My Favorite Designs from 6 Years of 3D Printing!

I have 3D Printed a LOT of things over the years! Let's take a trip down memory lane as I share my favorite models of all time.
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VIDEO LINKS:
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Chocolate Scented 3D Printing Filament. Yes Really - • Chocolate Scented 3D P...
3D Printed Solids of Constant Width - • 3D Printed Solids of C...
The Oldest Lock Design Ever Found - 3D Printed Pin Lock - • This is the oldest loc...
Russian "Rack Lock" - • This Strange Lock can ...
Challenging 3D Printed Puzzle Cube - • Can you solve this Puz...
Impossible Dovetail - • The Impossible Dovetai...
Anything to 3x3 (Rubik's Cube) - • Unbelievable 3D Printe...
3D PRINTING FILES:
Lattice cube torture test - gumroad.com/l/CMqrm
Nautilus gears by MishaT - www.thingiverse.com/thing:27233
Emmett's Cube Gears - www.thingiverse.com/thing:213946
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Sphericons - www.makersmuse.com/sphericon
Combat Fidget Spinner - www.makersmuse.com/combat-fid...
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[@ronaldmorrison2765]

Damn you 3D print wizards. My son got me one. Downloading prints was fun for a while but designing my own was a challenge. Once I learned a little CAD, then the next step was learning about CNC subtractive machining. Then came the challenge of CAM. Now I have a 3D printer for additive machining and a CNC (mini) mill for subtractive machining. So much to learn, such a challenge as I approach my 70th birthday. Now I want to make a CNC router for woodworking and the challenge goes on.

[@Anotherfellow]

Underrated comment

[@dude_chilax]

wow

[@Godisazilla]

Wow this was crazy to read, sounds like you’ve got it. Stay truckin’ Ron Morrison

[@matheusbravo3758]

My dad`s pushing 60 next monday, and we work together building CNC routers here in Brazil, going on our second year now, and both of us had exactly 0 experience with the design and assembly of these machines, we are waiting for our Ender 3 V2 to arrive! We are hoping to expand in all aspects of CNC, wish you all the best Ron!

[@sail4life]

@@matheusbravo3758 I'd start with getting "professional firmware" with UBL, a BL touch (or clone), and a BTT smart filament sensor, maybe a replacement geared metal extruder drive (chinese). I have the same unit with these mods and its finally set up to my liking now.

[@LettuceTrains]

"Give it a good tap" *SLAM*

[@leo-hao]

I believe that tap is Australian for smash.

[@AndersJackson]

It WAS a good tap.

[@hydrogened4376]

LMFAO

[@W3DEStudio]

almost jump from my chair ahahaha

[@mathlegendno12]

14:14

[@akiyaburst5782]

5:08 Angus: has a key loop on the print Also Angus: puts the string through the design hole

[@falcore91]

8:50 I’d consider dropping that tiny lattice in epoxy or something similar, it’s amazing and deserves to be protected from that time you will eventually sneeze and accidentally crush it.

[@MakersMuse]

It was really windy today when recording the shots and I did get a bit concerned...

[@corvidconfidential8826]

@@MakersMuse if you do decide to immortalize it in epoxy, you should be sure to get the absolute best quality stuff or even have someone professional do it. Ive once tried to do that with a small feather that belonged to my bird who was killed and it went horribly wrong, destroying the feather despite me having lots of experience with resins and mould making. ;v;

[@Kamel419]

IMO, putting it in epoxy would detract from the impressiveness of it

[@tsoishinghei4562]

maybe you should cover it with flex tape and its safe

[@MrKnoppersesser]

Or put it in a tiny Glass Box.

[@thehudsonforge71]

I had to get up off my sofa and run to the keyboard when I saw your clearance gauge. Absolutely genius! This is EXACTLY what I need!

[@mrpotat680]

@@Linkman-fm2in How do you expect him to make enough money to give you these videos?

[@Linkman-fm2in]

@@mrpotat680 Posted that and IMMEDIATELY regretted it. Sorry Makers Muse.

[@Alpin28]

@@mrpotat680 ad revenue.

[@SHAD0WZOMBIE]

"people think 3d printing is magic" "3d printing is magic!"

