UPDATE! I completely messed up explaining my second tripod print. You can see it in ml last video about the shelf. The time stamp is 14:10 and it is a lense holder because my tripod is to weak to hold my camera. What software do I use? The Software I use: ruclips.net/video/HxcP6bHyjJI/видео.html Shapr3D (student version) I think it's super easy but harder to make changes afterwards. So right now I'm going through the pain to learn Fusion360 which I think is better for more complex things and changing the drawings mid or after the design. Shapr3D 3D I can just recommend the full version/student version, otherwise the export quality is horrible.
I had same problems with Shapr3d It's a great piece of software limited by poor marketing decisions. 'Learn It!' is a great channel for tutorials on fusion as well as 'Product Design Online'
Nichts gegen dich, aber als beispiel dafür, das viele hauptsächlich schwachsinn drucken, ein video zu zeigen das schon "Ridiculess 3d prints" heißt zu nehmen ist schon na ja
Fusion360 is amazing and a huge pain in the ... at the same time. It can be quite buggy at times, especially with patterns and parametric prints, but it's my favorite affordable tool so far. I can really recommend the videos from youtube Kristian Laholm for learning to use Fusion 360. His videos have helped me a lot, especially with things like hex patterns.
I try Shapr3D, very nice, easy to use. But in free version like you said export quality is bad. Now I use Plasticity. Still easy to use app, and I just pay once, no subscription etc.
@@floatypiet and more how they're used - the orange camera thing with the adjustable snap-in was cool - but I couldn't tell how or why it was used. I'd like to see how that connector was made, too.
@@darinhouston1009 I completely forgot to show a picture of it🫣 you can see it in the video I uploaded before about the shelf. The time stamp is at 14:10
I think the great thing about this video is that it doesn’t just give us neat things to print that you created (since many are customized to the things in your life), but teaches us to be observant of the things we do that could use improvement! So many inconveniences are overlooked because we’re so conditioned to the way things are. Kudos from a 60 something engineer!
Really good point. It is much more about perception than 3d printing. I consider most of the things we buy new 'pre-broken' and I often have to fix them so they work the way I want them to work. But it's a little shocking how many people just 'adapt' to the broken tech and think 'this is fine' 😆
I inspired to look for a 3d printer, any suggestions? Im in the construction bus. So im sure i can find things to improve!! I not clear of the process of start to finish of a piece. That would be a helpful vid, thanks
I've been designing stuff in 3D for over 20 years and it's great to finally have an outlet for testing my designs in the real world. Like you, I have printed dozens of little functional pieces to repair or improve objects and processes in my life. Also like you I derive great pleasure from seeing my designs in use.
No need to print a larger rice bag top. Just cut the bigger bag at an angle on its top corner. Then just make the length of cut something that fits the clip you can print.
I like that you show your fail prints as well, or that you "show your work" as we day in the States! It's so inspiring to see the design process of other 3D printers. Also that bag clip is absolutely genius!
😂 tip of the riceberg made me chuckle and thank you for breaking down your water bottle into gallons so that I could understand! 😂 Great video, tschuss!
Fantastic work man. I need to print a bunch of these for my studio. Love those clamps for your desk to basically hide everything behind the frames. Also... shapr3D for the win
I think the best part about this video is watching how much joy 3d printing has brought to your life! The convenience and joy it brings you over a successful and useful print is amazing! Keep up the work and positive vibes!
Great video. Stuff like this has made my 3d printer invaluable in my house. My 2 young boys 6 and 8, will ask me all the time to print stuff for them, sometimes toys, sometimes to fix toys, and sometimes just random useful things. It’s cool seeing them at such a young age be resourceful to make things work for them. Also my wife, she thought the printer was stupid, until I printed desk organizers for her at work, then all of her co-workers wanted one too. Then printing organizers for her car, and holders for her hair straightener, and fixing the fan chain pulls so that it’s easy to figure out which chain is the light versus the fan. Now instead of saying can we order whatever to fix something on Amazon she will ask if I can print it first. Not only that but I have a folder on my computer just for useful objects I’ve printed around the house. This way if they ever break or I need another one, I can quickly find it and hit print.
I am so happy to have found you via this wonderful video! This is exactly why I got my A1 printer.. for practical purposes. Thank you kindly for making and posting!
Finally someone said it. If I were an youtuber I'd have said it a long time ago. The closest thing to useless I do are toys I gift kids. Cheaper than buying crappy toys and they go nuts about them with custom stuff.
The print I use every day (which also makes me smile) is a silverware tray customized to the size and shape of my silverware. Another "things in the kitchen" category item was a cover for my new potato peeler. I cut myself on the sharp blade while reaching into the drawer for something. So, a few hours later, I had a safety cover designed and built. Great video. Loved the humor and passion you show. New subscriber.
Thank you ✌🏼 haha sometimes you need to hurt yourself first to come up with a solution. I’m glad you’re enjoying printing and creating solutions as much! :)
Thanks for posting this video , I love seeing what is possible with 3D prints , I miss Germany 🇩🇪 I used to live in Darmstadt in the late 80s wonderful city and country
A well delivered video, it's clear you have experience and skills in editing things together. The narration was delivered at a good pace, with pauses to separate ideas but never stopping long enough to lose interest. As for the content, it's a good approach to practical printing. Highlighting what works *for you* is a good first step for the rest of us to start thinking about what might work *for us*. And, in fact, you've reminded me that I need some sort of pegboard/multiboard/tool holding thing next to my electronics work bench, so now I'm looking at my room trying to figure out where I'd want to put such a thing and how to rearrange my shelves and cabinets to make it all work. So you've inspired at least one person to do something!
That's awesome to hear! I chose Multiboard because it's supposed to boore stable and takes less filament than honeycomb. On-top it's pegboard compatible (I think). I would go with it again. Happy printing🤗
nice shout out to multiboard! i've been playing around with multiboards for about a year now. mainly using the multibins at the moment to create modular toolbox for my face painting and one for my miniature paint nights. I fully agree with you that a 3d printer is much better if you use it to solve problems. create solutions you can't purchase. the amount of times growing up where i had a project and i'd look online for a specific product i had in mind that would help me do what i wanted to do. Now i can easily design those things.
