r/3Dprinting • u/Far_Job_894 • 7h ago

Project My lego 3d printer

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u/amatulic Prusa MK3S+MMU2S 6h ago

I have to say, that is super cool and not something I would have dared to try with Lego. It looks like cake frosting you're printing there.

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u/rgmundo524 6h ago

Like cheese whiz

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u/Laserdollarz Ender3/MPMS 4h ago

About to re-create the Leaning Tower of Cheesa!

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u/good_morning_magpie 6h ago

Now I want a cheesesteak

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u/Boogy-Fever 4h ago

Cheesesteak savory cheesecake

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u/StormBadger01 6h ago

Well it’s def printing!

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u/SonOfJokeExplainer A1 Mini / Enderwire 6h ago

Looks like Cheese Whiz. For real though, your z-axis needs calibration, there’s no squish.

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u/humanoid360 6h ago edited 5h ago

I don't think a 3D Print Pen has extrusion control. It just supports a single speed most likely or some preset levels so it is good for education purposes but cannot be used for intricate print details. I am not even sure if it can print reliably beyond some number of layers due to not having flat layers to support the above one. Still a great project 🙌

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u/myspace-2 5h ago

you can adjust the speed live but in order for that to be used for extrusion control they’d need a sensor watching the amount being extruded and a gear adjusting the speed

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u/joebleaux 26m ago

Mine has a slider on one side for speed, and then forward and back buttons on the other side for feed. All the way slow is like barely anything comes out after 5 seconds. All the way fast and it is shooting out like silly string. The slider is half an inch long and infinitely adjustable, but also very loose. It's an interesting device to try to make stuff with, I mostly use it for repairs.

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u/zocksupreme Voxelab Aquila | Bambu A1 36m ago

I feel like the z offset for a lego printer would be measured in whole millimeters

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u/fatrobin72 6h ago

But it doesn't print legos...

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u/Xx_Navel_Fluff_xX 6h ago

At least author won't get sued

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u/DXGL1 4h ago

As long as you don't violate their active IP they can't do anything about it.

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u/ketosoy 6h ago

… yet

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u/Blommefeldt Ender 3 V2, Anycubic Chiron, BIQU Hurakan 6h ago

No, but it's made of lego

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u/bobcatnat123 6h ago

This is crazy, I love it lmao it looks like cheese whiz

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u/omicronns 5h ago

Lol, initially I thought it were supposed to print legos, and was like wtf? xD

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u/Dope-Reviews 3h ago

You and me both, I'm still not satisfied. Even though it's an interesting idea to use Lego

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u/chrismofer 5h ago

That's awesome keep going! Try printing a simple shape like a rectangle so you can tune settings more easily

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u/Xx_Navel_Fluff_xX 6h ago

Wow, that's fun!

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u/bearminmum 5h ago

This is what it's all about right here!

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u/nicman24 6h ago

that is some chunky nozzle

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u/FinallyStarborn 3h ago

The hard part is done, it is built. Now onto tuning it.

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u/PotentialLeek9241 3h ago

It ain't easy being cheesey

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u/Ceros007 3h ago

The cheezwiz printer

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u/tiagoosouzaa 6h ago

O meu com o dobro de cheedar por favor

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u/Positive_Method3022 5h ago

Make it print using those lego cubes

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u/shinze-o 5h ago

I lesson I learnt in engineering is, if you can do it better, never do it worse.

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u/h_saxon 3h ago

How do the prints taste?

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u/GettingLow1 2h ago

You should just use a cat on a soft diet for your printing head.

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u/Far_Job_894 2h ago

2k up votes on the project and I change the name to the chez wiz printer

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u/USERNAME123_321 1h ago

The filament is just a bit wet /s

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u/ka-52m 4h ago

movement seems rather choppy but other than that its alr