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The models section is now live. It pulls together the 3D-printable things I have put on Printables over the years: hydroponic parts, hose experiments, pegboard bits, brackets, adapters, mounts, small household fixes, and the occasional odd object that exists because I wanted to see if the printer could make the problem go away.
That is the nice thing about small printed parts. They are usually not grand inventions. They are little arguments with the physical world: a hose thread that needs one more fitting, a controller that should have had a wall mount, a bucket system that almost works, a pet station that turns into plumbing, sensors, drawers, and too many printed revisions.
A few of the more popular ones are below. The full list is now on the models page.
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50mm / 2in Hydroponic Net Cup
A simple hydroponic net cup, which is probably why it has done well. It solves one job, fits into a larger grow setup, and does not ask the printer to be clever for no reason.
Modular Hydroponic Tower Garden
A compact modular hydroponic tower garden redesigned around smaller printable segments, capped plant cups, and a center supply hose.
Modular Hydroponic Tower Garden
This is the bigger hydroponics project: modular tower sections, plant-cup offshoots, a center-routed hose path, and normal garden hardware. It is one of those builds where the printed part is only half the story; the other half is water taking every opportunity to remind you it has opinions.
Laminar Flow Garden Hose Head (mk2)
Revisiting a printable laminar flow nozzle concept that I published 5 years ago
Laminar Flow Garden Hose Head
The laminar-flow hose heads exist for a very serious engineering reason: smooth water looks cool. Mk1 used packed diffuser material, Mk2 moved more of the flow conditioning into the print, and Mk3 pushes toward a cleaner stator-style core.
The Infinity Bowl
A fully automated, 3D-printed in-wall feeding and hydration system for pets.
The Infinity Bowl
The Infinity Bowl is the overbuilt one: an in-wall pet feeding and hydration station with printed parts, plumbing, sensors, a drawer mechanism, and Arduino-oriented control. It started as a practical pet project and turned into a small mechanical ecosystem.
Borg Cube
Borg Cube is on the other end of the spectrum: less practical fixture, more object. It is there because not every model needs to justify itself as a tool. Sometimes the printer is allowed to make a cube with personality.
Ratcheting Toothpaste Squeezer
The toothpaste squeezer is exactly what it sounds like: a small household mechanism for a tiny repeated annoyance. These are the kinds of models I like keeping around because they show the practical side of printing without making the whole thing feel precious.
The full collection is on the models page, with sorting by likes, makes, downloads, views, and date.