Guten tag her Floaty, keep going with your RUclips channel. Like your vibe. Not shouting and being sincerely enthusiastic about even the smallest prints you showcase. Soon you 🫵🏼 will get free filaments and printers from a sponsor. And in a year a Lamborghini like all the other RUclipsrs. I guess that’s how it works right!? 😂 Tjuus 👍🏼👊🏼
Love the elegant overengineering. One of my favorite traits of my German brothers and sisters. Channeling my heritage across the pond solving everyday "inconveniences". Keep up the creative solutioning!
I like how you print useful, "needed", items. It inspires me to look around my home to see what i need and can then print it instead of going out and purchasing it! Thanks!!!
I guess anyone happy with 3D printing technology on planet 🌎 is Mr Piet 😂 He is living the life at its best Printing small little things that keep him proud at home I hope I will do same soon in my life I felt happy 😊 watching ur videos Thank you for making everything that u make
There seems to be a folk out there which doesn't want to waste plastic and recourses for stuff that ends up catching on dust. The folk which enjoys using a 3D printers for actual usecases. If you're not one of them, fine
I am in the middle on this. I love making practical things with my printer, but there is joy in printing other things. I will print some things and then after they stop bringing that joy, I give them away to someone else for them to bring joy to.
@@floatypiet Your unicycle relies on lithium-ion batteries that pose environmental concerns due to their toxicity. Speeding down walking paths is dangerous to others. Your solution for having the same water bottle as your roommate is to create more plastic waste? Just write on it with a marker and put your id card in your sock And when considering gym visits, it’s worth reflecting on the environmental impact. Gyms consume significant electricity and occupy space that might be repurposed to support critical needs, such as housing for the homeless. Or... the answer lies somewhere in between. Maybe there's a place for utiltity AND joy.
Designing small parts which solve life problems IS fun, way more enjoyable than some random toy. Everyone prints a few when they're new, and they always just end up collecting dust until they're tossed.
@@tagg8233 So instead of printing "random toys" for my kids, I should print "more practical random things", such as doorstops? As far as I'm aware, having fun or enjoying something is also a "life problem", and debating on whether one person's 3D prints are enjoyable to another person is rather meaningless, don't you think?
The TPU EUC Power Pads are a little too rigid for me (so I sewed mine) but the printed stand is a savior 🙌 Awesome to see a fellow engineer who rides and prints!
Well the best thing about 3D printing is you can make almost anything. So I make a mix of practical tools and fun silly things and decorations. It doesn’t have to be one OR the other, it can be both.
I recently purchased a 3D printer and have been using it to print useful items that help organize my life, fix minor problems, and make my daily routine easier. It’s wonderful to find a video like yours that is useful, keep it up 👍
Love the energy! And love your practical 3D prints! You really convey the joy that is designing your own 3D printed solutions and how satisfying it is to use them
The reason practical prints don't get as much hype is because they are so user specific. It's often "i have this weird latch that broke on my 2008 Samsung vacuum" or "I need to mount my camera to my toaster oven" the kind of things a 3d printer is INVALUABLE for, but that only really works for your specific situation. They are often custom designs for your circumstances or at the very least a niche usecase.
"I want to mount my video doorbell to the my vinyl siding, but the I want it flush and not with a big ugly air pocket for stuff to caught behind it" Yup, totally didn't describe me a T
yup, some of my most useful prints to date have been a clip to fix the door handle in my 1994 ford escort a plumbing adaptor to re-connect the flex hose to a kitchen faucet (new one was only sold as an assembly for $80 to get the 15 cent part, printed in ABS and vapor smoothed, never leaked)
My thoughts exactly. Not everyone eats rice out of 10kg bags - then fill another container with said rice, but for that specific problem it was an awesome idea. Practical prints are awesome, but so are fun ones.
i like the clips like you use on your rice. Here's something I do that might help you. Instead of cutting the entire top off of the bag....cut off a corner at 45 degrees. Then you can reseal it with a short clip and even use a larger opening if you want. (I create ones for anything on the A1 mini using this tactic).
Congratulations on the first video I've watched about useful 3D Prints, that is actually about useful 3D prints. Keep printing and creating great youtube content.
90% of the large 3d print channels on youtube shows you how to print garbage. influencer are promoting things you dont need just to waste our money on garbage. In short i kinda agree with you.
Seeing your enthusiasm just gave me a real lift. Thank you! I’m looking at volunteering with disabled people, making modifications so their existing equipment can meet their needs. I was toying with learning 3d printing and this video has convinced me to go for it.
Subscribed - because you can have a laugh at yourself, especially being German (“Zat’s not how vee do sings in Germany)!!!!!!! Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich die Zeit gegangen sind, diese Videos zu erstellen und hochzuladen.
Ich bin voll bei Dir, es müssen nicht die großartigen Dinge sein, sondern die, die Dein Leben einfacher machen. Mit dem dem 3D-Printer hat man es selbst in der Hand. I use my 3D printer on a daily basis.
Mister, I have to say it, I enjoyed your video! thanks for being yourself and thanks for showing ideas to make my printer useful. All the links to freebies is a cherry on top of the cake! Congrats with your goal! it's cool to see that your channel is growing so fast. its 26.10.2024 and you have 3.58K. Wow!
American here! Anything less than a gallon of liquid is usually measured in fluid ounces (the volume of an ounce of water). While most Americans agree that metric is better, this is one of the few US measurements that isn't complete nonsense 😂
It's a german Dödelmagnet. Everyone has one of them in the household . Great ideas..I did similar things with my 3d printer. First of all I solve every problem at home and overengineered a lot of prints. Keeping on with the good work ! P.s. Didn't know winter starts in October in Stuttgart 😂👍
Best 3D printing video ever! Useful things! I have 3D printed items all over my home, in my van, even outside. If I need something, I just design it and print it. Love to keep black PETG loaded and ready to go!
@Kfinch1992, I would have to disagree. I own a German vehicle and nothing but issues and patches. Remember the VW fiasco on meeting pollution standards in the US? Funny, another manufacturer from Germany did the same thing but you never heard anything about it. Turns out their PR group did a great job squashing any publicity about it. However, it didn't prevent a public class action lawsuit against the company from being filed and successfully won. As a result, equipment was changed on the vehicle that dramtically increased operating cost to continue to meet US EPA standards. By the way, I'm a mechanical engineer and have the ability to assess good engineering when I see it. But they have done a great job with their marketing campaign, as it's been very successful, even though their product doesn't quite live up to the hype. I will have to say their QC, for the most part, is spot on, and they do tend to cut less corners in their design, which costs more. But their actual engineering design, well it's not quite the accolade you indicate.
