bjorn.now

Learning 3D Printing

Picking up 3D printing as a hobby. From getting other people’s prints to work, to tweaking settings, to designing and iterating on my own models.

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19 March, 2026

Start with the smallest test print you can, no, even smaller, when iterating on a 3D model.

Three 3D printed gridfinity bins in decreasing size, showing the iteration from full print to smallest possible test piece
  • Top: the first print, fully believing I had nailed everything on the first try (also some hope, it was printing over night so hey, it might mean I’m done with this first design)
  • Middle: second print, cut smaller but enough to let the device rest. Made me realize I hadn’t taken into account that the device tapers at the top and bottom, so it needs less living space
  • Bottom: latest print, cut to print as small as possible, and maybe too small, but it seems to indicate this is good. Next up, a full print

Next time, reverse the order 😅

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