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Kickass 3d print man
This would work with regular shaped blades, right? Like this? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GIZ9164/
Yes any standard sized utility knife blades should fit. I tested a bunch of different brands from my local hardware store.
FYI those are stupid expensive. Your can get 50-75 for that price at your local hardware store.
Ceramic?
Ahhh, nope I was thinking of normal steel blades.
How do the ceramic blades hold up? I’d be a little worried about chipping or cracking.
They're apparently shit for anything not cardboard, but they really shine when the only thing you're cutting is cardboard.
I wanted to test that for myself.
Rad, I wish they had these when I was matting tons of stuff in art school. Though I probably wouldn’t have been able to justify the price.
I found this one online from last year
https://www.printables.com/model/356486-cat-scratcher-cardboard-cutter-v2
Looks like the specific design in this video is being sold here, but if you'd prefer something that isn't behind a pay wall there's a few options (like this one).
Side rant: I'm all for people getting compensation for creative work but I feel like it's wrong to put the source file behind a waywall instead of simply selling the actual print directly to people that don't have access to a printer, that seems much more fair imo
Selling the actual print is more work than selling the STL.
So much more. It's not even in the same ballpark.
I tried to buy the model from an artist recently for personal use(friend wanted some Mickey ears of a specific style). Person told me no and quoted me $130 with a 3 week wait time for a physical product that was something I could print in about an hour myself. For a Disney product they were already infringing on themselves.
Went elsewhere and found someone selling the model for $7. Figured that was fair for the effort to transform it into a model file.
Turned out I was wrong - only took me 20 minutes to print.
Some of these artists are ridiculous....
I've made a few things. One, Mickey shaped cabinet hardware I put up for free because I didn't want to deal with Disney. Though I might put the raw print up on Etsy or something just because.
Another is a frame to turn a Disney name tag into an ornament. I'm selling the completed product rather than releasing the design because I wanted to really offer it to people who didn't have 3d printers and wanted to ensure that it met my standards. And I didn't want competition. That said, it takes quite a lot of time to print, prep, sand, and paint. I spend a couple hours in finishing each and sell it at a price that... Totally doesn't make it worth it.
Awesome! Is that a real device that's available for sale? Those would be good school or scout projects to donate to animal shelters.
I have used something like that. The blade dulls pretty quickly and it is a lot of work. I got 2 or 3 usable cat scratchers out of one blade.
Given that one cat scratcher cost something like 2,50€, it simply wasnt worth it for me.
While you studied the catch scratcher, I studied the blade.
I was able to get 4 or 5 usable cat scratchers out of one blade.
My cat will still go to the couch 🫠
Depending on what that couch has been through, it might be about marking/refreshing territory.
But also understand that there are different kinds of scratching materials and structure. My cat only likes the cardboard kind in a small A3-ish box and that is more because she likes to move it around. For actual scratching she very much prefers the ropier material in something sturdy at a 90 or 45 degree angle that she can really push against without it moving.
And I've NEVER seen a cat actually like one of those free standing scratching posts after the first time they push it over during a more energetic session.
Is the hot glue pretty good for standing up to kitty abuse? I was thinking PVA glue, but a glue gun would make things quicker.
My two are pretty good with not eating things they shouldn't so I just made sure stringy bits were cleaned up. Googling says PVA/wood glue is safer for cats but I would check brands if they are non-toxic
That looks a lot easier than gluing a stack of boxes together and cutting off slabs with a bandsaw like I was planning.
I guess this is my excuse to finally finish calibrating my new extruder setup.
I love this! Free cat scratchers might not seem like they have much value, but has anyone seen the price of those ready-made things?! They're pushing $20 for a large-ish flat scratcher at lower volume places like TSC, but Target isn't much better, still $10 for a 10" x 18" flat cheapy.
Down with bougie cat cardboard!!!