Wow, happy to see this video pop up in views! Love the ideas featured as most videos are just people printing commonly found prints that don’t serve much purpose. I’m new to 3D printing but got it for functional use and not so much for toys and clutter. Keep it up! Plus the electric unicycle vids are great! I do cycling but appreciate all forms of videography and sports! Also, 1k subs… lol. You are pushing 4K subs and I love it! Keep it up!
Thank you! Yeah I think 3D printing is great for functional prints. I’m glad you’re enjoying my videos! The next one will also be about a functional print :)
Don't be silly, In 12 months from now you will be printing useless things or you will sell your printer or it will collect dust. I am 8 months into 3D printing and half of the design I printed are related to 3D printing. The other half is home improvement like plant vases, woodshop improvement like storage bins etc..I print everyday because I made a list and the list is still several pages long :)
Dunno. My brother in law gave me his old ender and it sat in my garage for 2 years and then a lightbulb went off. I needed something made. That little printer sucked. An A1 recall later and I’ve now had my P1S for 10 months. Now my all my kitchen drawers are perfectly overly organized and my toolbox is coming along nicely. I’ve learned enough of the basics of onshape and fusion360 to make things the hard way lol, and I’ve designed and printed a handful of various things that either fix or improve things. So far, no nick knacks, well until Oct. The wife loves Halloween, so I’ve printed a few Halloween items. Otherwise I’m good lol. As for 3d printing things for 3d printers, the Bambulab machines are damn near appliances. Had to print a few spools (for refills) and a respooler, AMS doesn’t like cardboard. For the A1 I only printed a wall mount for AMS lite and a couple spools adapters. Still haven’t printed a benchy.
If your words are true there will be a follow-up video of 10! useless prints. But for now I wouldn't have a lot to show. I'm curious off that will change😄
I have 2 enders and I've been making money consistently for the past 4 years using them. I started my business with just a single ender 3 pro, making everything from surgical aids for reputable hospitals to prototypes for new products i develop for clients so I'd say it's a pretty useful tool.
TBH I think I printed Gimmicks/Design/Art stuff as much as the printer collected dust. Combined I think its 25-40% of the time I have owned a 3d printer. Sometimes I put 600h of print time in a month and on the other hand I had to wipe the dust off the printer as maintenance.
Well, if the printer is collecting dust, (your elect bill is not shooting up) the one thing these 3D printer folks don’t mention how your elect bill goes, up ,up, up…. Add that to your cost of prints!
Really great video! Some of my favorite prints: 1. Shower phone holder I designed myself to echo sound forward - so I can listen to podcasts is the shower without futzing with Bluetooth. 2. Battery holder for AA and AAA batteries. 3. A custom frozen waffle holder I designed myself to fit in my freezer's built-in ice bucket. With easy slide lid I can put in 10 waffles, ditch the packaging, and also keep the waffles safe from freezer burn.
Great to see some USEFUL prints being printed!! The bag clip is genius. If I may, when you're pouring out your rice, flip the bag 180° so the spout is at the top of the bag and all of the rice is below it. It prevents any rice spilling when you're ending the pour because all of the rice is below the spout. (works well with liquids also)
nearly 5k subs, that's 1k subs a week since the video was uploaded, great work with those prints, my favorite prints and on my DIY CNC router. the 3D printer is a great addition to any work space and home.
Really love people using 3d printing for actually usefull stuff! I use it for so much little stuff, that just makes my life a better and wouldn't wanna miss it
I've been kicking around the idea of buying a 3d printer, but didn't really know what I might do with it. Seems like it might be one of those things where it's hard at first, and then suddenly you see tons of opportunities. Great video. Vielen dank!
If you're a little creative and know (or want to learn) how to use any CAD program I feel like it's absolutely awesome. I think with an A1 Mini you can't do anything wrong. It's so good and so cheap ✌🏼
Great video, thanks Pete! Something I printed and happily use on a daily basis are two coffee tampers. They exactly fit the basket thingies so tamping (squishing) the coffee grounds is quick and no coffee spills up the sides. The tops say “Yes, but coffee first” and “Push it real good”, which after 5+ years still make me smile on a daily basis.
Tha n you so much for your comment Graham! I appreciate it! That is so cool that you're enjoying that print for 5+ years already! I'm curious what I'll still keep uaiyin 5 years!
Haha I don’t have a 3d printer yet… getting one after our move from Alaska to Colorado, but watching this video the one thing that I thought of was a tamper… years ago my first machine it took FOREVER to find someone (found in Australia on eBay) to custom make the strange sized tamper I needed. I have a rocket now so a little easier but would LOVE to make a custom one. Great call on the tamper
I can highly recommend the A1 Mini since I really use the full bed. It's nice to have the option though. They are ok a sale as well. And I'd love to provide a affiliate link, but I don't have one🫣 I should contact them haha
I don’t have a 3d printer at the moment though I’d love one. I love the tip on the embedded magnet but especially love your integrations of dove tails. It seems to reduce the waste if you have prints that don’t work out. Instead of making it so the whole print needs to be redone, it’s only a segment.
Love what you're doing here. Love how you get truly happy about the cool little small things you've made. I'd be exactly the same. I don't have a 3-D printer yet but I'm getting closer and closer and this video has definitely pushed me another step closer. Keep up the good work! 🙂
Thank you Jon! It's amazing how good the printers are nowadays! I feel like the A1 Mini is what most people need. Okay and a little bit of CAD skills. But everyone can learn that. But the entry point with 200 €/$ is really low.
1:35 into having watched anything made by you to hear you say "and i created this thing, and this was absolutely useless" had me dying! I love seeing you explain your process and show your progression with your designs. I am going through the exact process with my new journey into 3d printing and harnessing the power of being able to create useful things that i used to think, "man i wish something like this existed" and not just toys and trinkets. I can't wait to check out more of your videos!
Piet, thank you for your video I'm getting a Bamboo printer for Christmas and your video was absolutely delightful to watch. I subscribed and I am looking forward to watching more of your content
The best thing about 3d printer is you can tailor solutions to unique problems. I have a solar setup in my shed and needed to create platforms to separate some components in a small area. I created each one, and even a custom mount for the inverter power button. I'm sure there are a ton of applications in a shop.
