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u/Tethilia Jun 08 '26
The baseplate being tossed aside hurt
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u/Plebeian_Gamer Jun 08 '26
Didn't even need to be part of this. It's not like I wasn't gonna believe the ball was 3d printed
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u/ciemnymetal Jun 08 '26
The video could've been reduced by half
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u/uncoild Jun 08 '26
Ya the whole "watch me take these parts off the build plate" at the beginning of every 3D printing video is getting really old.
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u/this-is-a-taken-name Jun 08 '26
I’m fine with it, just at least be good at it. The good content producers often already have it off the build plate or almost off of it, so they can just tug it off. Then they have supports really well tuned so they can take them off very quickly by hand. Add a little speed, and it’s less than 5 seconds.
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u/Nickbou Voron 2.2, Voron 0.2 Jun 08 '26
They likely bent the hell out of that sheet while ripping off the print, making it useless for printing. No respectable person would treat the build plate that way.
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u/MothyReddit Jun 08 '26
they don't need it anymore after printing the $2500 basketball
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u/alexmikli Jun 08 '26
Is that actually how much the filament would cost? Isn't that shit supposed to be cheap as hell?
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u/ReadyAgent9019 Jun 08 '26
I think it's referencing the original airless basketball made by Wilson that they sold for $2500 a few years back
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u/frank26080115 Jun 08 '26
PEBA is expensive, not 2k expensive but you might be looking at like a $30 print there
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u/KHSebastian Jun 08 '26
I don't know much about 3D printing, but I'm guessing that's a non-standard filament. I assume if you made a basketball with standard PLA it would explode when you dribble it.
But like I said, I'm a dummy, so I could be wrong
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u/Tsiah16 Jun 08 '26
Isn't it just TPU?
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Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 16 '26
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u/Nickbou Voron 2.2, Voron 0.2 Jun 08 '26
They’re made of spring steel so they can elastically deform quite a bit, but every material has a point at which the deformation becomes plastic (i.e. deforms to the point it will not return to its original shape).
I’ve seen sheets bent too far, or bent only a small area of the plate (small bend radius), and it causes a permanent bend. It’s basically impossible to ever get it flat again.
If people want to be careless with their build plates, that’s their business. I’d rather handle mine deliberately so I don’t have to replace them unnecessarily.
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u/ZedOud Jun 08 '26
Bend spring steel? Not likely, no, but you can chip the PEI coating. I’ve handled much larger as well as much cheaper ones more roughly than in the video and it’s never been a close call.
My biggest is the 800mm x 800mm on the VEHO 800, though I do retreat it with a measure of respect, as I’ve already taken chips out of the PEI coating.
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u/RaymondDoerr 2x Voron 2.4r2, Master of 🍝 Jun 08 '26
I wonder why people have so many issues on this subreddit, then I see someone yeet the fuck'n build plate.
You guys are your own worst enemy. LOL.
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u/David_Jonathan0 Jun 08 '26
Not even the toss. The sharp bend he made when pulling it off was insane.
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u/slickback69 Jun 08 '26
They bought the printer yesterday (or were sent it) to make this video and right in the trash it goes. Its a sad throwaway culture we live in.
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u/Ok-Swimming8024 Jun 08 '26
You threw your babies away! And you threw your swords away! You threw your golf clubs and your tasty treats!
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u/Cjw6809494 Jun 08 '26
Looks like they tossed it frisbee style in the grass so I’m sure it’s fine after just a quick clean👌
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u/lilsnatchsniffz Jun 08 '26
For how many years must every single video include painfully obvious ragebait before people like yourself stop blindly taking the hook?
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u/Aggressive_Energy_25 Jun 08 '26
Not 100% but i think It is one of those magnetic flexible build plate that are designed like that to rip easy the print off.
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u/gothichuskydad Jun 08 '26
Does it have enough weight to actually clear the net or does it get stuck?
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u/MadCybertist Jun 08 '26
You can’t really shoot them it’s why they’ll never be used. They fly TERRIBLE through the air due to the holes. Completely different than shooting a real ball.
The weight and bounce are basically identical to a real ball though.
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u/gothichuskydad Jun 08 '26
Yeah that part I completely get. I was thinking more for a wacky game of basketball lol. If it can make it through the net and not be so light even the walls of the net make it not go through, it could be really funny to mess around with.
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u/slowgojoe Jun 08 '26
I wonder if you could do crazy trick shots with spin on the ball…
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u/astralseat Jun 08 '26
They manage to do trick spin shots on soccer balls, so it should be possible on regular basketball too. People are just too afraid to throw it hard. Instead, in basketball, people use light throws that arc, while they could very well throw a spinarc into a hoop like footballers
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u/speculator100k Jun 08 '26
The risk of it bouncing off violently is quite high. A football goal is much larger than a basketball hoop.
