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My #DeathRacer braved all three fights! Only a little facelift needed. #SMRRF @The_SMF_ @samprentice.bsky.social
Piranha DeathRacer is on its way to #SMRRF in Manchester. Follow the quote tweets in order to see the nearly year-long evolving story. It's time. Today is the day! #3DPrinting #DeathRacer @The_SMF_ @samprentice.bsky.social
👍 Rest assured that Teddy has been paid handsomely... in treats and hugs 🐶 🐾♥️
Just in case my DeathRacer gets destroyed 😬 at #SMRRF, I decided to preserve it in 3D. Maybe even as a keychain. @EinstarOfficial Rockit did a great job. #3DScanning #3DPrinted #DeathRacer @The_SMF_ @samprentice.bsky.social
It’s here. Snapmaker U1 has officially landed. Chief Inspector Teddy 🐾 has already approved the delivery. Setup and testing coming soon. #snapmaker #SnapmakerU1 #3DPrinting
First test of the freshly built DeathRacer. Finally running in the wild. The gears need a little fine-tuning, but I’m very pleased with the result. Getting ready for SamPrentice’s DeathRacers show at The_SMF #SMRRF #3DPrinting
Thanks, Gabe, appreciated! I also designed and posted a few original models on file repositories. I understand the issue very well.
A section of the text of the article linked above. Every example calculation includes a $1 tip for the designer.
Good reminder (for both buyers and sellers) that the biggest contributor to cost is usually labor.
As someone whose designs are popular with sellers, this section stood out to me. I can say from experience that very few people are bothering to tip the designer. So kudos for encouraging it.
Updated 3D Print Cost Calculator, now cleaner and more user-friendly. Yes, it still includes the controversial “3D printer life expectancy (h)” metric 👀 3dwithus.com/3d-print-cos... #3dprint #cost #calculator
If you need to justify your 3D printing hobby at home, here’s a handy electricity cost calculator 😉 Spoiler: it doesn’t use as much power as you might think. For UK folks, it’s even more reasonable. 3dwithus.com/3d-printer-e... #3dprinting #electricity #calculator
Update: It is probably an anti-record, as I have been building this since April 2025, but there has been some progress. Electronics left 😅 Getting ready to @SamPrentice’s DeathRacers show at @The_SMF #SMRRF #3DPrinting
3DPI Executive Survey 2026: What does 3D printing look like in 2036? 3dprintingindustry.com/news/the-fut...
Full article with other industry voices:
3dprintingindustry.com/news/the-fut...
Thank you, @michaelpetch.bsky.social, Oscar Milani Gallieni, and Nick Stent, for organizing this again.
Significant funding flowed into Chinese personal 3D printing companies in late 2025. The full impact will take time, but 2026 should begin revealing faster product cycles, tighter integration, and broader expansion.
Tool-changer systems proved their value in 2025. In 2026, more brands will introduce alternatives. Less waste and faster multi-material workflows are hard to ignore.
AI made a noticeable leap last year, and in 2026, adoption will accelerate. Chat-based tools are already generating simple printable models. They are lowering the barrier to entry, and more users will rely on AI for usable starting points. #AI #3Dprinting
I was invited to contribute to the 3D Printing Industry 2026 Executive Survey. Based on what I see daily in the personal and prosumer market, here is my perspective on where 3D printing is heading: 👇🧵
Hey Teddy 🐶, this one’s not a toy.
EINSTAR Rockit 3D Scanner just landed.
Hands-on testing begins in March.
If you have specific scenarios you’d like covered, let me know.
This guide has never been stronger. Nearly a million impressions in the past three months, driven by its use in AI overviews. Visibility is changing fast — monetisation, not so much. 🤷
Universal Basic Income when? 😅
#AI #Search #Publishing
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The nice side effect for creator contributors who benefit from it 🎉
Congrats to Marcidy as we are sending x4 SUNLU filament spools this round! 🎉🎁🧵3/3
Totally understandable — for a company, one filament spool may not be worth the logistics or effort. That’s perfectly fine with us. We are still grateful and welcome brands to publish on the forum and, more importantly, stay on our radar 😉 👇🧵2/3
As usual — a bit of behind the scenes 🙂
Our forum Monthly Giveaway experiment is running smoothly and is genuinely rewarding to run.
One interesting observation: some winners who represent brands or companies chose not to claim the prizes. 👇🧵 1/3
New post! 🎉 Math that is fun and easy to print!
Illustrate 3D surfaces of revolution with 2D shapes. Designed for a hands-on approach to a topic some have trouble visualizing. The same base works for all six included tiles.
Exclusively at Cults3D: cults3d.com/:3985037
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Have you had a 7-Year 3D printing project? I have!
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See my new 3DWithUs article about School Valentine Exchanges. Reflections on designing with my own kids throughout elementary school along with #3DPrinting tips and musings. Enjoy!
3dwithus.com/classroom-va...
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I’ll be visiting the event again this year.
If you’re visiting or exhibiting and open to a collab or quick chat on the show floor, feel free to get in touch.
Planning to visit #TCT3Sixty this year?
Here are our 2025 highlights, with photos and on-the-floor impressions: 3dwithus.com/tct-3sixty-3...
Featured in 2025: @Piocreat3D, @PrintCityMMU, @Revopoint3d, #TCTAwards, @TCT3Sixty, more.
Published! 🥳 My new article "3D Printable Math Models for Teaching Complex Concepts" is now on the 3DWithUs site! I talk about math, teaching, and #3DPrinting with several of my latest designs.
➡️ 3dwithus.com/3d-printable...
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Takeaways:
• Single Shot (similar to photogrammetry) mode is useful
• Not needing a PC for scanning changes how and where you use it
• Editing/alignment in JMStudio gives more control
Full hands-on write-up (4+ examples) here: 3dwithus.com/3dmakerpro-t...
