab82dc3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/452 "2024-04-04T10:40:45Z")
![IMG_6009](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/5/e/25edc274ec698051dd8000ef9070ee3344176735.jpeg) Latest print on the right. 44g. Glued wood axle (hole came out too big for a press fit). Very happy with the raised inscription; looks great! Same design as the silver from last post but different slicing strategy. 30% infill will big perimeters to try to put the weight in the edges (vs normal perimeters and 60%). I think I prefer the hollowed out overall (the left, solid infill) and the higher infill lower perimeter (silver above). I think I’m done prototyping this one for now, as I can sense that I’m about to go down a rabbit hole where I let perfect be the enemy of good. I feel I got two very viable designs for solid EDC replacement for my fingerspin mod Butterfly, so I’m pretty happy with how they have turned out. ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/453 "2024-04-04T12:30:00Z")
The raised lettering is a big improvement! Well done. These look nice. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/454 "2024-04-06T11:38:58Z")
![IMG_6024](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/4/e/e4eda5a95636ac6fe78c185fbeb76d492e22a400.jpeg) Fresh print. Tentatively named “The Brute.” Design goals for this one were to try out some new and different features. I wanted blockier, to use chamfers instead of filets, I wanted to try this side engraving, and I wanted a definitely oversized feeling. I also am experimenting with a new response (the concentric circles on the inner wall are an artifact) and a bigger axle at 5/16”. ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/455 "2024-04-06T13:26:09Z")
Nice job. Looks chonky. ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/456 "2024-04-06T13:34:31Z")
Neat. I like it ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/457 "2024-04-06T19:21:19Z")
![IMG_6025](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/4/6/f46ec205eed287d1edc60a97fb03c828d0e4fa23.jpeg) New counterweight design too. It’s made of 4 pieces, two halves, a spacer for the channel, and a shaft with a hole through (which I couldn’t remove by hand for the photo below). ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/b/2/7b23911a91519bf4f1ae2c0092757d233f885c89.jpeg) It plays pretty well. At 9g it’s just a tad light for my taste. I’m probably going to make the halves wider but keep the spacer the same, and I had tried to thread the shaft but it didn’t print out that way. Threads were probs too small. Will make some bigger ones. ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/458 "2024-04-06T19:24:12Z")
Maybe add a space for a nut or small washer and pause the print at the layer before the printer closes it up to add some weight. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/459 "2024-04-06T19:28:42Z")
I think a little larger is entirely appropriate, but that’s also not a bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/460 "2024-04-07T11:48:00Z")
The fully assembled Brute. ![IMG_6027](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/5/6/d568235bcf2786d31082c6752a644ad565bffe1b.jpeg) ![IMG_6026](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/9/7/297c2f21447b5353bcdb216749e1f68f0f7bda88.jpeg) Clocks in at 52g. Not as large feeling as I was hoping at 58mm. Kind of feels like a hockey puck on a string, but the response is very nice. Might need to play with some of the parameters and maybe sculpt the gap a little more. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/461 "2024-04-08T13:07:14Z")
![IMG_6030](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/d/c/bdca43d18bae8a1e754f005db94d3147cc01ba79.jpeg) Been busy. Think I’m going to have a few to sell on here shortly… ---
**Author:** ![Kray](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kray/32/92176_2.png) [@Kray](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kray)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/462 "2024-04-10T20:11:30Z")
@TheThrowingGnome here some cool stuff if you do not know it already > **[What is HueForge?](https://shop.thehueforge.com/blogs/news/what-is-hueforge)** > > HueForge is software which allows you to create detailed multi-color 3D Prints using only Swap-by-Layer through a process we call Filament Painting. It isn't a slicer or a painting program.  HueForge generates a model file for you, and then... ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700/463 "2024-04-10T20:18:36Z")
You’re some sort of mind reader @Kray :joy:. I bought Hueforge two days ago! Here is my first print of a well known local horse statue. ![IMG_2270](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/c/9/ac9f5b395f9d08cf30b16efb22b22b9c3570b4e3.jpeg) [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700.md?page=22) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/let-s-talk-3d-printing/324700.md?page=24)