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Re: 3D Printing Sex Toys

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Funny you mention it: she could make phalluses of all different members of the animal kingdom, and determine empirically which one is "best". Betting human isn't. Bonobo, maybe.

Actually, humans have relatively large male genitals relative to body size when compared with other animals. (I am at work ... so no way I am looking up sources for that ;-) )

Is size disposative? Whales win.

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Or, depending on the polymer, smoothing can be done chemically. This is simple, cheap and clean by comparison. I have the same inclination to try it too. I think it's brilliant.

Thanks!

You are welcome. I love it when we can share process info like you did. Who knows what people my think of or do?

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Could you recommend a beginner 3D-printer?

What do you want to make? What's your budget? How handy are you?

Speaking of budget, it'd probably be possible to save quite a lot of money on silicone by using a different, cheaper material as the "core" of the toy. As long as the surface isn't exposed, it doesn't matter if it's sterile or not, all it needs is to be sufficiently durable and flexible for your needs.

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Why does it have to be novel? Maybe it’s just well presented instructions that work?

I hadn't seen the beeswax smoothing done anywhere else, so I felt I had to share, hence the article. But yea, I dunno why it should have to be novel.. But hey, haters will attempt to find literally anything they can to try and cut you down. I've unfortunately learned this well in my time producing content.

Sorry to have come across as a hater.

To be honest I can't remember the exact reason I asked why there's anything novel about this - might have been some wording I found either in the title or in the excerpt, but I can't seem to find it anymore. I might have misread it.

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sorta yes: It's a reference to my teddy bear (Billy Rubin) who I've had all my life. He was named after I made my mum's bilirubin wonky in the womb, my parents have a great sense of humor. A few years ago I wanted to study medicine, but I knew we would miss my income, so what's a girl to do to make easy money while studying? ... Porn of course! So when I made my porn accounts I used Billie, the name was so familiar a…

I honestly love your life story and that you're comfortable sharing that. And I admire the passion you have for both those things lol.

Thanks!

I always wanted to demonstrate that I'm a whole human. Not just sexual or chaste. Sex is a healthy part of my life, and I like to demonstrate it thusly.

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That's not a shallow dismissal. I don't understand some of these choices and I want to know why they were made. I want to know why I'm wrong.

Just to try and help explain why people think you have a negative tone: written words tend to be interpreted negatively by default since you can't hear the person's tone of voice, so you have to use extra words to reinforce your positive intentions, and avoid using phrases that can be construed as positive with the right tone but have negative connotations by default. For example, "Why do X when you could do Y" assum…

100% all of this.

Thank you for taking the time to explain <3

Re: 3D Printing Sex Toys

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It's mildly hilarious to me that the phallus depicted herein is non-human, absolutely no one has mentioned it, and we're all just discussing the engineering. The Alabama legislature must be having a fit. I bought a 3D printer for under $200 a year ago, and it has been the absolute best investment I have made in years, and doubly so. It would have been worth it as an educational tool alone, I have learned so much (and…

Could you recommend a beginner 3D-printer?

If you want it to just work and work well, the answer is Prusa Mini+ (with the optional filament sensor) or the larger Prusa i3 MK3S+. Anything cheaper and you're looking at your new hobby to be fixing and tinkering with your 3D printer.

Re: 3D Printing Sex Toys

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You can go a long way with just 3D printing a mould in PLA and then just filling it with silicone. I've done some parts this way, and haven't felt the need to use mould release for either the silicone from the mould, or the resulting glass reinforced epoxy parts from the silicone. Not for body use in my case. I modeled some plastic parts as a meta-mould to make a mould for some parts I wanted to make.

yeah but silicone will pick up microscopic details, so you will retain the grooves from your print doing it that way, which retain moisture, which gives bacteria a chance to grow.

Indeed, and that is a very clever use for the wax. Seems like you might be able to reduce the loss of detail by having a warm mold, as long as it doesn't warp the mold.

Might also be fun to experiment with the opposite side: 3D print the mold and use it directly, then dip that in silicone to coat it and eliminate the artifacts that way. Plus then you could have the outer layer be a softer composition, like an overmolding, which might give an interesting feel.

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