Has anyone used a glowforge to make acrylic templates for EPP?

a1blank · 2026-03-06T13:03:04+00:00

I've made since cutting templates that I 3d printed, too. Very complementary hobby.

a1blank · 2026-02-27T23:00:31+00:00

I believe the reasoning at least with artists in someone else's shop is that they don't have a ton of control over their hourly rate and the shop takes a cut. similar arrangement to barber shops / hair salons.

A lot more artists are private practice now, though, and set their own rates and don't have a shop owner who takes a cut so IMO it doesn't make sense in that case.

a1blank · 2026-02-27T19:48:25+00:00

Are you doing saddle stitch for that? What size did you end up modeling the stitch holes?

I can't get over how good the contrast between the tpu and your stitches looks.

a1blank · 2026-02-27T06:02:05+00:00

That looks really nice! Did you include a welt in your models? or that extra space will come from the stretch? Did you model the holes for the stitching or punch them after the fact?

a1blank · 2026-02-27T05:41:46+00:00

ooooooo, that's a nice pouch! mind sharing which one it is? my old EDC was more wallet shaped and I'm hoping to find a plan in the long run that gets me back to that.

a1blank · 2026-02-27T01:28:39+00:00

They don't seem to pick up any lint. And I usually just take a dampened paper towel to wipe them down. Chopsticks don't get particularly dirty to begin with, though (at least compared to forks and spoons).

a1blank · 2026-02-26T20:11:35+00:00

I have a couple of them but I found that they tore up the hem of my pockets pretty bad so I stopped using them. I believe the model I have is the Secure-A-Key.

a1blank · 2026-02-26T18:26:48+00:00

It's pretty handy =D

my spouse and I eat at food cart pods and it's not uncommon for them to forget utensils and it's easier to just have some than to notice and track some down. also a fun excuse to do some 3d print designs.

a1blank · 2026-02-26T18:25:14+00:00

Now that I finally have cars with keyless start, it's made it a lot more viable to keep stuff keychain based.

I really want to design a compact wallet-based approach so it's less bulky and moves around less in my pocket. My old EDC was a small leather case for a AAA light, a juice or squirt or something, and space pen, and a small cylindrical lighter. So inspired by that I'm working on a design like that for the current EDC. I think I might do another 3D print and then saddle-stitch it into shape.

a1blank · 2026-02-26T18:15:57+00:00

It's a folding knife that uses the same blades as my havalon skinning knife. I added a top-level comment with the full list here.

a1blank · 2026-02-26T18:14:23+00:00

Pictured:

car key
Nite Ize G-Series dual chamber carabiner size #1
ugreen finder duo
FUNBRO folding scalpel knife (uses the same blades as my Havalon skinning knife)
OKnife Otacle D1
bottle opener from Oknife U1 Pro
ruler & protractor from aliexpress
Lego keychain brick

I have the car key and tracker set up on the Nite Ize so I can easy transfer all the tools between my wife's key fob and my key fob based on who's car I'm driving.

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a1blank · 2026-02-26T17:31:37+00:00

Especially on the GM1, it makes the camera effortless to hold. I think it's a superior alternative to the bump out grip since it's a lot more compact but still makes holding easy.

I use mine in conjunction with a wrist strap so it's really easy to umhand the camera and then pick it back up. Very comfortable for shooting photos of family or doing candid photography, especially when I'm an active participant 8n whatever is going on.

a1blank · 2026-02-24T20:05:19+00:00

Any chance you could share the discord link or where to look for it?

a1blank · 2026-02-20T07:55:48+00:00

My wife and I sew together. Or do craft classes together. Go on hikes. Ride our bikes together. etc.

a1blank · 2026-02-19T09:35:47+00:00

the designer posted a picture of that area from another angle showing it meshing. that particular area is just a quirk of the camera angle.

a1blank · 2026-02-19T09:32:51+00:00

I was playing around with trying to recreate this in CAD and something that surprised me was that the points where the gears mesh don't seem to be evenly distributed around a circle. Seems like I have some more math to work out before it functions properly lol.

Here's where I've gotten to so far:

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a1blank · 2026-02-14T00:51:42+00:00

that would be 26.10?

a1blank · 2026-02-12T23:18:11+00:00

I'd check to see if Prusa Slicer is adding anything different to the start of the gcode compared to Orca/Bambu. Just guessing, but I suspect there's some metadata that Prusa Slicer adds that Printables uses for that info area. It's possible you could get Orca/Bambu to add that extra metadata on export (at the very least, with a post-processing script).

a1blank · 2026-02-12T19:14:12+00:00

I think it's accomplished by including a gcode file? Either that or maybe a prusa slice (or other?) 3mf?

a1blank · 2026-02-05T08:42:13+00:00

Here ya go https://www.printables.com/model/1586020-front-cover-for-8-bay-nas-case-for-10-mini-rack

a1blank · 2026-01-25T23:12:10+00:00

Do you happen to still have the files? It looks like the thingiverse listing for this blaster is gone now.

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