Thanks for all those ideas! I'm new to 3d-printing, so I'm still check out all those new posibilities. One hint that's not related to printing... typically you can adjust doors, so that they stop opening (or closing).
Thank you! And I'd I would have been able to adjust the door, I'd have done it haha, but believe me, it's not possible with this one just by turning some screws 🙈
Supervideo. I love it, we need more of it. Since the first time I used a spacer for a shelf assembly (30 x the same one), I can see applications everywhere. And all of that stuff is printed now: Spacers, huge washers, cover parts etc.
I really like your door handle catch! If I made one, I'd add a slope to the cover so the handle rotates out of the way and engages the catch automatically
I’m in the market for my first 3D printer and stumbled upon this video with your captivating personality. I subscribed because, like the subject of useful 3D prints, it aligns perfectly with my needs. I’m particularly interested in printing an iPhone case that meets my specific requirements and won’t compromise on functionality. Additionally, I’d love to create a 3D wallet with a slot for cash, as I still use cash.
Cool! And thank you✌🏼 I actually saw a 3D printed wallet for the first time last week! So cool! Depending on make sure to check the size. I really could have just one with the A1 Mini. It looks so much smaller but rarely I need the size of the printbed. If you want to go with Bambu...
Great ideas, thank you Piet! My 3D printer journey is also only a few months old. I've just started to learn how to design, which opens up a whole new world of possibilities, and so satisfying.
There are multiple caliper holders for multiboard which work just fine. I'm also more of a practical tools type, but I enjoy printing gimmicks like puzzles to bring them to the next birthday party where nowadays often just a gift card is on the wish list. One of my favorites are the sealed boxes, where you put the gift card in while the printer pauses and seals it up after. Cheaper than a bought birthday card and way more entertaining. Puzzle boxes with the gift card in it are also an option, but usually more effort to print.
I've designed/printed hangers for my Kitchenaid mixer beaters, they hang from my wire shelves in the kitchen. I've made glasses hangers for my desk so they aren't taking up space, I've printed electric socket covers, end caps for my vinyl flooring and more!
I designed and 3d printed a holder for my cutters and a glue stick. I don't have a nice printer right now so it doesn't look the greatest but in the future, when i have more room and money for it, i will get a bambu printer and hopefully make stuff more useful.
UPDATE! I completely messed up explaining my second tripod print. You can see it in ml last video about the shelf. The time stamp is 14:10 and it is a lense holder because my tripod is to weak to hold my camera.
What software do I use?
The Software I use: ruclips.net/video/HxcP6bHyjJI/видео.html
Shapr3D (student version) I think it's super easy but harder to make changes afterwards. So right now I'm going through the pain to learn Fusion360 which I think is better for more complex things and changing the drawings mid or after the design.
Shapr3D 3D I can just recommend the full version/student version, otherwise the export quality is horrible.
I had same problems with Shapr3d It's a great piece of software limited by poor marketing decisions.
'Learn It!' is a great channel for tutorials on fusion as well as 'Product Design Online'
Nichts gegen dich, aber als beispiel dafür, das viele hauptsächlich schwachsinn drucken, ein video zu zeigen das schon "Ridiculess 3d prints" heißt zu nehmen ist schon na ja
Fusion360 is amazing and a huge pain in the ... at the same time. It can be quite buggy at times, especially with patterns and parametric prints, but it's my favorite affordable tool so far. I can really recommend the videos from youtube Kristian Laholm for learning to use Fusion 360. His videos have helped me a lot, especially with things like hex patterns.
I try Shapr3D, very nice, easy to use. But in free version like you said export quality is bad. Now I use Plasticity. Still easy to use app, and I just pay once, no subscription etc.
Would love to see a follow up video on your design process.
That shower magnet shape was definitely inspired by shapes commonly seen in a shower…
Came straight to the comments to see who else has a dirty mind lol
Video needs a NSFW warning!
only question i have now is why would a dude use a hair dryer? I would definietly have used a different shape on the magnet.
@@TheBoatPirate i might be wrong, but something tells me it's used for drying hair
@@pizmowypaszcz1451
not me, the only things i can think of to use a hair dryer for is starting a cold diesel engine or heat shrinking wiring.
we really need more videos about practical prints instead of just printing toys, hope to see more!
Maybe I can do a follow-up video in a few months :)
@@floatypiet and more how they're used - the orange camera thing with the adjustable snap-in was cool - but I couldn't tell how or why it was used. I'd like to see how that connector was made, too.
@@darinhouston1009 I completely forgot to show a picture of it🫣 you can see it in the video I uploaded before about the shelf. The time stamp is at 14:10
@@floatypiet I guess I can't see it in that footage.
@@floatypiet Please, do. Your content is awesome.
It was a breath of fresh air seeing someone else so enthusiastic about all the small printable posibilities of a 3D printer, I loved it!
Same! I love printing practical things, and I absolutely loved watching this video filled with things that he loved and that it just thrilled him. ❤
There are few things more satisfying then finding a problem, drafting a solution, waiting for a print, then seeing it actually work.
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The only true drug
Except that never happens, because 3D printing makes cheap gimmicky plastic parts
@@snakespeare8252that is so not true.
@@snakespeare8252Clearly, you are not overengineering enough! 😊
Shower magnet looks happy to see me!
Your joy is infectious. Stay happy, my man. Thanks for the dope video.
Thank you mate! You got a great RUclips channel btw! ✌🏽 Keep it up!
I think the great thing about this video is that it doesn’t just give us neat things to print that you created (since many are customized to the things in your life), but teaches us to be observant of the things we do that could use improvement! So many inconveniences are overlooked because we’re so conditioned to the way things are. Kudos from a 60 something engineer!
Thank you very much! That was my intention, to inspire you to print some individuals solutions for your life :)
Greetings from an ongoing engineer :)
Really good point. It is much more about perception than 3d printing. I consider most of the things we buy new 'pre-broken' and I often have to fix them so they work the way I want them to work. But it's a little shocking how many people just 'adapt' to the broken tech and think 'this is fine' 😆
I inspired to look for a 3d printer, any suggestions? Im in the construction bus. So im sure i can find things to improve!! I not clear of the process of start to finish of a piece. That would be a helpful vid, thanks
The access card + water bottle TPU thingy is just genius. Well done!
