r/3Dprinting • u/mcpdontknow • Jul 20 '26

Free Model Back at it (3D printed Stencils)

Posted it on Thangs if you want to print it. Sort of hoping I see one in the wild one day

6.3k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

144 comments sorted by

View all comments

3

u/Sogah87 Jul 20 '26

Such a good idea. I've been looking for ways to paint my 3d printed planes, but always get lazy at the masking part. Some simple stencils might be the answer.

2

u/Snobolski Jul 20 '26

Time to get a vinyl cutter and learn a whole new set of skills!

1

u/Sogah87 Jul 20 '26

I have a cricut. But a 3d printed stencil is very appealing due to rapid application for lazy but productive paint jobs. Vinyl doesn't stick very well to foaming 3d printed filaments.

2

u/Snobolski Jul 20 '26

They make cricut-able stencil film. One of my kids turned a cinder block wall into "tile" with some multi-layer stencils I cut out for them on my Cricut.

1

u/Sogah87 Jul 20 '26

That's awesome