All work done in FreeCad.
My favorite personally reverse engineered part
And a favorite design I use every day a holder for my loose tea strainer to catch draining water
this post was submitted on 18 May 2025
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Man, that first one is really cool. What is it?
It's part of a joint for the handle of an electric snowblower I have. It's a cool looking part for sure, but it was easy to recreate as a model to print.
But after breaking the original injection molded glass re-enforced nylon and 3 other home printed parts, I redesigned the joint to be a single piece solid part. So while I can't fold the handle down for storage, it no longer breaks.
Nice ingenuity!
I really like the ones that are ultra-practical. Handles, curtain hangars, The Gatalog, adapters, pieces that fix broken things, etc.
But my ultimate favorite is the velocity stack i made for my car intake. lol
No pictures??
Nope. Not much to look at and eventually replaced with aluminum.
Nice. Still your design, or did you go with aftermarket?
I put the stock intake piping back on and an aftermarket filter and adapter.
Hot air intake for the sound 👌
I am going to plug my own project that I will complete in another revision when I can unpack my 3D printer when our 1st floor is completed in the renovation 😅
DIY HOTAS
https://github.com/JustEnoughDucks/LibreMiG-S
Other peoples' that I like!
A VESA to microscope adapter for mounting a lighter microscope (I use a digital one) to a monitor arm to save space compared to the normal boom: https://www.printables.com/model/803413-amscope-eakins-microscope-vesamonitor-mount
A shaker siphon to empty standing water: https://www.printables.com/model/833171-shaker-siphon-for-garden-hose
All of Chris Borge's stuff where he 3d prints useful simple machining tools and reinforces them with concrete (only a few on printables): https://www.printables.com/model/1237272-rock-solid-milling-machine-v09
The steam controller bumper repair. The brittle ABS they used broke 3 times for me (2 I sent back to steam and got a replacement), and I printed this in PETG and got my bumper back since the SC got discontinued and it has held up because petg is much lore flexible: https://www.printables.com/model/133723-steam-controller-bumper-repair
The DIY Hotas sounds intriguing, looking forward to seeing it completed!
Bottle dryer. Use 3x daily for my stuff. https://www.printables.com/model/314913-bottle-dryer-system
Mario pipe pen cup. Stealth nerditry. https://www.printables.com/model/307980-mario-pipe-pen-holder
Grandma's double sided filament clip. I've tested many clips. This fits my needs best. https://www.printables.com/model/581033-grandmas-double-sided-filament-clip
Thwack. Yes, it's kind of a meme but for gentle taps it's perfect. https://www.printables.com/model/46099-thwack
Dog poop bag holder. Works as described. My kids lose or break them far too often. Solution, print another. https://www.printables.com/model/167626-customizable-dog-poop-bag-holder
I'll post some of mine to start. My favorites are mostly fun/decorative.
Fun
I'm a sucker for anything dinosaur. The original Flexi Rex was one of my first prints! I absolutely adore the art style of AndreasJoskaSutanto's flexi dinos. My favorite is the Flexi Raptor
Most of the models are for paid members
Notable mention to this (free!) Flexi Dimetrodon by DirkvK that's excellent too!
Decorative
I've been trying to fill the empty spaces on my walls. I printed a bunch of butterflies and bent the wings using a candle. I love how they've turned out! I'll link to some of the ones I've found, in no specific order.
I've also been working on a bouquet of flowers, I'll see if I can take a picture of it later to post.
I love those dinosaurs! Bought all the available ones last year for Christmas.