Wanna show off a project you're working on & chat with a few nerds about it? Join @neil3dprints.bsky.social & I for our weekly #3Dprinting show & tell maker meetup on discord, 20:00 BST. Link : discord.gg/YSVcYAZv6Q

I swear I'm not intentionally trying to "G2" this figure, it's just the colours that are already loaded on the printers. This prototype is going to look ...funky 😎 #3dprinting #transformers #prototyping

#3dprinting is cool. Modelled this from reference images a few years back. It's cool to see them side by side. #transformers #soundwave

Progress. Now I need to design a bird. And some batteries. But no head yet.

Only 10 more Days to go and we still have some slots to fill to make it happen! As a reminder these will be handmade from sterling silver and only if we reach a minimum number we can make them happen at all. If not that's okay, too but if you know anyone who might like these, pls share hehe🎃

Another FRU totem complete. #3dprinting #ffxiv

I feel like I'm waiting for something to happen.

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The cactuar and chocobo reversible mood lights are 7” tall, with a larger size coming soon. This seem to fit better on my desk space without it being too big. Cactuar is available on my Etsy shop today, the chocobo drops tomorrow! zelas.etsy.com/listing/4372... #ffxivmerch #xivmerch #ff14 #ffxiv

Last Thursday I was unwell & couldn't make it, but this week I'm back joining @neil3dprints.bsky.social on the weekly #3dprinting 'Show & Tell' meetup. We're gonnna have a chat about what we've all been working on. Come join us at 20:00 BST for roughly an hour. Link: discord.gg/YSVcYAZv6Q

There is a NEW #Transformers #Soundwave! I'm a little underwhelmed. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for any Soundwaves, it's just a bit samey after all the Siege recolours. Honestly I'd be more interested in finding a deluxe #Earthspark figure. Not that it matters anyway as I'm super broke right now.

Just went to check on a print from work via the Bambulab Handy app. I went to swipe back & a pop-up appears telling me the print has been cancelled. No confirmation check, nothing. Hours of printing & plastic wasted. What?

I just watched @sam-makes-toys.bsky.social's 3D Printed Whirl Transformer video (www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-E1...) and it was like listening to myself. I send it to my mum, who was very surprised when I said it wasn't me in the video. Maybe the #transformer #3dprinting brother I never had?

There's a little click fit joint that holds the hips up inside the body. It gets loose if you shake the figure, so I added a butt flap which now secures the hips in place. I prefer figures where everything tabs in. #3dprinting #transformer #prototyping

The downside to lots of #prototyping: The scrap pile. I wish I could say this is all of it. #3dprinting

It just looks so fed up It's really saying "😑"

There's something surprisingly peaceful about walking through town with the Radz-At-han night theme playing, blocking out all other sounds. #ffxiv

I've now set my Etsy to accept orders worldwide again. I'm too broke right now to not try & see what happens. #3dprinting #ffxiv #finalfantasy

Printing joints for #transformers on an FDM printer is ...tricky. It can't be too loose, or too tight, or loosen over time. At sizes comparable to the real toys you have little space to work with.

Still a work in progress 😅 This is all the screws & pins inside my Police Box Transformer design. #3dprinting #prototyping #design #transformers

Celebrating... Actually opening my site (lol) by giving away 1️⃣ Fat Carbuncle plush 🏆HOW TO ENTER: 🔵 Like + Share this post + Follow ME 🔵 NO GIVE AWAY ONLY ACCOUNTS (Please... I'll be very very sad) 🔵 Ends Sept 22, 2025 (PT) 🔵 International Entries are OK

"Lets turn off every single subscription service I pay for" kinda month.

Arms are nearly done. I'm happy with the solution I worked out, but it still need a few tweaks. Still to do: - Wrist rotation - Head design - Weapons - Laserbeak - Adjust hinges #3dprinting #solidworks #design #prototyping

You know the drill by now: - Thursday. - Me & @neil3dprints.bsky.social - Weekly #3dprinting 'Show & Tell' meetup. - Chat about what you've been working on with friendly makers. - 20:00 BST for an hour (or more). Link: discord.gg/YSVcYAZv6Q

Finally happy with the leg design. Shoulders are already done, as are the changes to the body, so next I need to work on the arms & hands. Then finally, the head. #3dprinting #transformers #prototyping

It's a good thing I don't have a Hasbro-esque budget for my #transformer design I'm updating 'cos I'd probably go well over with all these pins & screws 😅 Although in my defence, it would be a very different story if it was injection moulded instead of FDM printed. #3dprinting #prototyping

I should have learned by now; I have 2 printers, I should get 2 spools of each colour when I order, otherwise the speed benefit of multiple machines is often lost. Although, as I'm typing this, I realise I don't have space or the funds for 2 rolls of everything.

