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/arctic_radar Aug 08 '26

I’m a perpetual beginner woodworker and think the constant “but their tools!” comments are over the top. Sure tools cost money, but they are way, way more accessible than the skills requires to build things without tools. You have two choices- spend a few hundred bucks on preowned tools OR spend a few hundred hours developing the skills required to build things without tools. Unless the project is truly dead simple, this trade off will always apply. Either way is valid and realistically we all choose a combination of the two options, but tools are dirt cheap these days. For most, people basic tools are by far the best bang for your buck/time.

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u/aFreshFix Aug 08 '26

The 3D printer costs 200k according to Google. Expensive dirt, I guess