Thank you! ♥️
A flipper zero users heaven
I love how excited you get at showing us all the small but meaningful solutions that 3D printing allowed you to implement.
I've been designing stuff in 3D for over 20 years and it's great to finally have an outlet for testing my designs in the real world. Like you, I have printed dozens of little functional pieces to repair or improve objects and processes in my life. Also like you I derive great pleasure from seeing my designs in use.
20 years? That sounds toe like you had invented 3D printing haha. That's wild!
@@floatypietHa, yeah, time flies. Srangely I didn't start 3D printing until last year.
No need to print a larger rice bag top. Just cut the bigger bag at an angle on its top corner. Then just make the length of cut something that fits the clip you can print.
I like that you show your fail prints as well, or that you "show your work" as we day in the States! It's so inspiring to see the design process of other 3D printers. Also that bag clip is absolutely genius!
Thank you mate✌🏽 I appreciate it!
Particularly liked the door handle door holder. Excellent 😊
Your excitement is infectious.
I greatly appreciate this video.
Thank you.
😂 tip of the riceberg made me chuckle and thank you for breaking down your water bottle into gallons so that I could understand! 😂 Great video, tschuss!
I really appreciate the idea of printing to spark joy ♥ well done!
Fantastic work man. I need to print a bunch of these for my studio. Love those clamps for your desk to basically hide everything behind the frames. Also... shapr3D for the win
Thank you UncleJessy❤️ I really appreciate it!
I think the best part about this video is watching how much joy 3d printing has brought to your life! The convenience and joy it brings you over a successful and useful print is amazing! Keep up the work and positive vibes!
Great video. Stuff like this has made my 3d printer invaluable in my house. My 2 young boys 6 and 8, will ask me all the time to print stuff for them, sometimes toys, sometimes to fix toys, and sometimes just random useful things. It’s cool seeing them at such a young age be resourceful to make things work for them. Also my wife, she thought the printer was stupid, until I printed desk organizers for her at work, then all of her co-workers wanted one too. Then printing organizers for her car, and holders for her hair straightener, and fixing the fan chain pulls so that it’s easy to figure out which chain is the light versus the fan. Now instead of saying can we order whatever to fix something on Amazon she will ask if I can print it first. Not only that but I have a folder on my computer just for useful objects I’ve printed around the house. This way if they ever break or I need another one, I can quickly find it and hit print.
I am so happy to have found you via this wonderful video! This is exactly why I got my A1 printer.. for practical purposes. Thank you kindly for making and posting!
Finally someone said it. If I were an youtuber I'd have said it a long time ago. The closest thing to useless I do are toys I gift kids. Cheaper than buying crappy toys and they go nuts about them with custom stuff.
😂 ♥️ thank you!
The joy you show in your face talking about your prints is great. 5hanks for sharing.
The print I use every day (which also makes me smile) is a silverware tray customized to the size and shape of my silverware.
Another "things in the kitchen" category item was a cover for my new potato peeler. I cut myself on the sharp blade while reaching into the drawer for something. So, a few hours later, I had a safety cover designed and built.
Great video. Loved the humor and passion you show. New subscriber.
Thank you ✌🏼 haha sometimes you need to hurt yourself first to come up with a solution. I’m glad you’re enjoying printing and creating solutions as much! :)
Thanks for posting this video , I love seeing what is possible with 3D prints , I miss Germany 🇩🇪 I used to live in Darmstadt in the late 80s wonderful city and country
A well delivered video, it's clear you have experience and skills in editing things together. The narration was delivered at a good pace, with pauses to separate ideas but never stopping long enough to lose interest.
As for the content, it's a good approach to practical printing. Highlighting what works *for you* is a good first step for the rest of us to start thinking about what might work *for us*. And, in fact, you've reminded me that I need some sort of pegboard/multiboard/tool holding thing next to my electronics work bench, so now I'm looking at my room trying to figure out where I'd want to put such a thing and how to rearrange my shelves and cabinets to make it all work.
So you've inspired at least one person to do something!
That's awesome to hear! I chose Multiboard because it's supposed to boore stable and takes less filament than honeycomb. On-top it's pegboard compatible (I think).
I would go with it again.
Happy printing🤗
nice shout out to multiboard! i've been playing around with multiboards for about a year now. mainly using the multibins at the moment to create modular toolbox for my face painting and one for my miniature paint nights. I fully agree with you that a 3d printer is much better if you use it to solve problems. create solutions you can't purchase. the amount of times growing up where i had a project and i'd look online for a specific product i had in mind that would help me do what i wanted to do. Now i can easily design those things.
10:18 "Maybe one more organizing system" Zach Freedman is rolling lol
😂😂😂🎉
Looking for this comment! 😄
Guten tag her Floaty, keep going with your RUclips channel. Like your vibe. Not shouting and being sincerely enthusiastic about even the smallest prints you showcase. Soon you 🫵🏼 will get free filaments and printers from a sponsor. And in a year a Lamborghini like all the other RUclipsrs. I guess that’s how it works right!? 😂 Tjuus
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Great video. Designing your own functional prints to solve problems in your life is the highest form of hobbyist 3d printing.
Love the elegant overengineering. One of my favorite traits of my German brothers and sisters. Channeling my heritage across the pond solving everyday "inconveniences". Keep up the creative solutioning!
I’m with you about wanting to print useful things. I’m not big into toys or trinkets but I’ll print for the kids.
I like how you print useful, "needed", items. It inspires me to look around my home to see what i need and can then print it instead of going out and purchasing it! Thanks!!!
12:48 "I Really enjoy it."
I'm not judging...
😁
I just got questions 😂
I came to the comments for this, lol.
You have to be careful not to mix them up in the shower.... :)
Don't slip in the shower 😂
So glad i'm not the only one who saw that. I immediately had to pause and run to the comments lol
Your enthusiasm is infectious. I don’t even own a 3d printer and I really enjoyed the video. Your English is amazing too.
Thank you! I really appreciate it! Yeah, I couldn’t imagine living without a 3D printer anymore 😄
I guess anyone happy with 3D printing technology on planet 🌎 is Mr Piet 😂
He is living the life at its best
Printing small little things that keep him proud at home
I hope I will do same soon in my life
I felt happy 😊 watching ur videos
Thank you for making everything that u make
Thank you! And all you re really need is a Bambu Lab A1 Mini and some time with a CAD program :)
I love how enthusiastic you are about your doodads and i completely agree that useful prints are way better 👍 Keep up the good work!
