7 Functional 3D Prints That Solved REAL Problems

In this video, I share with you the 7 different solutions that I've designed to solve my own real-world problems. Brought to you by Thought3D, makers of Magigoo. Visit https://jle.vi/magigoo and apply coupon code "TNL" to get 15% off.

Like many of you, I'm always working on improving my skills as a maker, and lately, one of my big goals has been to develop better CAD skills. After all, CAD skills are some of the highest impact, highest return-on-investment skills you can invest in as a maker.

Unfortunately, I can't justify spending the time to model things I don't actually need just for practice. So for this reason, my learning method of choice is to actually design and build the things that I actually need for actual projects. (You know me, I LOVE functional 3d prints)

So lately, I've been making an effort to solve more of my problems using CAD. Sometimes, this means designing things in CAD and then using other tools like lasers or power tools to build them, but more often than not, this means bringing 3D Printing into the mix, to design completely custom, one-off functional 3d prints to my particular problems.

In this video, I'm going to take you through 7 different solutions that I've recently designed and 3d printed for some of my own real-world problems. I'll share with you how I - someone who is NOT trained as an engineer - approached the problems, and then turned them into awesome 3d prints. And while I'm not going to bore you with a CAD tutorial on Onshape tutorial for each thing I modeled, I will share some of the cool cad tricks and tips I learned and used along the way both to design and to print these solutions... in a way that is CAD software agnostic... so that you can try them on your own projects, too. (I personally like OnShape, but you can also use Fusion360, TinkerCAD, or FreeCAD to achieve the same results)

My goal for this video is to inspire you to design some of your own functional 3d prints, even if you're not super proficient in computer aided design.

🤫 Get my custom filament and printer profiles, buyers guides, and much, much more on Patreon:   / thenextlayer   

💬 JOIN MY DISCORD: https://jle.vi/tnl-discord

🎥  IN THIS VIDEO:  🎥
00:00 Introduction
02:37 Light Stand Leg Reinforcements
06:29 HawkLock Quick Release Plates
09:45 C-Stand and Varipole Cable Clips
14:24 Plastic Shredder Funnel + Adapter
17:00 Turbine Fan Mount + Grille
21:45 Conclusion

🔗 LINKS MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO: 🔗
👉 Onshape: https://onshape.pro/nextlayer
👉 Polymaker: https://jle.vi/polymaker
👉 Hex screws from AliExpress: https://a.aliexpress.com/_mqxwDfO
👉 Turbine Fans: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_msX...
👉 My previous video where I shared what I think is the best 3D design software for 3D printing:    • I'm Ditching Blender for Onshape  
👉 My videos where I attempt to build an affordable 3D Printer filament recycling setup:    • Recycling 3D Printer Filament  


🛒 RECOMMENDED GEAR: 🛒
📍 Complete list of 3D Printing accessories: https://kit.co/jlevi/3d-printing
📍 Complete list of my videography gear: https://kit.co/jlevi/content-creation
📍 My favorite 3D printing filament: https://jle.vi/polymaker
📍 My favorite 3D printer right now: https://jle.vi/voronkits
📍 My favorite BUDGET 3D printer right now: https://jle.vi/sovol
📍 Check out the official TNL merch: https://shop.thenextlayer.com/
📍 PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING THE CHANNEL BY SHOPPING USING MY LINKS! FULL LIST CAN BE FOUND AT: https://jle.vi/links


❤️ LOVED THIS VIDEO? ❤️
▶️ Subscribe to the channel
▶️ Watch my other videos:    / @thenextlayer   
🔔 Turn on Notifications
🎁 Support me on Patreon:   / thenextlayer  
🎁 Send a "Super Thanks" (Tip)
🛒 Use my affiliate links for your 3D printing or videography needs: https://jle.vi/links 
💬 Join My Discord: https://jle.vi/tnl-discord 
✍️ Write a comment below!
👍🏿 Like this video


#3dprinting #3dprinted #3dprinter