[@largegamer4432]

“You’re a wizard 3d Printer” “but im just a 3D” “you’re a wizard”

[@deltalima9640]

A minute of silence for all the swell prints that got "lost in space"

[@zeikjt]

I like to think that they awkwardly rolled away to freedom.

[@everydayanalyst]

Kind unsure here, did he lose the ability to re-print any of those designs?

[@rudyh7380]

@@everydayanalyst i don't think so, I guess just the 1st time printing it

[@tomolsen9431]

I'm retired military, moved all around the world, never had a move that I did not lose something that I loved!

[@joshua2400]

Jesus Christ the good sovereign God loves you my friends

[@YourArmsGone]

You should use a dual extruder to print an actual impossible dove tail, and challenge people to open them.

[@MakersMuse]

That's really nasty!

[@elimcgamerguy]

*Somebody should do that* If someone did that I would watch it

[@raistlarn]

and put a coin in it so people think there's a prize for solving it.

[@headerahelix]

@@raistlarn Devilish

[@Jakeypoo-di6hy]

@@MakersMuse can you 3D model loved ones who passed away like family members, pets and friends?

[@wschnitzler]

“”much harder said than done” - everything’s upside down in OZ

[@MakersMuse]

whoops lol

[@macswanton9622]

@@MakersMuse If you think about it, I don't see how anyone could 'say' how to solve that puzzle. So much harder said than done

[@timwatterson8060]

@@macswanton9622 have you seen how easy lockpicking lawyer exploits some locks(aka puzzles) easier then using the key

[@macswanton9622]

@@timwatterson8060 case in point

[@Polymath2B]

Don’t you mean ZO?!?

[@HunGredy]

Angus, your tolerance gage is a blessing. When I assembled my first Prusa mk3, I was so delighted to see it passed even the 0,15 gage, and it gave me the confidence to start printing puzzles with tight tolerances. It works so nice.

[@rmdcade1717]

Enjoyed this reminder that you were the source of some of the most iconic and well-loved staples of 3D printing. Maker coins are still one of my favorite things to see customized. They're the ultimate hobby business card.

[@MakersMuse]

I have a whole box of makercoins people have given me, it's awesome how unique each one is!

[@thesuperginge1348]

Hi, I'm an avid watcher of 3D printing stuff, but never even had a go at it, so I'm completely naïve when it comes to this sort of thing, but I have an idea: Would it be possible to have a polarised material, so that you could have two rotating discs that make up the coin. When you spun them, you could get an image appear in the polarisation?!

[@4fgfg]

@@MakersMuse Hi! What is your sewing machine in left corner?

[@C.Sharpe]

The makercoin was literally the first thing I printed after my introductory class at the local makerspace! Never knew where it came from but it's awesome that it came from my favorite 3D printing channel!

[@falcore91]

6:12 no smello vision yet? This is a blessing. Can you imagine rick roll videos paired with a fart smell?

[@joshuak4553]

Heheheh. Rick Gasly

[@Borededer]

Augustus Gloop, Augustus Gloop The great big greedy nincompoop Augustus Gloop, so big and vile So greedy, foul, and infantile. Come on we cried The time is ripe To send him shooting up the pipe But don't dear children be alarmed Augustus Gloop will not be harmed Augustus Gloop will not be harmed Although of course We must admit He will be altered quite a bit Slowly wheels go round and round And cogs begin to grind and pound We'll boil him for a minute more Until we're absolutely sure Then out he comes By god, by grace A miracle has taken place A miracle has taken place This greedy brute This louse's ear Is loved by people everywhere For who could hate or bear a grudge Against a luscious bit of fudge

[@Borededer]

Sorry I had to 😕

[@throwawayaccountm1325]

@@Borededer *week 10 of quarantene*

[@treymurff]

Proto pasta has a coffee smelling filament and worked with 3D printing nerd to make a custom bacon smell in one of his videos. Love your channel, just printed your egg puzzle. Keep up good work.

[@HunGredy]

You have been inspiring me since early 2018 to follow the 3D printing community, and finally this summer, I will buy my very first printer. Obviously I will benchmark it with your designs, and I will definitely print out some of your models for a start. Without you, I wouldn't be as fascinated with it as I am right now.

