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Quick prints for super fun Valentine's Day giveaways. My son brought a set for his whole class and he said they wore them all day! It fits on an MK4 bed.
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Check it out! Valentine's Day is nearly here!
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It's so cute! 💗😊💗
This "Valentine Box" will certainly get the attention of his friends when my son takes it to school.

"What is a Valentine Box?" See my latest 3DWithUs article: 3dwithus.com/classroom-va...
Arcade Game Parts link in post below.
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Filament swap printing for the joystick model.
STL at @cults3d.bsky.social. See link above.

New post! 🎉
My son is working on his "Valentine Box" for school this week. We designed these "Arcade Game Parts" for it. After printing, I realized the joystick could be slightly modified for filament swap printing, so I did that too! See comments.
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I designed these for an elementary school class project where students' individual models won't physically link together, but they should be connected in groups. They can use these trays for displaying their work to show the relationships. New model at Cults3D. Link in my bio. @cults3d.bsky.social

P.S. I fully admit there could be a simpler solution than what I created, but I built my proof on what my 9th grade honors math students know at this point in our class.

I don't know whether I had more fun nerding out while creating this challenge problem for my students or while writing up a 41-step proof of its solution! 😆 #MathIsFun

Woohoo! 🥳🎉
With my recent flurry of sales, I crossed over $7,000 in total sales on Cults3D. Another milestone! 😊
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I added two more tile shapes to my new "Revolutions with Shape Tiles." The Calculus teachers in my department are starting solids of revolution this week and are eager to use these with their classes. 😀
Link below or in my bio. Exclusively at Cults3D. @cults3d.bsky.social

HowWould You Slice That? Bearded Printer YouTube video by TGAW

You can catch the show live at 8 PM on the TGAW 3D YouTube and Twitch Channels:
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New York’s budget bill proposes mandatory file-scanning “blocking” software for 3D printers and CNC tools.

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The other printed parts turned out SO cute, that I guess I am going to have to post them on Cults3D after all! I wasn't planning to do so when I started on this project with my son. The joystick and buttons don't move, but they printed very well! @cults3d.bsky.social

Unfortunately, the print cracked on one side. It printed this way. My theory is that my @sliceworx.com build plate stuck to the bottom so well that when the print warped, it broke away from itself. I used older, non-high temp filament. Should still work for this project though!

https://3dwithus.com/classroom-valentine-exchanges-3d-printing

Progress photos of the current project with my son.
If you've read my latest article at 3DWithUs, you will have a clue what this is. 😆 @3dwithus.bsky.social

My spectrum of Printed Solid Jessie PLA was perfect for this project! Our high school parent foundation awarded me a small grant for filament for printing items for our math classes. Thank you!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
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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.

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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!

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Conversations with a colleague led to these demonstration models for her class. Her students are having a difficult time seeing how a cylinder and cone come from rotating a rectangle and triangle, respectively. Her paper attempts were not working well. Post coming soon. @cults3d.bsky.social

Sneak peek . . .

Hi, @geektoybox.com! I mention you in the article (above) as providing inspiration for the technique I used for printing a surface with contours. Your "gradient" prints of the fidget cube gave me the idea for how to easily do this. Thanks!!

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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Digging through our #Protopasta 50g coil collection, we found 6 coils of "thermochromic" colors. We knew they would be perfect for our handheld fidget valentines! Each coil was just enough for three sets of posts and caps. Middle hearts are Hatchbox color-changing. 🤎💚 @cults3d.bsky.social

My son was today years old when he learned that #3DPrinting a sphere is not an easy task. Fortunately, by request, the one he promised his classmates has a hole in the bottom for their project. #GoodEnough 🙄

2/2 The top surface on this #Protopasta Rose Gold is the softest I have ever felt on a 3D print. It's like cotton. 🤯 I don't know whether it's the filament or my new E3D ObX 500 nozzle or the combination of the two, but WOW!

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Revisiting my "Hearts Stacking Trays"! The perfect size for some of my 50g coils of #Protopasta. My daughter #3Dprinted these for a birthday gift for her friend.

Pretty and practical! 🩶

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Woohoo! 🥳
My new "Triple Heart Fidget Spinner" that I made with my son for Valentine's Day is on the Cults3D home page. Sweet! 🏆😊 Link below. @cults3d.bsky.social

New Post! 🎉❤️🩶💜

Capping off 7 years of original designs for 3D printed school Valentines, my son and I designed our "Triple Heart Fidget Spinner"!

This was a fun project for us this weekend. More to the story coming later.

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Fun plans with this Protopasta sample! Stay tuned...