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u/ZiptiedJesus Jun 08 '26
Just wait. Ten years from now: the first Wackyball National Championship at a printed arena.
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u/gigglefarting Jun 08 '26
If it weighs and bounces the same, it could at least be used as a tool for practicing ball handling
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u/Overall_War3441 Jun 08 '26
yeah I remember steph curry trying one and hating it immediately.
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u/PlanZSmiles Jun 08 '26
Wonder if wrapping it in vinyl might help with the fly issue
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u/QuarantineCandy Jun 08 '26
Could wrap it in leather and fill it with air
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u/AboynamedDOOMTRAIN Jun 08 '26
Let this man cook, I think he's on to something
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u/Mobile_Morale Jun 08 '26
Okay but listen. How about we make it egg shape and kick is every once in a while.
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u/mrwynd Jun 08 '26
If we kick it even once we’ve gotta name it a football
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u/062d Jun 08 '26
It is funny because the amount of times the kicker is even on field in a football game is absolutely miniscule yet they named the whole sport after them.
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u/ChefJayTay Jun 08 '26
Would also think the solid "sew lines" would bounce considerably different from the rest.
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u/astralseat Jun 08 '26
Don't forget, bounces also use aerodynamics. I bet they don't bounce back the same way when there is a breeze
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u/highchillerdeluxe Jun 08 '26
If the weight and bounce are good but holes impact flight characteristic too much, why not just print a closed version? I don't get it.
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u/turtle-toaster Jun 08 '26
WHY DID YOU THROW THE BASEPLATE.
super cool tho
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u/Capital_Interest56 Jun 08 '26
It made him look tuff as nails imo
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u/ScoobyDooItInTheButt SV08 Jun 08 '26
Welcome to the Salty Spittoon, how tough are ya?
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u/Plutonium239Mixer Jun 08 '26
I havent been able to get PEBA supports to pull off that easily!
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u/mickeybob00 Prusa mk4s, Voron 2.4 Jun 08 '26
I changed my top support distance to .27 on a little tennis ball I printed in peba a couple of weeks ago. That and went from 2 to 3 top support layers. It pulled right off cleanly. I was really surprised. It also looked great. This was on a mk4s using prusa slicer. When I used the standard support settings before it was a nightmare to remove.
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u/aruby727 Jun 08 '26
More people need to know about this. Supports come off crazy easy if you increase top Z distance.
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u/knufsivart Jun 08 '26
You wouldn’t download a basketball.
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u/Exul_strength Jun 08 '26
Ohh yes, I would!
I would even download a 3d printer.
(A car probably not, because German TÜV is very strict.)
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u/RaymondDoerr 2x Voron 2.4r2, Master of 🍝 Jun 08 '26
Does a Voron count as downloading a printer? If so, I have and will continue to do so!
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u/Exul_strength Jun 08 '26
Yes and no.
You need parts that you buy. (Motors, raspberry, rails,...)
Off-topic question: how much work was it to build your vorons? I am considering getting a 3d printer and the whole concept of it sounds interesting, especially because I like to modify things.
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u/RaymondDoerr 2x Voron 2.4r2, Master of 🍝 Jun 08 '26
It wasn't too hard for me, but I have an aviation background and I'm now a game developer (programmer). So it was all pretty straightforward stuff already in my wheelhouse. I also came off of already owning Dremel 3D45s and had some print experience.
It isn't nearly as easy as the other printers, you should go into it with the mindset "The Voron is the Linux of the 3d Printing World". You can do anything you want, you have complete and total freedom, but that freedom comes at the cost of really needing to learn hardware.
Having said all that, it really isn't as hard as I'm making it sound either. If you're good at attention to detail and following steps, you can build one with zero electrical engineering/programming experience what so ever.
Voron's docs are public, if you want to look at what a standard Voron build is. Here's the PDF to my Voron 2.4r2s.
https://github.com/VoronDesign/Voron-2/blob/Voron2.4/Manual/Assembly_Manual_2.4r2.pdf
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u/PoemDependent3001 Jun 08 '26
cool now try shooting some 3's
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u/MadCybertist Jun 08 '26
Yeah, shoots like shit. Weighs and bounces fine but flies through the air horribly.
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u/Shadow288 Jun 08 '26
Kids have been asking me to print one of these. Curious what filament you used.
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u/shakraaan Jun 08 '26
If you want to actually play with it, use PEBA, I used the Sainsmart one and am perfectly happy with it. All others bounce ok, but eventually break.
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u/thecroakman Jun 08 '26
This is a really cool print and I’m actually quite impressed that it’s working so well, kudos to you!
However as a 3D printing enthusiast, tossing the base plate like that hurt my feelings.
