3D Printed, DIY 'Interlocking Bricks': PrintABlok

PrintABloks are 3D printed, interlocking bricks and more than just a simple copy of Legos. I had the chance to talk to the creator of them, Joe Larso, the @3dpprofessor at Rocky Mountain RepRap Festival 2023 in Loveland, Colorado!

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[CNCKitchen]

Cool kids toy or more wasted plastic?

[jackhaynes]

Using the printablocks as a purge tower would be an awesome way to reduce waste! That’s a big brain move

[EdLrandom]

this is just a good snapping mechanism to standardize and use with things that might need to be connected

[AnIdiotwithaSubaru]

The real question here is... Are they as painful to step on? Its pretty much a requirement

[daliasprints]

Protip: Base block makes an excellent fast test print for making sure your settings are dialed in ok, and leaves you with a part you can use in quantity rather than another ugly boat.

[mauriciocastano]

This is exactly what i was looking for, i have been printing some snap cubes triying to make them match well the last 20 hours. Thank you Stephan!!

[ethansdadd]

PrintABlocks are awesome. Great idea to use PrintABlocks as your purge blocks.

[HunterMayer]

I love Love printablok! My kids and nephews love them too. They have grown with the kids too. Their into STEM and robotics now and the printablok pieces have found their way into multiple prototypes. It's just good building blocks. Good times! 🎉

[choschiba]

Thank you so much for bring the PrintABlocks back to my attention. I‘ve backed one of his projects in the past. Finally I know how to use up all those almost empty spools!

[oasntet]

Oooh, purging into an object? That's brilliant. Not just for print-a-blocks, but any print where you don't really care about color, either because it's just a functional part or because you're going to paint it anyway.

[ericlotze]

Another interesting concept is “Electroblok” where electronic components are mixed into custom designed Printabloks.

I don’t know if electrical connectors have been addressed yet, but something akin to “Lego Mindstorms” and *MAYBE* Snap Circuits is do-able.

[MinecraftMaker]

Joe is awesome. Glad to see PrintABloks getting some love

[thinkingforsometime]

Haven't been seeing videos from you on my home feed. Glad I went to your channel directly.

[brianbailey]

They are really fun and there have been so many upgrades!

[zajlord]

omg i was thinking of ways to make lego work better in 3d space and not this guy made it work but he also left it open source, thats so awesome

[PortalFPV]

I LOVE that connector! I've been playing with a way of connecting surfaces together but still be able to dismantle whenever I desire. I'm gonna have to play with it to see if it will work that way I imagine it too.

[bonovoxel]

"So you can finally use your printer for something useful." Ok you got me LOL

[marinamarinx]

Great Idea instead pooping filament out to print it in a print-a-block
Hope they integrate that in Orca Slicer !!

[lucidocelot]

The best idea here is using print a blocks as purge towers. I love the idea of expanding my sets for dnd/war gaming terrains while working on other prints and reducing waste.

[ChristianBehnke]

What a cool foundation for a creative platform!