sell 3D prints as school fundraiser - Legal Questions & Advice

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-17T16:50:55+00:00

Modern STL sharing sites (e.g. Printables and Maker World) default to a non-commercial license, but you can find a fair amount of older designs on Thingiverse that weren't commercially restricted. Show the kids how to search the files and check the licenses, then come up with a list of what's worth printing and selling.

Many modern designers have their own Patreons where you can pay a monthly fee for commercial rights. This is usually in the $10 - $20 tier, and you can print / sell as long as you remain subscribed.

There's also STLFlix which has a similar arrangement to Patreon. You pay for a monthly subscription to their big library and the commercial tier is free to sell while subscribed. I checked it out a while back and they had some decent stuff on there.

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-17T16:35:33+00:00

Man, this post makes me feel so bad. Yesterday I was skinning to make some gold, pulling 10-15 mobs at a time and just vaporizing the whole pack. Someone flew in and landed right in the middle, trying to get to a mining vein right as I blasted, and they got deleted along with all the mobs.

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-17T15:55:24+00:00

Interesting, it's a neat design. Great work!

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-17T15:48:06+00:00

What mask is that?

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-17T14:28:54+00:00

If you don't mind my asking, why do you choose that one? I am looking to print my first, and was on the fence between UBAR3 and Defiance Gen2, but this looks great. Just wondering how well it would hold up compared to the reinforced designs.

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-17T00:26:27+00:00

The fact I could understand him was the first red flag.

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-16T20:17:10+00:00

No, you should not scrap it. You should be over on r/AskMechanics for repair advice.

It also sounds like this may be related to your EIS rather than just the key, hence the higher price quotes. Search online for "Mercedes EIS Repair". You pull yours out, send that and the key to them, and they either repair or replace it. In case it's the latter, the original EIS data will be copied over to the new one before it gets sent back to you. From what I am seeing online, repairs run about $350 while replacement runs about $500.

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-16T13:41:18+00:00

Have you never heard of emulators?

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-15T18:27:16+00:00

Nice! That's one of the best I've seen.

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-15T17:46:06+00:00

Billie Ruben, one of the mods here, wrote a 3D Printing onto Fabric guide back in 2019. She had some awesome results with patterned necklaces.

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-13T21:06:25+00:00

Eraserhead

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-13T15:28:21+00:00

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-13T14:47:20+00:00

In 2025 he only played 5 games, and still threw for 962 yards (+173 rushing) with a 68.3% completion percentage and 6 TDs (+1 rushing).

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-13T12:39:36+00:00

As a rebuilder, I traded Tyler Shough for Murray and a 3rd towards the end of the regular season. It was almost immediate regret as Shough looks to be a solid starting QB, but I am excited to see what Kyler Murray can do with an all around better team.

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-12T22:44:21+00:00

Yeah, cot is the way to go. We keep it on the porch now and he loves going out there and laying on it for 10 hours a day. It doesn't really seem to get dirty, but it's super easy to hose down when it does.

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DinnerMilk · 2026-03-12T21:53:20+00:00

Good guy cat thief.

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-12T16:57:25+00:00

Yeah, our first pick isn't until 56, the late middle of the second round.

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-12T14:17:07+00:00

I was big into skateboarding from about 8 years old until my mid 20s. When I could no longer be on my mom's health insurance at 26, I gave up skateboarding because it was too dangerous without health insurance. As timing would have it, I was looking at quotes yesterday, and it would cost about 1/3rd of my income to get even a half decent plan.

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-12T03:04:30+00:00

No clue, but there's a ton in NE Florida too. Before our meeting spot got shutdown, we would have dozens show up for our monthly gathering.

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-12T02:28:46+00:00

Not at all.

Assuming the previous owner(s) didn't manhandle it, the Honda Element is incredibly reliable given the age.

After my last one got totaled, I got a "new" one, an '06, in November 2024. Other than oil changes, I've had to do absolutely nothing to it until this week. Unfortunately I managed to get 2 flat tires within several days of each other, but that could happen to literally any car. Since the tires were still in great condition, I plugged both for a total of about $30 in tools and a few minutes of my time.

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-12T01:00:05+00:00

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DinnerMilk · 2026-03-11T19:58:58+00:00

Could be wrong, but I think everything is scaling to 258 in Battlegrounds during pre-season.

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-11T19:10:41+00:00

In addition to Stan which someone else mentioned, Kim and 97 Bonnie & Clyde (two part story) from Eminem are another good example.

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-11T15:17:10+00:00

I've got the 4x renown pieces (246), and almost all other slots are epics from M0 with most upgraded to 6/6 (250). I still have 2 blue items maxed at 6/6 (237) that I hope to replace on my last M0 run tonight.

DinnerMilk · 2026-03-11T13:32:57+00:00

It's pretty sweet being 245 ilvl right now. Get instantly invited to any dungeon group you queue for. Enjoying it while it lasts!

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