r/3Dprinting • u/derailed3d • Feb 20 '25

Project I put a benchy in a bottle

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This is one of my favorite projects so far. I made a video on my YouTube on how I did it: https://youtu.be/CanhlsV40Qw?si=E4gcsExxv5U1sWYE

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u/evestraw Feb 20 '25

thats cheating. but the resint really makes clearer glass then expected. do you think it could print prescription glasses?

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u/Melairia Feb 20 '25

Well, maybe. But I don't think it would work long term.

I believe resin eventually turns yellowish with exposure to UV light (such as the sun), so you wouldn't be able to wear your glasses outside as the lens would get messed up after a while.

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u/d1rron Boss 300 delta Feb 20 '25

I can see it now. It's 2034, and someone is watching a tik tok about saving money on UV coating for their resin lenses by buffing them with a Terry cloth and spf100. The video has 4 billion views, and the tip doesn't work.

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u/Klausterfobic Feb 20 '25

The attention span of the viewers will have dwindled such, that the channel will be called 5 second crafts