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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.
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 :)
Not really pirating IMO
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.
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.
If it was that easy, Lego would've gone out of business years ago
How is the clicky-ness? Does it snap to regular LEGO well?