Thank you✌🏼
I like how so many people are 100% against 3D printing for fun, because why should anything in life bring you joy.
There seems to be a folk out there which doesn't want to waste plastic and recourses for stuff that ends up catching on dust. The folk which enjoys using a 3D printers for actual usecases. If you're not one of them, fine
I am in the middle on this. I love making practical things with my printer, but there is joy in printing other things. I will print some things and then after they stop bringing that joy, I give them away to someone else for them to bring joy to.
@@floatypiet Your unicycle relies on lithium-ion batteries that pose environmental concerns due to their toxicity. Speeding down walking paths is dangerous to others.
Your solution for having the same water bottle as your roommate is to create more plastic waste? Just write on it with a marker and put your id card in your sock
And when considering gym visits, it’s worth reflecting on the environmental impact. Gyms consume significant electricity and occupy space that might be repurposed to support critical needs, such as housing for the homeless.
Or... the answer lies somewhere in between. Maybe there's a place for utiltity AND joy.
Designing small parts which solve life problems IS fun, way more enjoyable than some random toy. Everyone prints a few when they're new, and they always just end up collecting dust until they're tossed.
@@tagg8233 So instead of printing "random toys" for my kids, I should print "more practical random things", such as doorstops?
As far as I'm aware, having fun or enjoying something is also a "life problem", and debating on whether one person's 3D prints are enjoyable to another person is rather meaningless, don't you think?
The TPU EUC Power Pads are a little too rigid for me (so I sewed mine) but the printed stand is a savior 🙌
Awesome to see a fellow engineer who rides and prints!
Well the best thing about 3D printing is you can make almost anything. So I make a mix of practical tools and fun silly things and decorations. It doesn’t have to be one OR the other, it can be both.
I recently purchased a 3D printer and have been using it to print useful items that help organize my life, fix minor problems, and make my daily routine easier. It’s wonderful to find a video like yours that is useful, keep it up 👍
The rice bag clip is wonderful!!
Is it food safe though?
LOL, you should see under my desk XD. Making your own bespoke stuff to suit is such a joy!
Really? Nobody talking about him just casually gone down a set of stairs with his unicycle? 😂
Love the energy! And love your practical 3D prints! You really convey the joy that is designing your own 3D printed solutions and how satisfying it is to use them
Muchos gracias Senior!
The reason practical prints don't get as much hype is because they are so user specific. It's often "i have this weird latch that broke on my 2008 Samsung vacuum" or "I need to mount my camera to my toaster oven" the kind of things a 3d printer is INVALUABLE for, but that only really works for your specific situation. They are often custom designs for your circumstances or at the very least a niche usecase.
"I want to mount my video doorbell to the my vinyl siding, but the I want it flush and not with a big ugly air pocket for stuff to caught behind it"
Yup, totally didn't describe me a T
yup, some of my most useful prints to date have been
a clip to fix the door handle in my 1994 ford escort
a plumbing adaptor to re-connect the flex hose to a kitchen faucet (new one was only sold as an assembly for $80 to get the 15 cent part, printed in ABS and vapor smoothed, never leaked)
My thoughts exactly. Not everyone eats rice out of 10kg bags - then fill another container with said rice, but for that specific problem it was an awesome idea.
Practical prints are awesome, but so are fun ones.
Truly an engineer, getting super happy at the little efficiency improvements in life uwu
i like the clips like you use on your rice. Here's something I do that might help you. Instead of cutting the entire top off of the bag....cut off a corner at 45 degrees. Then you can reseal it with a short clip and even use a larger opening if you want. (I create ones for anything on the A1 mini using this tactic).
I might try that for my other rice bag. Thank you♥️
Congratulations on the first video I've watched about useful 3D Prints, that is actually about useful 3D prints.
Keep printing and creating great youtube content.
I love the bag clip for the rice sack! I actually eat the same basmati rice from Tilda😆
You got a good taste!
Is there a link to
The print for the clip as it will prove to my wife that a 3D printer wasn’t a useless purchase.
your enthusiasm is infectious and very entertaining! pls make more! and thankyou.
Thank you🤗
90% of the large 3d print channels on youtube shows you how to print garbage. influencer are promoting things you dont need just to waste our money on garbage. In short i kinda agree with you.
Seeing your enthusiasm just gave me a real lift. Thank you! I’m looking at volunteering with disabled people, making modifications so their existing equipment can meet their needs. I was toying with learning 3d printing and this video has convinced me to go for it.
Ohh that sounds great! It's always good to here when I can inspire someone✌🏼
I'm sure you'll come up with some useful and great prints!!!
The rice bag print warrants an auto subscribe from me. Also you gesticulate like a Thunderbird character which is very endearing.
Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed it :)
Subscribed - because you can have a laugh at yourself, especially being German (“Zat’s not how vee do sings in Germany)!!!!!!!
Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich die Zeit gegangen sind, diese Videos zu erstellen und hochzuladen.
Haha thank you mate ✌🏽 I appreciate it!
Ich bin voll bei Dir, es müssen nicht die großartigen Dinge sein, sondern die, die Dein Leben einfacher machen. Mit dem dem 3D-Printer hat man es selbst in der Hand. I use my 3D printer on a daily basis.
In den Kommentaren Schein es tatsächlich 2 verschiedene Teams zubgeben😂 Team useful und Team useful und deko😄
Mate I love the way your Brian works these are amazing ❤
😂😂 thank you! Sometimes I'm impressed by my brain myself because often it doesn't work as intended haha
15:30 anyone saying "why don't you just use X" clearly doesn't own a 3D printer. My answer is always "I printed it because I CAN".
Mister, I have to say it, I enjoyed your video! thanks for being yourself and thanks for showing ideas to make my printer useful. All the links to freebies is a cherry on top of the cake! Congrats with your goal! it's cool to see that your channel is growing so fast. its 26.10.2024 and you have 3.58K. Wow!
Thank you ✌🏼 I appreciate it!
American here! Anything less than a gallon of liquid is usually measured in fluid ounces (the volume of an ounce of water). While most Americans agree that metric is better, this is one of the few US measurements that isn't complete nonsense 😂
We also measure our soda in liters and our wine in mL which is weird considering how much we avoid metric in most of our other measurements.