[@alaricmtb5806]

That Hackaday article featured at 1:15 was written by The Hacksmith. That's so dope.

[@flagship1701e]

One of my favorite things about your channel is your year-after-year, consistent bed-head. All that bad hair covering a brilliant mind. Thanks so much, mate. You're the best.

[@11epicnoob]

MM: *Creakes a Coin design* Coin: "Guess I'll thrive"

[@bill8478]

I love your dovetail box puzzle. I've printed many of them and given many away after people visit my workshop and really like the secret storage area.

[@spikekent]

Fantastic trip down memory filament path Angus. I fondly remember every one, hadn't realised it's been 6 years though. You've taught me a ton over the years and always been highly entertaining. Keep up the great work mate. Hope you and your family are doing well and staying safe.

[@MakersMuse]

Thanks mate, it's been tonnes of fun and I look forward to the future. Hope you're staying safe too!

[@oraidhan]

You're the reason I brought my first 3d printer. It was the video about oloids and I've been hooked to 3d printing ever since!

[@NoTimeForThatNow]

Angus you’ve been an inspiration to me and so many others from the very start! Thank you!

[@zh9664]

Wow wait till you find litteraly any other 3d printing channel, if you think this is even halfway decent the others will blow your mind

[@NoTimeForThatNow]

@@zh9664 and yet, here you are.

[@zh9664]

@@NoTimeForThatNow only because other youtubers put effort into the videos so they take a while to make, this guy posts tons of low quality stuff so its good to watch while on the train and stuff

[@soundmindtv2911]

It’s true. I watch all the channels, and so many are just bitter or arrogant. Several I can’t stand to watch, as they obviously just shill for whatever brand is sending them freebies that day or are so full of themselves that they just talk down to the viewer. Angus smiles, has fun and obviously not only really enjoys the craft, but also enjoys sharing his experiences. Other fun channels I do enjoy and find helpful are CNC Kitchen and Marsgizmo. And for learning fusion 360, theres none better than Lars Christensen. There are others, of course, but those top my list.

[@Linkman-fm2in]

@@soundmindtv2911 No, Product Design Online is best for Fusion. In my opinion.

[@falcore91]

I haven’t done many prints myself, but my personal nomination would be the print in place scissor lift. That design is what convinced me to check out the 3D printer from the office ( which is something they had for some reason ), and motivated me to keep an eye on channels like this one.

[@MakersMuse]

Love scissor lift mechanisms, that print in place version is definitely an incredible model!

[@1AmGroot]

"And then give it a good tap" *Slams it on the table* "There we go"

[@licensetodrive9930]

3D printing really allows you to try some off-the-wall ideas, like right now I'm designing & printing a strap out of TPU for FPV quadcopter goggles. Why? Because I've been isolating for the past 3 weeks, ill for the past 2 weeks, and I'm bored :) You might think "oh he's printing it flat, that's nothing special" but no, I'm printing the strap vertically in vase mode...! It's ridiculously strong, but not very stretchy so I'm designing a 'spring' structure to give it some stretchiness.

[@licensetodrive9930]

For the curious, my first test print: haku.co.uk/pics/FatShark_TPU_goggle_strap.jpg

[@rmdcade1717]

I'd be interested to see how well that holds up to use. Even if doesn't quite live up to an elastic strap, it'd be a quick replacement or backup in case the original strap is damaged.

[@licensetodrive9930]

@RMD Cade I think with enough testing it might actually live up to an elastic strap, I printed one earlier which has a section of 'spring' in it, the tension it provides is enough to hold the goggles onto my head ok. The spring piece needs refining since it's 47mm long when printed but can stretch to 250mm, which is too long and doesn't provide enough tension. I'll post back here in a couple of days with more results.

[@rmdcade1717]

@@licensetodrive9930 Good luck! looking forward to your results.

[@licensetodrive9930]

@RMD Cade Sorry no new results yet, the virus has really wiped me out the past 2 days, have been unable to do much beyond watching films/tv/youtube for now.

[@IntergalacticSpaceKitten]

So brilliant. Impressive engineering talent. He's done so much to push the 3D printing community forward. Bravo.

