this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2025
18 points (90.9% liked)

3DPrinting

20664 readers
42 users here now

3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.

The r/functionalprint community is now located at: or !functionalprint@fedia.io

There are CAD communities available at: !cad@lemmy.world or !freecad@lemmy.ml

Rules

If you need an easy way to host pictures, https://catbox.moe/ may be an option. Be ethical about what you post and donate if you are able or use this a lot. It is just an individual hosting content, not a company. The image embedding syntax for Lemmy is ![](URL)

Moderation policy: Light, mostly invisible

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Like where is a good place to buy stl files online, so far ive only printed free files but i think i want to try those neat paid ones, im just not sure where to buy stl files from?

I mostly like useful prints like tools or anything that can help in day to day living.

What site would you suggest i checkout and why so?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I bought the printer so I wouldn't have to pay as much to repair things that just had some stupid plastic bit break. I ain't paying for the models. If I need something not freely available "off the rack," I engineer it myself in a cad program or slicer (depending on complexity).

For free stuff I generally use Thingiverse.