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Pirating lego is not worth the effort

3 years ago by p1mrx to c/3dprinting

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I had some missing LEGO bits, so I found the components on ldraw.org, converted to STL with LDView, and butchered them together with Fusion360.

In this case, I merged 3 parts into one, so I'd only have to deal with 1 interface instead of 5. The sanding probably made it worse.

n3m37h 14 points 3 years ago

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tbe 9 points 3 years ago

Wet sanding (with appropriate sandpaper) makes a huge difference, especially for smaller grid sizes.

But it’s probably easier to just get some individual pieces from Bricklink.

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FartsWithAnAccent 9 points 3 years ago

Not really pirating IMO

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Takuwalker 8 points 3 years ago

I know it's not the point of the post but I still wanted to mention PrintABloks

These are made specifically for 3d printing and I just think they're cool and better for our community :)

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ThatGuyFromWork 2 points 3 years ago

That and the creator of PrintABloks (3D Printing Professor) is a great and passionate dude

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Maul535 8 points 3 years ago

Might look better with a coat of primer and paint

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Sleeping 6 points 3 years ago

Due to the relatively small size and overall complexity/tolerances required for the object, I wonder how it would have turned out if done on an SLA printer.

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pennomi 6 points 3 years ago

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eric5949 5 points 3 years ago

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p1mrx 3 points 3 years ago

Ender 3 S1, with Klipper on a Raspberry Pi.

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eric5949 2 points 3 years ago

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Contend6248 2 points 3 years ago

This is the way, if you want small details, FDM is not your choice.

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derpo 5 points 3 years ago

How is the clicky-ness? Does it snap to regular LEGO well?

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p1mrx 5 points 3 years ago

It fits well enough to hang upside down, but I didn't do much fine tuning. https://github.com/... would probably work better for generic brick shapes.

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WorstCase 4 points 3 years ago

I had the same experience. While I was very happy with the "clickyness", the color and the feel, it just takes to long to produce enough parts (FDM with 0.25mm nozzle and 0.05mm layers)

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drudoo 3 points 3 years ago

I’ve had the same experience. Not worth it and too much of a hassle to calibrate for proper snap.

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altima_neo 2 points 3 years ago

Seems like this would be better suited for creating a resin cast.

I've seen people 3d print Lego, bit it's usually scaled up to gigantic proportions

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MinusPi 2 points 3 years ago

If it was that easy, Lego would've gone out of business years ago

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