[@rns62188]

Nautilus Gears and Reuleaux tetrahedron (objects of constant width) are also some of my favorite prints. Great video!

[@crapstirrer]

That Wingspan box behind you excites me greatly.

[@lucasvisser3864]

Bruh... Imagine being the sad duns that steals a bloody 3d printed FIDGET SPINNER

[@MakersMuse]

It was a CORPORATE trade show too! So can't even blame a kid who didn't know any better because there wasn't any :(

[@flyingbanana2436]

@@MakersMuse rip

[@DukeDudeston]

Thing is. If they had asked I'd imagine you might have given it to them anyway

[@WooperZzz]

So nice to see that people still have a taste in board games. Wingspan is the best board game i have played in years, if not in my life. The eggs are so cuuute 🥺🥺🥺

[@michaelmusgrove1357]

Such an inspirational video to show what's possible and ways to think about designs and creating models. Very cool!

[@tomolsen9431]

I'm just a beginner at 3D printing, using just PLA at the moment. Love every one of your videos that I have watched so far!

[@renk872]

Awesome that you mentioned the SaFire printer. I actually bought one from Arthur after his Kickstarter campaign and its incredible!

[@koko0riginal]

Raindrops on roses And whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite prints

[@philipbyrnes7501]

Thank you Angus. Good on ya mate for all your really excellent videos and the inspiration you’ve given me over the last few years. You are one of the best, most impressively down to earth 3D presenters and teachers out there, thank you and please, stay safe, you and yours and all out there, please be careful and safe with regards the virus. Hang in there mate, you are a true little beauty 11 out of 10 mate 😎👍🏻

[@mightress]

My son and mine best prints Short intro, my son, 15 year old authistic guy wanted to learn about 3d printing. He loves computer stuff anyways. I bought actualy the cheapest china cloned clone of a cloned A8. As imagined, i did not work very well. Succes! The thing was wobbly as hell so first prints where not very good. It where just blocks we used to stabilise the printer. Prints got better. After two months the mainboard fried so we ordered Arduino board and stepper drivers. Again, great improvement. Is it a perfect printer now? Nope, but we both learned a lot from it.

[@gabebendetowitz1363]

Angus: I really like looking at weird geometric objects Me: No way! I would have never guessed!

[@StormBurnX]

rest in piece(s), hexasphericons :( Also, real bummer that someone would lift one of your prints from your trade show. It’s not an expensive part to make by any means but it’s a selfish, needlessly cruel act all the same...

[@MakersMuse]

Some people think everything not bolted down is a free sample...

[@cinnabarsonar2072]

@@MakersMuse Is theft at trade shows not uncommon?

[@tonyradle8747]

@@cinnabarsonar2072 Theres always at least one that ruins it for the bunch

[@dove4965]

I remember doing a course on 3d printing in 2018 and we literally studied a few of this man's creations as the material for the course.

[@AvivMakesRobots]

It's good to see the print surface quality has gotten better and better every year.

[@3dtechnologies153]

Stay healthy Angus. You have indeed inspired me and many others.

[@hayleyjoyneil]

I love these videos so much and am going to download all of the things I can once I get my 3D printer!!!

[@ThysaniaAg]

The prints from early to current are all charming, and you tell a great story with them! Awesome compilation!

[@matthewmcnaught9883]

Great video! Love the wingspan on the shelf

[@michaelkolozsvari3575]

Those were great! Can't wait to try printing some of them!

[@AndersJackson]

Thank you for this collection and all the videos.

[@ChrisPopham]

I don't have a printer yet but my friend has printed my first design, it's a good way to get up to speed with CAD, it's like a different language, so I put a video up on my profile so you pro's can have a good laugh at it, thanks for the heads up on all this :o)

[@armandoa2484]

As always awesome video. Thanks for everything!

[@mariocar0727]

These are amazing models! They look very nice too! Also I approve of that dalek shirt.

[@avejst]

Great video as always 👍 Looking forward to see more from you, love it. Thanks for sharing 👍😀

[@ADH-DIY]

"Haven't come across a scented filament since" 3DPN: Hold my bacon bits.