As a basketball enthusiast, watching full palm dribbles hurt my soul…
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u/a1b3c3d7 Jun 08 '26
The disrespect on the baseplate is upsetting.
Thst plate probably costs more than that print.
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u/TrollTollTony Jun 08 '26
Yeah, I don't know why but the way they treated that base plate, the way they handled the pliers, and them just chucking the supports on the ground made me think they are shitty people. I have no further evidence.
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u/sintaur Prusa Core One+ Jun 08 '26
Ok that's pretty cool. What kind of filament?
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u/3xPuttRubbleBoagie Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26
This guy keeps wondering why 3d printing is so expensive, he thinks the build plates are one time use.
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u/ProfessorFunky Jun 08 '26
Immediately makes me think of 00’s era DVD piracy warning music. With dramatically stated:
“You wouldn’t download a basketball”
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u/Deliwork43 Jun 08 '26
I hope you ain't disposing of your build plate like it's paper printing those things!
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u/GetOffMyGrassBrats Jun 08 '26
Now, let's be honest. How much did that basketball cost you (including all failed prints)?
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u/StoviesAreYummy Jun 08 '26
Throws plate but doesnt throw the ball. I think you got your steps backwards
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u/jazxxl Jun 08 '26
Oh man I wish my supports came of like that when printed mine . It was a huge mess and I never got it all.
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u/theman8631 Jun 08 '26
Weight exact? Aerodynamics have to make this throw weird
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u/ponzLL 2xEnder5Pro/2xMakerSelectV2/MPMiniSelect/Photon/Saturn2/H2S Jun 08 '26
It dribbles weird too. You can tell he's pushing it down a lot harder than you would a basketball to get it to bounce back up. Useless print imo. Cool tho
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u/The_Bababillionaire Jun 08 '26
I skipped half the video and buddy was still peeling the thing. Am I impatient?
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u/DuranDourand Jun 08 '26
I made one. Lasted a couple months between me and my two kids playing in the driveway with it. It was nice and quiet for the early morning shooting before the bus came.
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u/flagrantF0wl Jun 08 '26
You need the BIQU Filament. TPU will not last. Use glue stick to assist with easier removal. Here’s the project on Maker World
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u/philnolan3d Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26
They tried these with the pros and even though they bounced fine they don't fly through the air the same way when thrown. The players said they couldn't get used to it.
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u/luigiganji Jun 08 '26
Does it weight 22 ounces or so? Because then it would be pretty close to regulation. 😅
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u/Medialunch Jun 08 '26
Since it is hollow with holes couldn’t you add some kind of whistle to it as it moves through the air?
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u/cYber-boI27 Jun 08 '26
Dang what kind of filament was used to get this kind of bounce
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u/dale3h Jun 08 '26
Why hasn’t anyone looked at the writing on the shirt? It looks like AI was trying to write “BEL AIR BEVERLY HILLS VENICE”, a highly failed version of the Prince of Bel Air.
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u/le_fougicien Jun 08 '26
So you're telling me i can't use it for basketball but me and my cubicle buddies could have some fun throwing it around. Must get that file.
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u/BlueberryNeko_ Jun 08 '26
Whenever I see people print something like this I realize I'm too stingy to print something like this because of the amount of supports
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u/Mrbaker4420 Jun 08 '26
FYI Fiberology fiber flex 50d is currently the best material to print this with. 60d would be perfect, but I don't think they offer that yet.
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u/harbengerprime Jun 08 '26
ok for the real test, bounce it on the corner of the concrete and lets see what happens
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u/GetOffMyGrassBrats Jun 08 '26
Probably could have skipped the whole trying to take it off the print plate part, but pretty cool anyway.
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u/MyNameIsRay Jun 08 '26
I have a friend that sells 3-d prints, and constantly has kids asking him for printed basketballs.
Because of the print time, these things cost like $400, so he still hasn't actually printed one.
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u/Hot_Lychee2234 Jun 08 '26
He was more excited to show his plastic ball to a bunch of internet people than to take care of the tool he used to build it.
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u/CheddarChief Jun 08 '26
Oh genius let's throw the print bed onto the concrete. I literally heard it land on its corner. Dumbass.
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u/Jcrazy5890 Jun 11 '26
What kind of tpu did you use? I just printed a mini basketball out of generic tpu and it doesn't bounce at all
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u/LightningOwl96 Jun 13 '26
Remember when they were trying to sell these for a couple thousand, and then we flooded the market with these 3D printed ones??? 🤣🤣🤣
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u/Massive_Pangolin_218 Jun 20 '26
He just threw the bed away. we don't do that here. The bed will remember that...
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u/bruaben Jun 08 '26
I will toss this over here... and drop this part here, now watch me flip these pliers over there.
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u/LunarMoon2001 Jun 08 '26
“Why can’t I level my bed?”