28(ish) 3D Printed Tools That Are ACTUALLY Useful!

Yes, there ARE 3D Printed tools that you can actually *use* - and some are even more functional than the store-bought ones!

After all... is there anything more frustrating than needing a very specific tool to finish a fix or a 3d printing project, only to discover that you can't get it in time? Well stick around because in this video I'm going to share with you my top 28 ish 3D printed tools as well as tips for printing them, what they're used for and why I love them so much. These are some of my MOST functional and useful 3D Prints EVER... and I know you're going to love them, too!

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[thenextlayer]

Thanks so much for watching! I LOVE hearing from you all, and I read every comment, so let me know what you think, or any ideas you have for future videos, in the comments below!

[cmcferin]

Would really like to hear about what different things like bearings, hardware, and others were super useful for you!

[polarbearjf]

Yep! Would definately love to see your 3D Printing tool collection, keep up the great work! Also the bearing screws etc you have for just in case projects would be awsome too!

[jimcombs]

My grandson is a huge hot wheels guy. We bought him a c clamp with track connectors on it so he has a ramp he can elevate the track and the cars zoom down the track, around the loops, and shoot from the jumps!

[Bcjc]

All the videos! Do all the videos you mentioned! We want to see tools for 3d printing. We want to see extra parts and hardware for 3d printing. We want to see every video idea you can come up with!

[bcyt]

Super keen for the extra components video. Tools would be interesting also 👍

[DEtchells]

Another vote for a video on useful components(!)

I’m all about having stock on hand so I have it when I need it, being able to just place one big Ali express order to get equipped would be great!

[NochSoEinKaddiFan]

The way you used that pocket hole jig was actually painfull. If the drill is not the same size as the hole you feed it through to the wood, you don't have any benefit from the jig. and if it does have the same size, the drill will eat your jig, so you need a metal surface inside there. Good idea in principle, but this is a one use disposable tool if you use it right. And if you don't use it right, you don't have to use it at all, because it does nothing for you.

[PDXGTP]

This topic is the reason I bought a 3D printer, I'm frustrated with suppliers not providing tools within a reasonable amount of time, over pricing, and missing design features.. I solved all of that by learning AutoCad and getting to know my printer.
Thank you, it's people such as yourself that have helped me get to know the in's and out's of my printer.

[billcs]

The 3d list of part you need would be great. Thank you

[ily]

An English speaking, Israeli, 3D printing content creator. Honestly kind of a rare sight. But glad to see 3D printing content from here though, and especially in English. Great production and content too. I have a bit too many printers and parts but frankly my organization surrounding them is a bit awful. I’ve been meaning to print a Gridfinity but it always seems like such a huge project.

[alexjunk]

I would love to hear more about all the extra components you have around for your projects or even what you have on hand to troubleshoot your printers. Thank you!

[deucedeuce]

When it comes to squares and stuff like that, you really have to make sure that your printer is assembled perfectly square. When I got my Ender 3, it was always printing in excellent quality and just about everything I printed worked just fine... but when I went to print a long/larger perfectly square item, the printer could not print a perfect angle in any orientation or axis. I had to use a professional square and some shims (and a lot of time) to loosen, shim, tighten, check, loosen shim tighten, check, etc... etc... until I finally had a square setup. It was really bad to start with and it took a good hour to finally get it right. I ended up having to use about 6 shims total. (edit: if you print a square and it's not perfectly square, it will ruin every project you try to use it for).

[jere]

yes a 3d printer tools video would be great just started 3d printing and its so awesome to be able to make your own things at home

[xMikeyG]

Honestly... Ive been on the fence about buying a 3D printer but never considered printing out tools. This for sure was the selling point.

[thomasswenddal]

You are just a fountain of great ideas, secondhand maybe or original I couldn't keep up with the flow but I'm seeing some real possibilities here. Thanks so much; keep up with these useful shop and fixing problems type videos. Everybody has a world of challenges.

[Shaggyfauvorite]

Btw for all of the screw measurers and fillet gauge you don't need to print in 2 colors, you can print it in one and get spray paint. Spray some paint on a flat piece of cardboard and press the side with the numbers/letters onto the cardboard and voila, you have easy to read numbers.

[tomsmith]

Thanks for this! I was expecting the list to have maybe 3-4 useful tools out of the giant list, but you presented MANY useful tools. You also presented tools that weren't just specific to 3D printing, which is even better.

I'd love to see integration of 3D prints with other building techniques, such as woodworking and working with metal. As an example, 3D printed bushings to work with steel square tubing, to permit rotation or telescoping designs that may require some mig welding, but that don't need lathe or mill work, because of 3D.

[therick]

i never need an excuse to spend money on 3D printing. bring on the tool list!

[genjitsu]

So the tools all turned out to look much more useful than I might have guessed. It is very impressive where this tech is going - it wasn't that long ago that I thought that 3DP would never really end up capable of production level parts but it is getting closer and closer. Great video!