[@jeroenthys8660]

Inspiring! Thank you! You pushed me towards 3d printing...

[@owls4382]

I love the scissor tail flycatcher in the back!!!

[@shaldurprime7154]

oh the maker coin reminds me of a project my engineering class did a few years ago, we were tasked with taking a quarter inch thick disk and putting a design on it. mine had a patterned border of arcs and points but the main design was an embossed 'unity duty destiny' symbol from bionicle all designs were submitted to the teacher for printing and grading, a week after I got my finished item, i found a copy of it in the classroom in a slightly heavier rougher filament, I asked the teacher about it but he couldn't give me a straight answer nonetheless I was quite flattered that my design was used as a test piece

[@SJACH17]

It's been a while since I'm following you, just want to say: good job ;) thanks for show us your work 😉

[@whiphore]

Been watching quite some time now it’s always good seeing your videos and this was a cool trip down memory lane I ended up buying a 3d printer because of you and Joel and i love it I’m no good at 3d design but I just need to do more of it and I don’t print super often but I love my printer just wish my girlfriends dad didn’t think it used power worse than anything else in the house

[@MakerFarmNL]

Love the slow version of your channel theme!!

[@Ninth_Penumbra]

Fascinating. Remarkable work & a truly creative mind.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

I built the Nautilus gear. It's really pretty cool. The issue I first ran into was the year first level wasn't thick enough and so wasn't sticking to the bed. So I canceled the print clean the bed again and I started the print and wall everything was warming up I went into the settings and increase the filament flow 10% and decrease the printing speed to 70%. Perfect print.

[@TJtheBee]

So thanks to you, I have a new D&D campaign idea, and those maker coins inspired it. Thanks, lol.

[@ANDYBONE7]

Great video. definitely going to to print some stuff out.

[@bruceyako3993]

Loved the Assyrian pin lock, from my Ancestors

[@melissalutherpendragon]

RIP to the gorgeous purple hexasphericon. That's the video that introduced me to your channel!

[@MakersMuse]

Thanks for watching! Yeah I wish I knew where it went...

[@lfcbpro]

love the dovetail one, that is brilliant

[@shredder8996]

love your content! my 6 year old son and I just bought our first 3D printer and will be learning from your videos :)

[@PatrickHemmes]

2:17 I have seen the same thing but substractive with a 5-axis mill removing from a foam block, it is so cool.

[@stevenrais9360]

Those stainless steel machines are pretty amazing, we have one at work, along with a few of the PA12 nylon machines. Work is awesome lol

[@MrDavidBozic]

Hi Angus, just noticed you have the game Wingspan, which here in Germany is called Flügelschlag. Awesome game. On one occasion we run out of eggs, so I decided to print 30 more eggs. No more fights over the "egg hoarder" strategy.

[@soullesssquid2307]

10:22 Angus, come on positionally dependent gear ratios that shift gradually. I bet if you put that beautiful engineer's mind to it you could make something super cool with them

[@ianthewizard7924]

i subscribed... i feel like i have done something very important. i think i did. i have just recently purchased the mega zero from anycubic, still waiting for it to arrive, i will surely stick to your videos, as soon as i saw this video i got hooked, dude. you are awesome.

[@TheeFatPanda]

This was so great! Thank you

[@EviGL]

My favorite 3D-printing designs are print-in-place mechanisms. Emmett's Iris box and secret heart box are the best. Also fidget gears by kasinatorhh, Blooming flower twist box by FragrantAbyss. It really blows other people's minds when I tell them that the mechanism was printed like this and it works and it cannot be disassembled in any way. I think there's a great potential in creating new print-in-place mechanisms and I'll print each and every one I'll find.

[@jordanfox7070]

Awesome video. Can’t wait for my printer to come

[@mattbrewster8504]

I love that you have a copy of ‘Wingspan’ in the background.

[@benhensley3621]

Love the lock and the Nautilus Gears!

[@reinaweis]

For scented filaments I found 3dfilaprint which carries some scented PLA. I don't know how long they last, but they have various woods, beer, and cinnamon scents.