These turned out real nice. Who can tell what they are? #3dprinting #prototyping #transformers

I know this question gets asked a lot, but what do people actually do with their #3DPrinting PLA waste? There's only 2 UK recycling websites that come up when searching and both cost a bunch of money (mostly to cover deliver) for sending a relatively small amount of plastic.

How I see my design in #Solidworks. vs How I see my design, after #3DPrinting. It's easy to forget just how small some parts are in person when you can zoom in to any size on the screen.

Often #prototyping is just #3dprinting lots of very similar variations of the same part & testing which works best.

This Thursday we're doing something completely different. That was a lie. @neil3dprints.bsky.social & I are doing our usual weekly #3dprinting 'Show & Tell' meetup over on discord at 20:00 BST. We say it lasts an hour, but normally end up chatting longer. Join in here: discord.gg/YSVcYAZv6Q

Bloody brilliant. No sooner have I had to replace the heating assembly on one printer, I get a blob buildup on the other one which tears the wires out, meaning the heating assembly will need to be replaced on this one too. That's just ...great. #3dprinting

Byregots Hammer Necklace is a go! Handmade in collaboration with @regulationblues.bsky.social from fine silver. This is a strongly limited (~20) one time run but also they need to reach at least 10 orders to be able to happen. (more info in 🧵) polyethylen.bigcartel.com/product/hammer-necklace

Why is it that right when I should be heading to bed after a 3 day weekend that's been utterly wasted on a depressive episode, my brain decides it vehemently wants to rekindle progress on a design project I've given up on 10 months ago?

Time to test how tight my holes need to be when inserting from different directions. I said what I said. #3dprinting #prototyping #transformers

This joint isn't strong enough yet, but that's why two more variations are already printing. #3dprinting #prototyping #transformers

When I tell my colleagues at work that I spent the weekend making joints, this probably isn't what they imagine. #3dprinting #prototyping #transformers

Etsy needs a delivery option that just sets it to "everywhere that isn't the EU or the states". That is to say, I've set all my physical sales to UK only for the meantime, because the world is on fire & I can't ship anything without potentially needing a mortgage to cover it. #3DPrinting #ffxiv

"On Thursdays we talk about #3dprinting" - Mean girls, probably. Join me & @neil3dprints.bsky.social this evening at our weekly 'Show & Tell' meetup on discord, starts at 20:00 BST & normally goes at least an hour. I'm a little groggy today but I'll be there! Join here: discord.gg/YSVcYAZv6Q

#3DPrinter fixed ✅ Back up to two, letsgoo baybeeeeeee!

Progress. Now to bed. #3dprinting #prototyping

Tonight I've been reminded that trying to get to sleep by pondering your design problems is not the way to go, because if you come up with a solution you then feel compelled to act on it. Anyway, it's 2:30am, my printer is now running & I'm heading back to bed. #3dprinting #design #cad #prototyping

post a ffxiv meme made by you (take a few)

2 streams in 1 month? Crazy. Unheard of. Finishing up the #ffxiv alliance raid quest & going to the faire. www.twitch.tv/notjannet

Also made some changes & printed a new shoulder prototype. The ball joint works better & isn't floppy but it's also not quite tight enough yet & has a couple spots where it's less tight so needs more work. My worry is that at this scale, on an FDM printer, just how I remove supports will affect it.

Saturday morning prototyping, playing with hinges again. Figured out the best of these 4 combinations, modelled some new variation based on that & the next batch is already printing. #3dprinting

Oh heck, it's Thursday again already! Join me & @neil3dprints.bsky.social this evening at our weekly #3DPrinting Show & Tell meetup for an hour over on discord, starts 20:00 BST. Join here: discord.gg/YSVcYAZv6Q

I don't want to use the phrase "nearly twisted my balls off" but testing my little 3D printed ball joint has not gone according to plan. At least the prototype part looks kinda cool in black & red.

Youtube videos about Polypropylene make me giggle.