[HN Gopher] Show HN: PLAttice, for assembling structures much la...
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       Show HN: PLAttice, for assembling structures much larger than the
       3D printer bed
        
       Struts, nodes, and pins are reversibly assembled into fully 3D
       printed lattices, trusses, and tree-like structures spanning up to
       a few meters. I used the system to build a stand for an overhead
       table lamp which supports a ~1 m cantilevered arm using a tensioned
       floor-to-ceiling column. If you want to give it a try, find the
       *.stl files at the bottom of the page; figure ~1 kg of PLA and ~1
       day of print time per meter of box truss; pay attention to print
       orientation; plz respect the license; and definitely print the pin
       trimming jig.
        
       Author : zakqwy
       Score  : 21 points
       Date   : 2025-05-10 20:18 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (zachfred.in)
 (TXT) w3m dump (zachfred.in)
        
       | brad0 wrote:
       | Showing my age here, but this reminds me of knex. You would get
       | different models but you could make whatever you wanted out of
       | the parts. It was a great creative toy back in the day.
       | 
       | I just took a look online and they're still selling kits. I'm
       | partial to the Ferris wheel.
       | 
       | https://www.basicfun.com/knex/
        
         | zakqwy wrote:
         | Knex is great! I had a small set growing up, but never one of
         | the big dynamic ones. Did you ever come across Capsela? Another
         | fun modular building kit. The floaty set was awesome.
        
           | tonyarkles wrote:
           | Capsela was really cool! In the end I feel like Lego with the
           | Technics and Mindstorms stuff caught up but for a while
           | Capsela was some of the coolest stuff you could get for
           | making mechanical/electrical systems.
        
           | derwiki wrote:
           | Somehow Capsela did a better job of teaching me gear ratios
           | than LEGO bricks
        
       | mysterydip wrote:
       | I've been wanting something like this! I have a box I wanted to
       | print but need it larger than my bed. Will give this a go,
       | thanks!
        
         | zakqwy wrote:
         | Let me know how it goes!!
        
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