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soozafone 22
Image for Introducing Carbon 13!
It's been more than two years since I released Dummy 13 here on Printables. That was the culmination of what I called the “13 Series,” a set of models allowing anyone to customize their own humanoid action figure.
Since then, I've explored in a few d
February 13, 2026
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suit 22
Image for CORE One Mini - The Rocky Road to a Prototype.
Some folks have already seen some of my announcements, updates and discussions about a Prusa CORE One Mini on various platforms like Reddit. After a few setbacks up until November 2025, the project was put back to the drawing board for the third time
March 29, 2026
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Martin 33
Image for DHD 1/1 finished!
Greetings everyone. So, after more then 4 months of work, the DHD is finally finished. Or rather my part is done. It is printed and assembled and painted. Now it will go to the customer for the electronic fitting, lights and sounds so that it could b
October 4, 2025
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Printables 3
Image for EasyPrint Changelog - 2026/03/20 update
March 20, 2026 (Huge Update!)
✨ New Features One-Click Multi-Bed Slicing & Bulk send to printerYou can now slice all the beds in your project with a single click and send them entirely to the printer in bulk. Depending on available compute capacity,
March 20, 2026
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soozafone 22
Image for 3DPrintopia 2025!
This past weekend was 3DPrintopia 2025! It's one of the world's largest annual gatherings of 3D printing hobbyists, creators, and companies - and it happens to be a short drive from Lucky 13 home base.
After attending last year's event, I decided thi
September 29, 2025
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Nomads Galaxy 24
Image for Prusawire - April Fools gone Right
How did we get here?
So, for anyone following along the Prusawire project, you may know this already, but let's start from the beginning.
I came up with the idea of Prusawire just before Core ONE kits were about to begin shipping. I had just recently
January 5, 2026
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VC Design 24
Image for Designer of the Year Nomination – Thank You!
I’m incredibly honored to be nominated for the Printables Designer of the Year Award!
If you’ve enjoyed using my models, printed something that helped you, or simply liked my approach to design, I’d truly appreciate your support.
Your vote would mean
December 18, 2025
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MATARO 25
Image for MK3.251(Pre-release)
The MK3.251 is a printer that combines two MK3 series printers. The housing was made using two MK3 aluminum frames and a 3030 aluminum frame. The tool head is the same as the MK3S. Other new parts needed are two extended 8mm shafts and belts for the
March 10, 2026
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Printables 3
Image for Printables Store Black Friday Sale is here!
Black Friday deals are live on Printables! For the entire month, enjoy 30% off a wide selection of paid models from our talented designers.
📅 October 30th – November 30th, 2025🌐 Exclusively on the Printables Store
Time to fire up your 3D printer! 🔥
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November 4, 2025
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suit 22
Image for CORE One Mini - Update Served on a Small Plate
Another milestone: the heatbed assembly is now feature complete. This part of the build required quite a few adjustments and customizations, but overall the integration of the components worked out nicely. While the metal parts need another small ite
March 15, 2026
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Printables Changelog – February 10, 2026
🚀 New Features & Major Improvements Enhanced Search ExperienceBy default, search results now mix both free and exclusive (Store/Club) models, giving you a complete view of available models. We've also added ha
February 10, 2026
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Magmabow 27
Image for The Smallest, Ultimate Security Board
While alarm system projects have been done to death, I have found almost no projects that combine different sensors into one, making a re-usable device that can serve several functions. a door sensor will always be a door sensor, and a proximity sens
April 2, 2026
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Wekster 33
Image for Cybernetic Skull
Hey everyone!
One day as a kid I went to the newspaper stand to check do they have any new comics for me. At that time we didn't had Marvel or DC stuff, we mostly had Italian published stuff like Dylan Dog, Zagor, Martin Mysteree etc... I know, you n
August 25, 2025
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Thorin Oakenshield 30
Image for 300 K downloads!
300 K downloads!
Today I reached this number of downloads of my 3D models on Printables.com.
When I started on the original Prusaprinters website, I would never have believed it. I have been working on Printables for 4 years, since February 2022, whe
March 15, 2026
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MiniWorld3D 32
Image for AI for 3D Modeling: My Take
Could AI be integrated responsibly in the 3D model-creating process? Can a model bear the “AI” tag without being immediately dismissed as slop? AI generated 3D models have flooded every repository web platform. You probably have encountered them here
September 11, 2025
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Karen Chau Designs 21
Image for Monthly Recap: March 2026
In the Monthly Recap: February 2026 post, these were my plans for March:
Celebrating Pi Day and St. Patrick's Day; designing new models; sharing models (old and new) in the What to 3D Print in March article Resuming my craft room organization attempt
April 4, 2026
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Image for Single extruder multi-color labeling
This is a quick guide on how to setup single extruder multi material printing specifically for the purpose of first layer elements like decorative patterns or labels.
For this technique to work, we need a model that has elements with a height of two
February 21, 2026
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Image for CORE One Mini - Had to bend over backwards this time :)
One of the biggest challenges in this iteration turned out to be the back panel. What looks like a simple flat part at first quickly became one of the most constrained areas of the entire build.
Because of the overall size reduction and the tighter f
January 25, 2026
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Image for CORE One Mini - The Problem with the linear rails
While finalizing the XY motion system for the CORE One Mini, an issue came up with linear rail availability.
The distance between the linear rail holders is fixed at exactly 245 mm. The originally intended rail, a THK SRS12GN, is available in 220 mm
January 29, 2026
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Wekster 33
Image for MOTU mini dudes
Short story: I went to the store, there were some MOTU toys and I went down memory lane and started remembering all the cool stuff from my childhood so I made Orko :) then I re-made Mini He-Man... :D
August 18, 2025
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Image for Precise Anemometer From Scratch
This is about making an anemometer from scratch, helplessly overengeneering it and having fun with a ton of boring napkin maths needed for this. 
Along the following jurney i learned a lot about designing and claibrating anemometer. I encountered a a
January 28, 2026
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