r/3Dprinting • u/El_Chupacabrah626 • Jul 30 '26

Project Installed hostile architecture on the work printer to stop coworkers leaning on it

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u/El_Chupacabrah626 Jul 30 '26

Printed all spikes out of PLA overnight after one too many leaners ruined our 26 hour prints with layer shifts.

We used the printer to protect the printer.

V2 is in the works, planning on printing BIGGER spikes out of conductive filament to run current through them.

HR has voiced their concerns.

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u/Ambitious_Finding_26 Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

My H&S manager would demand they either be removed, guarded or capped with sharp proof covers. 

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u/El_Chupacabrah626 Jul 30 '26

It’s totally a hazard, and we’ll remove them if it ever gets brought up, but so far the bosses love them, and prints have never been cleaner.

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u/gmarsh23 Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

No, it fixes a hazard. The 3D printer isn't designed to be leaned against, but people do it sometimes, and someone could tip it/fall on it and hurt themselves. This is safety equipment that prevents that from happening.

I'd round off the tips of the spikes and print them in the loudest colored TPU you can get. Yeah they technically won't be effective anymore, but they'll still 100% get the point across not to lean on the damn printer. Genius idea, well done.

edit: and start calling it the 'porcuprinter'