This just gets me even more confused😂
That sounds even way more worse tbh
I'd say that cups are used about as much as fluid ounces in the US.
I absolutely love your optimistic energy. It's infectious ❤
12:31 did you intentionally build a phallus magnet?
In Germany, it's called a "shlongle dongle".
It's a german Dödelmagnet. Everyone has one of them in the household . Great ideas..I did similar things with my 3d printer. First of all I solve every problem at home and overengineered a lot of prints. Keeping on with the good work ! P.s. Didn't know winter starts in October in Stuttgart 😂👍
My thoughts exactly. I love the name "shlongle dongle" though. I might need to adopt that here in the USA.
I love how organized your life is and your energy, very enthusiastic... The kind of people I wish to have in my life.
Haha maybe it lookes organized but I feel like I'm the opposite of organized. I appreciate your comment ♥️
Best 3D printing video ever! Useful things! I have 3D printed items all over my home, in my van, even outside. If I need something, I just design it and print it. Love to keep black PETG loaded and ready to go!
Thank you ✌🏼 I’m just getting into PETG, but I’m not sure yet if I should use a filament dryer
Dude perfectly defined German cars .. over engineered but perfect.
@Kfinch1992, I would have to disagree. I own a German vehicle and nothing but issues and patches. Remember the VW fiasco on meeting pollution standards in the US? Funny, another manufacturer from Germany did the same thing but you never heard anything about it. Turns out their PR group did a great job squashing any publicity about it. However, it didn't prevent a public class action lawsuit against the company from being filed and successfully won. As a result, equipment was changed on the vehicle that dramtically increased operating cost to continue to meet US EPA standards.
By the way, I'm a mechanical engineer and have the ability to assess good engineering when I see it. But they have done a great job with their marketing campaign, as it's been very successful, even though their product doesn't quite live up to the hype.
I will have to say their QC, for the most part, is spot on, and they do tend to cut less corners in their design, which costs more. But their actual engineering design, well it's not quite the accolade you indicate.
Wow, happy to see this video pop up in views! Love the ideas featured as most videos are just people printing commonly found prints that don’t serve much purpose. I’m new to 3D printing but got it for functional use and not so much for toys and clutter. Keep it up!
Plus the electric unicycle vids are great! I do cycling but appreciate all forms of videography and sports! Also, 1k subs… lol. You are pushing 4K subs and I love it! Keep it up!
Thank you! Yeah I think 3D printing is great for functional prints.
I’m glad you’re enjoying my videos! The next one will also be about a functional print :)
Don't be silly, In 12 months from now you will be printing useless things or you will sell your printer or it will collect dust. I am 8 months into 3D printing and half of the design I printed are related to 3D printing. The other half is home improvement like plant vases, woodshop improvement like storage bins etc..I print everyday because I made a list and the list is still several pages long :)
Dunno. My brother in law gave me his old ender and it sat in my garage for 2 years and then a lightbulb went off. I needed something made. That little printer sucked. An A1 recall later and I’ve now had my P1S for 10 months.
Now my all my kitchen drawers are perfectly overly organized and my toolbox is coming along nicely. I’ve learned enough of the basics of onshape and fusion360 to make things the hard way lol, and I’ve designed and printed a handful of various things that either fix or improve things.
So far, no nick knacks, well until Oct. The wife loves Halloween, so I’ve printed a few Halloween items. Otherwise I’m good lol.
As for 3d printing things for 3d printers, the Bambulab machines are damn near appliances. Had to print a few spools (for refills) and a respooler, AMS doesn’t like cardboard. For the A1 I only printed a wall mount for AMS lite and a couple spools adapters. Still haven’t printed a benchy.
If your words are true there will be a follow-up video of 10! useless prints. But for now I wouldn't have a lot to show.
I'm curious off that will change😄
I have 2 enders and I've been making money consistently for the past 4 years using them. I started my business with just a single ender 3 pro, making everything from surgical aids for reputable hospitals to prototypes for new products i develop for clients so I'd say it's a pretty useful tool.
TBH I think I printed Gimmicks/Design/Art stuff as much as the printer collected dust.
Combined I think its 25-40% of the time I have owned a 3d printer.
Sometimes I put 600h of print time in a month and on the other hand I had to wipe the dust off the printer as maintenance.
Well, if the printer is collecting dust, (your elect bill is not shooting up) the one thing these 3D printer folks don’t mention how your elect bill goes, up ,up, up…. Add that to your cost of prints!
Nice video. I love your enthusiasm and thoughtful things to do with your 3d printer. 😊
Thank you✌🏼
1:00 *INFO STARTS HERE.*
In the first minute of your video, it's important to take some time to alienate your watchers who enjoy aesthetic prints.
Really great video! Some of my favorite prints:
1. Shower phone holder I designed myself to echo sound forward - so I can listen to podcasts is the shower without futzing with Bluetooth.
2. Battery holder for AA and AAA batteries.
3. A custom frozen waffle holder I designed myself to fit in my freezer's built-in ice bucket. With easy slide lid I can put in 10 waffles, ditch the packaging, and also keep the waffles safe from freezer burn.
Great to see some USEFUL prints being printed!!
The bag clip is genius.
If I may, when you're pouring out your rice, flip the bag 180° so the spout is at the top of the bag and all of the rice is below it.
It prevents any rice spilling when you're ending the pour because all of the rice is below the spout.
(works well with liquids also)
Yes you may 😄 thank you for the tip!
nearly 5k subs, that's 1k subs a week since the video was uploaded, great work with those prints, my favorite prints and on my DIY CNC router. the 3D printer is a great addition to any work space and home.
Thank you! Damm, you have a DIY CNC, that is wild 😍😂
Great video.... and here the list is just about to start, but I can tell from the get-go that this is why I'm going to start 3d printing
I love the door hook! Though I can totally see someone who is unfamiliar with it to just jank hard and break something.
that's the kind of videos that i want youtube to suggest more
keep it up man, i'm enjoying
Thank you a lot✌🏼 I appreciate it!
I was very inspired by your video and hope you continue to be be yourself while creating thought prevoking content!
