3DPrinting
3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.
The r/functionalprint community is now located at: [email protected] or [email protected]
There are CAD communities available at: [email protected] or [email protected]
Rules
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No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia. Code of Conduct.
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Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
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No porn (NSFW prints are acceptable but must be marked NSFW)
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No Ads / Spamming / Guerrilla Marketing
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Do not create links to reddit
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If you see an issue please flag it
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No guns
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No injury gore posts
If you need an easy way to host pictures, https://catbox.moe may be an option. Be ethical about what you post and donate if you are able or use this a lot. It is just an individual hosting content, not a company. The image embedding syntax for Lemmy is 
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It does matter for automotive-class perfection. You will have hot spots develop that dig deeper than the rest of the surface. We are talking about mirror gloss perfection though. You are likely not working on a project of this scale/class.
Patterns can emerge from resonant frequencies (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvJAgrUBF4w). The dual action of a "DA" sander is made to cancel out the resonance.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://www.piped.video/watch?v=wvJAgrUBF4w
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
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