If You Think 3D Printers Are a Waste of Money, Check Out What These People Have Created

John Summers • Contributor

Sep 24, 2024 12:00 AM EDT

There was a moment in recent history when 3D printers were touted as the next big thing. Everyone thought they could just buy a printer and start making whatever they needed at home, instead of purchasing it. Broke your favorite mug? Just print an identical one. Want to start cycling to work? Just 3D print a bicycle! Your 3D printer broke? Ask your friend to print you a new one! The possibilities seemed endless, but much like cryptocurrency and the metaverse, nothing much came of it for most people.

But if you think 3D printers are just a big waste of money, you should check out what these creative individuals have made. From a guy who 3D printed his own brain and turned it into a lamp to people making incredibly accurate cosplays of their favorite superheroes, it seems that, in the right hands, a 3D printer can be an incredible tool for creativity.

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"I Recently Had A Full Head Mri. Using Free Software I Was Able To Pluck My Brain Out And Turn It Into A Desk Light"

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"Who Ever Designed This Thing I Printed It… I Have Never Been So Horrified And In Love At The Same Time!!

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"I Made The Jetpacks For My Light-Year Suit Everything Is 3D Printed!"

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"I Found A Mini Nuclear Power Plant On Thingiverse And Modified It To Fit On My Humidifier"

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"Proof That Perseverance Pays Off…my Full Iron Man Suit, Printed In Many, Many Pieces On My Tiny Up Mini Over 6 Months"

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"I Made These Spikes To Stop “Helpful” People From Grabbing Me Without Consent"

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"A Redditor Has Built Me A New Finger After Insurance Turned Me Down For One. They Took An Existing Design And Customized It With My Feedback And Made Me Whole Again. It Should Be Known That Limb Labs Wanted 15 To 20 Thousand Dollars For One"

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"My 8 Year Old Asked For A Nintendo Switch For Christmas. We Did Buy Her An Actual Switch, But She Must Endure This First"

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"Bastard Broke Into The Wrong Goddamn Rec Room"

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"Just Finished My Arkham Knight Cosplay! Fully 3D Printed And Painted, This Was So Much Fun To Do!"

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"A Loggerhead Turtle Got Into A Boating Accident, Resulting In The Loss Of A Majority Of Its Lower Beak. Scientists Gave It A New 3D Printed Titanium Beak. It Looks So Badass. He Is Now A Cyborg Turtle"

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"After Three Failed Attempts, I Present To You: Invisiball In Spectrum"

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"My New Favorite 3D Print"

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"My Dad 3D Printed A Lever To Replace His Light Switch"

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"Designed A Custom Duck Hunt Display For These Nerf Guns That I Printed Zapper Shells For"

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"Inserts For My Travel Tool Box"

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"Was Born Without An Arm So I Built Myself My Own Eletronic 3D Printed Arm. This Is Me Holding An Egg"

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"Finally Finished The Wife’s Fully Motorised Mk49 Rescue Suit 3D Printed On Ender 5 Plus Bondtech Ddx Direct Drive"

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"S̵t̵e̵a̵l̵ ̵t̵h̵e̵ ̵k̵e̵y̵s̵"

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"Don’t Feed Spray Paint After Midnight"

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"I’m Working On A 3D Printable Model Of Bmo From Adventure Time With Accurate Internals!"

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"3D Printed Clip-On Temperature Indicator For The Shower Pipe To Show When It’s Warm Or Too Hot. I’m Disabled So I Can’t Always Tell Temperature With My Hand, And I Didn’t Want To Use One Of Those LED Showerheads Because Electricity + Water = Bad"

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"Finished Printing The Oof Stones"

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"My Step-Son’s Soccer Team Won First In A Tournament But They Didn’t Get A Trophy So I Designed And Printed Him One"

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Moon Lamp

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" Me And My Son 3D Printed A Life Size Battle Droid. Turns Out They Were Quite Big"

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If You Think 3D Printers Are a Waste of Money, Check Out What These People Have Created

"I Recently Had A Full Head Mri. Using Free Software I Was Able To Pluck My Brain Out And Turn It Into A Desk Light"

"Who Ever Designed This Thing I Printed It… I Have Never Been So Horrified And In Love At The Same Time!!

"I Made The Jetpacks For My Light-Year Suit Everything Is 3D Printed!"

"I Found A Mini Nuclear Power Plant On Thingiverse And Modified It To Fit On My Humidifier"

"Proof That Perseverance Pays Off…my Full Iron Man Suit, Printed In Many, Many Pieces On My Tiny Up Mini Over 6 Months"

"I Made These Spikes To Stop “Helpful” People From Grabbing Me Without Consent"

"A Redditor Has Built Me A New Finger After Insurance Turned Me Down For One. They Took An Existing Design And Customized It With My Feedback And Made Me Whole Again. It Should Be Known That Limb Labs Wanted 15 To 20 Thousand Dollars For One"

"My 8 Year Old Asked For A Nintendo Switch For Christmas. We Did Buy Her An Actual Switch, But She Must Endure This First"

"Bastard Broke Into The Wrong Goddamn Rec Room"

"Just Finished My Arkham Knight Cosplay! Fully 3D Printed And Painted, This Was So Much Fun To Do!"

"A Loggerhead Turtle Got Into A Boating Accident, Resulting In The Loss Of A Majority Of Its Lower Beak. Scientists Gave It A New 3D Printed Titanium Beak. It Looks So Badass. He Is Now A Cyborg Turtle"

"After Three Failed Attempts, I Present To You: Invisiball In Spectrum"

"My New Favorite 3D Print"

"My Dad 3D Printed A Lever To Replace His Light Switch"

"Designed A Custom Duck Hunt Display For These Nerf Guns That I Printed Zapper Shells For"

"Inserts For My Travel Tool Box"

"Was Born Without An Arm So I Built Myself My Own Eletronic 3D Printed Arm. This Is Me Holding An Egg"

"Finally Finished The Wife’s Fully Motorised Mk49 Rescue Suit 3D Printed On Ender 5 Plus Bondtech Ddx Direct Drive"

"S̵t̵e̵a̵l̵ ̵t̵h̵e̵ ̵k̵e̵y̵s̵"

"Don’t Feed Spray Paint After Midnight"

"I’m Working On A 3D Printable Model Of Bmo From Adventure Time With Accurate Internals!"

"3D Printed Clip-On Temperature Indicator For The Shower Pipe To Show When It’s Warm Or Too Hot. I’m Disabled So I Can’t Always Tell Temperature With My Hand, And I Didn’t Want To Use One Of Those LED Showerheads Because Electricity + Water = Bad"

"Finished Printing The Oof Stones"

"My Step-Son’s Soccer Team Won First In A Tournament But They Didn’t Get A Trophy So I Designed And Printed Him One"

Moon Lamp

" Me And My Son 3D Printed A Life Size Battle Droid. Turns Out They Were Quite Big"

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