Thank you! I'll do my best 🤗
Really love people using 3d printing for actually usefull stuff! I use it for so much little stuff, that just makes my life a better and wouldn't wanna miss it
❤️ let’s continue 3d printing content about useful 3D prints! People really seem to enjoy it :)
Solving small everyday "problems" is one of my favorite uses of 3D printing.
This video is VERY hand-wavy. Fortunately only in the literal sense 😉
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I've been kicking around the idea of buying a 3d printer, but didn't really know what I might do with it. Seems like it might be one of those things where it's hard at first, and then suddenly you see tons of opportunities. Great video. Vielen dank!
If you're a little creative and know (or want to learn) how to use any CAD program I feel like it's absolutely awesome.
I think with an A1 Mini you can't do anything wrong. It's so good and so cheap ✌🏼
Great video, thanks Pete!
Something I printed and happily use on a daily basis are two coffee tampers. They exactly fit the basket thingies so tamping (squishing) the coffee grounds is quick and no coffee spills up the sides. The tops say “Yes, but coffee first” and “Push it real good”, which after 5+ years still make me smile on a daily basis.
Tha n you so much for your comment Graham! I appreciate it! That is so cool that you're enjoying that print for 5+ years already! I'm curious what I'll still keep uaiyin 5 years!
Haha I don’t have a 3d printer yet… getting one after our move from Alaska to Colorado, but watching this video the one thing that I thought of was a tamper… years ago my first machine it took FOREVER to find someone (found in Australia on eBay) to custom make the strange sized tamper I needed. I have a rocket now so a little easier but would LOVE to make a custom one. Great call on the tamper
Wow didn't realize how many views this video had. Really cool to see you excited to hit 1,000 subs and you are now well past 5,000!
Thank you!!!🤗
Looks like fun. Enjoy yourself, Pete, on a daily basis! I just may buy one.👍
I can highly recommend the A1 Mini since I really use the full bed. It's nice to have the option though. They are ok a sale as well. And I'd love to provide a affiliate link, but I don't have one🫣 I should contact them haha
It is a great tutorial, seasoned with humor. I enjoyed it, and you gave me 3D printing ideas. Well done.
Thank you for sharing. Especially the poop catcher. I'll shall be adding one to my mini 👌
I don’t have a 3d printer at the moment though I’d love one. I love the tip on the embedded magnet but especially love your integrations of dove tails. It seems to reduce the waste if you have prints that don’t work out. Instead of making it so the whole print needs to be redone, it’s only a segment.
Love what you're doing here. Love how you get truly happy about the cool little small things you've made. I'd be exactly the same. I don't have a 3-D printer yet but I'm getting closer and closer and this video has definitely pushed me another step closer. Keep up the good work! 🙂
Thank you Jon! It's amazing how good the printers are nowadays! I feel like the A1 Mini is what most people need. Okay and a little bit of CAD skills. But everyone can learn that.
But the entry point with 200 €/$ is really low.
1:35 into having watched anything made by you to hear you say "and i created this thing, and this was absolutely useless" had me dying! I love seeing you explain your process and show your progression with your designs. I am going through the exact process with my new journey into 3d printing and harnessing the power of being able to create useful things that i used to think, "man i wish something like this existed" and not just toys and trinkets. I can't wait to check out more of your videos!
Thank you✌🏼
Piet, thank you for your video I'm getting a Bamboo printer for Christmas and your video was absolutely delightful to watch. I subscribed and I am looking forward to watching more of your content
Thank you very much! And enjoy your Bambu Lab! You'll love it especially some basic CAD skills ✌🏼
The best thing about 3d printer is you can tailor solutions to unique problems. I have a solar setup in my shed and needed to create platforms to separate some components in a small area. I created each one, and even a custom mount for the inverter power button. I'm sure there are a ton of applications in a shop.
Thanks for all those ideas! I'm new to 3d-printing, so I'm still check out all those new posibilities.
One hint that's not related to printing... typically you can adjust doors, so that they stop opening (or closing).
Thank you!
And I'd I would have been able to adjust the door, I'd have done it haha, but believe me, it's not possible with this one just by turning some screws 🙈
Supervideo. I love it, we need more of it. Since the first time I used a spacer for a shelf assembly (30 x the same one), I can see applications everywhere. And all of that stuff is printed now: Spacers, huge washers, cover parts etc.
I really like your door handle catch! If I made one, I'd add a slope to the cover so the handle rotates out of the way and engages the catch automatically
on of the most userfull and amazing 3D printing videos i have seen so far. I loved the door one
Thank you very much! I appreciate it!
I’m in the market for my first 3D printer and stumbled upon this video with your captivating personality. I subscribed because, like the subject of useful 3D prints, it aligns perfectly with my needs. I’m particularly interested in printing an iPhone case that meets my specific requirements and won’t compromise on functionality. Additionally, I’d love to create a 3D wallet with a slot for cash, as I still use cash.
Cool! And thank you✌🏼
I actually saw a 3D printed wallet for the first time last week! So cool!
Depending on make sure to check the size. I really could have just one with the A1 Mini. It looks so much smaller but rarely I need the size of the printbed.
If you want to go with Bambu...
Great ideas, thank you Piet! My 3D printer journey is also only a few months old. I've just started to learn how to design, which opens up a whole new world of possibilities, and so satisfying.
Happy printing🤗 it's worth the hassle to go through 3D printing software!
@@floatypiet Thank you, it really is. And when I get stuck, I ask ChatGPT. What a time to be alive 😁
I like practical 3D prints the most - nice video! :)
There are multiple caliper holders for multiboard which work just fine.
I'm also more of a practical tools type, but I enjoy printing gimmicks like puzzles to bring them to the next birthday party where nowadays often just a gift card is on the wish list. One of my favorites are the sealed boxes, where you put the gift card in while the printer pauses and seals it up after. Cheaper than a bought birthday card and way more entertaining. Puzzle boxes with the gift card in it are also an option, but usually more effort to print.
Thank you for the tip!
And sealed boxes sound fun though, I'll look into it!
I've designed/printed hangers for my Kitchenaid mixer beaters, they hang from my wire shelves in the kitchen. I've made glasses hangers for my desk so they aren't taking up space, I've printed electric socket covers, end caps for my vinyl flooring and more!
I designed and 3d printed a holder for my cutters and a glue stick. I don't have a nice printer right now so it doesn't look the greatest but in the future, when i have more room and money for it, i will get a bambu printer and hopefully make stuff more useful.