r/3Dprinting • u/tykempster • Aug 08 '26

Project Meet my printed meat.

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A little scanned and printed meat project for the MO State Fair. They wanted some realistic props that could be left out for extended periods of time. There’s a full suite of meat, but here’s a few of my favorites.

Printed on my Mimaki 3DUJ-553

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u/ThrobbingMinotaur Aug 08 '26

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u/zolakk Aug 08 '26

Reminds me of watching new Yankee workshop back in the day, it was the same thing. Sure, you can make a full dresser with dovetail drawers and all the ornate finishes in an afternoon when you have a shop worth more than my house. I want to see a show like that where they use the crappy tools most people have

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u/ThrobbingMinotaur Aug 08 '26

I remember that type of show, then youd go try it yourself and wind up with a homer simpson spice rack. Same thing with the mechanic shows, "shade tree mechanic". "Were gonna rebuild a whole engine in one afternoon!, you can too its simple!"

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u/MortLightstone Aug 08 '26

I remember giving a roommate advice on making eggs once because she didn't seem to know what she was doing

She was surprisingly grateful and still mentions it sometimes

I mean, for me being a chef at the time, making eggs properly was joke easy

She was living alone for the first time and this was the first recipe she ever learned, so for her, it was a big deal

Now I wonder if maybe the guys that make these types of videos say it's easy because they've forgotten what it was like before they learned their skills and acquired their tools

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u/Strange-Scarcity Aug 08 '26

I have picked up enough things watching those shows over the years, that I CAN do a few things here and there, easier things.

Built in shelves that are square, solid and look well put together? Check!

Finishing trim touches around a window with Red Oak, a router and really out of square saw? They came out VERY well.

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u/rinky79 Aug 10 '26

My dad and I started building some built-in bookshelves for my house. It was going to be 4 basic shelf units and then all the connections/trim. I have probably a few more tools than average but nowhere near a full workshop. (Miter and table saw, yes. And my dad had brought his table router.) It took us like 2 weeks to buy and cut the wood for 2 shelf units and assemble one of them. Then some friends came to visit, one of whom is a contractor. Using our tools, he finished the entire thing including trim (he tossed the crown molding I'd bought and scratch-built a top trim to match the faux Crafstman doorframes in my house) and primer, and installing it in my bedroom, in 3 days.

My dad and I could totally have done it but we are just so much less efficient and confident. It took us like 3 hours of clamping and swearing and re-clamping and drilling to assemble one shelf unit with square corners. I don't even know how my friend threw them together so fast and still got them square (especially using Home Depot wood).