3-D printed Businsess cards?

[Jbullfrog]

I wanted to share this here, since I printed a tool. I got a 3-D printer on Black Friday and have been gradually learning as I go. This is my business, on a wrench.

 

[Nobody-named-Olli]

Thats cool!

Would it be strong enough, given the jaw opening is adjusted for it, to make it functional as a cap lifter or bottle opener? Would be cool if it came with some usability factor.

Anyway, I think it’s nice and a good idea to spread the word about your business!

Kind regards,
Olli

 

[whateg01]

Can't imagine handing out, or carrying, 100 of them to a trade show or worse, on a regular trip, but it's a cool use for a 3d printer. NASA can 3d print usable tools. You'll be amazed at all the stuff that can be 3d printed.

 

[MovingAlong]

Should absolutely be strong enough to be useful..

I printed a set of box end wrenches once, they were perfect for my application.

@Jbullfrog , are you seeing where the printer can help you in your business? Squares, levels, gauges, spacers, guides, templates, etc.. ?

 

[whateg01]

Should absolutely be strong enough to be useful..

I'm going to guess the hard aren't hardened!

 

[Jbullfrog]

Should absolutely be strong enough to be useful..

I printed a set of box end wrenches once, they were perfect for my application.

@Jbullfrog , are you seeing where the printer can help you in your business? Squares, levels, gauges, spacers, guides, templates, etc.. ?

I also have a 3D scanner. I scanned the only shelf bracket that came with our basement fridge, and then printed sets. I'm hoping it will become more useful, versus just making toys.

 

[RTM]

I also have a 3D scanner. I scanned the only shelf bracket that came with our basement fridge, and then printed sets. I'm hoping it will become more useful, versus just making toys.

Oohh, can you do freezer door shelf brackets? The factory ones keep breaking on me? Of course, it's always the same one, so I have 15 of one hand, and 2 of the other. I can send one for scanning if you are interested.

I have not found it listed on any of the maker sites.

https://www.appliancepartspros.com/frigidaire-end-cap-set-5303925377-ap2584268.html

 

[whateg01]

Oohh, can you do freezer door shelf brackets? The factory ones keep breaking on me? Of course, it's always the same one, so I have 15 of one hand, and 2 of the other. I can send one for scanning if you are interested.

I have not found it listed on any of the maker sites.

https://www.appliancepartspros.com/frigidaire-end-cap-set-5303925377-ap2584268.html

I 3d printed an internal fill for a refrigerator door shelf bracket. Eventually it still broke, just somewhere else. Ended up making one from metal that lasted until the fridge went away.

 

[Beerhippie]

I 3d printed an internal fill for a refrigerator door shelf bracket. Eventually it still broke, just somewhere else. Ended up making one from metal that lasted until the fridge went away.

Most plastics do tend to get brittle at sub-zero temps.

 

[whateg01]

Most plastics do tend to get brittle at sub-zero temps.

It was still a fun exercise to reverse engineer the original bracket and then design a support for it. It worked for a little while.

 

[whateg01]

Can't imagine handing out, or carrying, 100 of them to a trade show or worse, on a regular trip, but it's a cool use for a 3d printer. NASA can 3d print usable tools. You'll be amazed at all the stuff that can be 3d printed.

I should clarify... I can't imagine personally doing that. We and everybody else ships and hand out so much swag, at that level this would be cool

 

[RTM]

Can't imagine handing out, or carrying, 100 of them to a trade show or worse, on a regular trip, but it's a cool use for a 3d printer. NASA can 3d print usable tools. You'll be amazed at all the stuff that can be 3d printed.

Who hands out business cards anymore? An interesting piece of 3D material might end up as a fidget widget on someone's desk, rather than in the stack of trade show business cards that don't fit in the card holders anymore (or don't matter)




I recently re found a laser burned wooden saw, looked like a vintage handsaw, with the company's contact info burned on like a painted saw. Sat on my desk for 3-4 years, got buried during COVID shutdown.



Another goodies was a Gore gasket chunk.

 

[whateg01]

Who hands out business cards anymore? An interesting piece of 3D material might end up as a fidget widget on someone's desk, rather than in the stack of trade show business cards that don't fit in the card holders anymore (or don't matter)




I recently re found a laser burned wooden saw, looked like a vintage handsaw, with the company's contact info burned on like a painted saw. Sat on my desk for 3-4 years, got buried during COVID shutdown. Pic later.

Another goodies was a Gore gasket chunk.

Funny thing about business cards is that many of the people we exchange cards with, we've already been talking to or emailing for awhile, so we have their contact info. It's just an outdated tradition. Some have gone to electronic cards but if you don't have the app they use, it's a pita to scan in the moment.

 

[Beerhippie]

Funny thing about business cards is that many of the people we exchange cards with, we've already been talking to or emailing for awhile, so we have their contact info. It's just an outdated tradition. Some have gone to electronic cards but if you don't have the app they use, it's a pita to scan in the moment.

I still get requests for cards on a regular basis. Which ***** as I don't carry them. People give me their cards and I mostly lose them immediately--not on purpose, just what it is.

I recall back in the '70s, some rich relatives had end-tables right inside the front door... I mean Grand Entryway. On the table would be a silver tray for visiting cards. Are those still a thing for the other 2%?

 

[whateg01]

I guess I don't recall that about the 70. I was only 6 when we left the 70s behind.

 

[134k]

We still use business cards in my industry, Additive Manufacturing. Though not in a networking sort of way. We use them for laser alignment and tests. Everyone understands what will happen to their business cards in the end.

 

[PCustoms]

Most plastics do tend to get brittle at sub-zero temps.

How do they hold up at LG temps?

 

[whateg01]

How do they hold up at LG temps?

They probably do ok in Samsung since they are always broken, I hear.

 

[ptt49er]

We 3d print small samples of our products with a qr code on them that folks can scan and get their sales rep contact info. They are welcome to take the sample or can scan it and keep venturing around the trade show.