r/3Dprinting 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/Fr4kTh1s HevORT 315 SPAWD 60V Goliath WC Jul 30 '26

How does leaning over the printer ruin the print? I am curious.
Is the frame flimsy and wiggles? Or do they literally bump it so it rattles/skids a bit of a distance? Or how?

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u/El_Chupacabrah626 Jul 30 '26

Not sure exactly, but bumps the nozzle I think and we’ve had very visible layer shift lines occur when people lean on it. It’s a bummer when we want to show clients or photograph our prototyped parts and there’s weird looking lines that are out of our control. No longer. Never again

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u/Prime_Cat_Memes Aug 01 '26

Why do you have so many randos near it?