[@wbiggs29]

Its great that I was just thinking of doing our own modeling for 3d prints and then found this

[@ytwdh]

I was inspired by your hexasphericon video sometime back. I had to make quad, hex and octo sphericons. Good old Fusion 360.

[@MakersMuse]

Arn't they just the most satisfying things to CAD!

[@Mr123ichkomme]

One thing to add about the solids of constant width: When they are made of metal or better say a homogenous material, their center of gravity is their geometric center. That's one of the properties that makes them "roll"

[@tomokari1153]

3d printing in 20 years: so anyway you can make strawberry smelling meat out of a 3d printer

[@mastory58tv]

i would like some help on your meshmixer coin, i get how you made the pattern but how did you keep the non patterned area ?

[@przemekkobel4874]

This 'russian lock' is actually a nightmare to pick, and in most cases gives you an exact opposite of 'low security'.

[@dWoogie]

Seen few videos opening it with a carrot.

[@przemekkobel4874]

@@dWoogie Yeah... Saw Angus struggling with that. In essence, this is still a nightmare to pick. Imagine you have to spend half an hour pushing carrots in and hoping it would finally work. Or hammering a soft wood in a middle of the night, hoping no one would notice...

[@pietrom2642]

@@przemekkobel4874 lock picking lawyer...

[@epiccollision]

Or just slowly ratchet the teeth with a pick....

[@thecia5122]

@@pietrom2642 look at his name

[@SeabornNomad]

Nautilus gears might be useful in an application such as a motor compressing a spring in an air soft repeater, needing less torque initially and more as the spring compresses.

[@iamlukie1826]

As always hank you for all you do for 3D printing.

[@ShibaTheInu]

Are you looking for more videos?

[@johnmarchington3146]

Some great designs

[@sdfghjuytrdssdfghjk]

7:25 Because everyone casually have a robot on the table :)

[@MakersMuse]

For a very short period of time I was lucky enough to!

[@darrellshoub7527]

amazing video TYVM !!

[@joenagel6644]

The scented coin made me think of if they still made those style filaments would be super cool to make air fresheners out of

[@zzephyrenex5320]

That would’ve been awesome to have scented 3D prints, imagine it, a scented pair of plastic cherries(for example)to hang on a rear view mirror in the car that you could gift someone or hang in your own car, or heck, scented 3D printed Christmas ornaments

[@ReevansElectro]

The best thing about your videos is that you are likeable. Your parents deserve a lot of kudos.

[@baksatibi]

One of the nice things about 3D printed models that if you lose them you can print them again, given you kept the files.

[@AngusSuter]

Those are really cool prints name buddy. I definitely want to give that gap measurement one a go.

[@realwindowcreative]

Blow my mind some more!

[@piggamer2627]

Hearing about the first one was cool, as I’m trying to get into 3D printing and know how to rip from unity games. That’ll be fun to rip stuff and print it.

[@octopus1613]

Those all look really cool! Do you have a video about the spinny egg thing?

[@MattWestwick]

The main reason you need supports for DMLS is because parts warp like no one's business. In fact, you usually have to anneal the parts in a furnace while still on the print bed (supports and all) in order to dissipate the residual internal stresses before removing them else they'd spring into completely random geometry. Yes, much like SLS most DMLS machines have a heated build chamber to try to help mitigate internal stress build up. But unlike SLS, you can't keep your power bed temp 2 celcius below the material glass transition temperature. Think of it in material terms - ABS warps due to residual internal stress when the delta temperature is 20C. Think of how much stainless steel wants to warp when the delta temperature is over 1500C.

[@signpost3538]

this man owns and creates a ton of 3d printer content... and the thing he uses to hold all his maker coins... is a rough piece of kitchen twine

[@iShaltSmiteThee]

"...and figuring out how they go together is much harder said than done!" aha haven't heard that one before!

[@Krahe08]

14:14 “then give it a good tap” SLAM

[@robertzarfas9556]

You forgot to talk about that orange wave sla print that you made with that weird fractal program. That one was my favorite.

[@MakersMuse]

Arg so I did! Structure synth is incredible

[@robertzarfas9556]

Maker's Muse every year I try to find a way to fit it in as a unit in one of my math classes but I have yet to successfully use it in my classroom 😫