I’ve never found an elegant solution to add weight to prints. What are your favorite ways? What’s the best cost/weight ratio? Weight to space? Cost/weight/space balance?

  • capably8341@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    My solution has been pennies. They’re cheap and and easy to get. Since they are a fixed size, it’s really easy to model a cavity for them in your slicer. You can also leave them in their rolls for bigger projects.

    • Zeth@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      How much would you say that adds to the cost of the print? Just ballpark it for me please 😉

      • capably8341@sh.itjust.works
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        10 hours ago

        I mean, it depends on how much weight you want to add.

        According to the internet, a penny weighs 2.5g or 0.088oz. A roll of pennies costs 50c and adds 125g or 4.4oz.

        Some prints I’ve added just a few pennies to, and some a few rolls. It just depends what you need.

      • xorollo@leminal.space
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        3 days ago

        Well, this is how you horde them for when they become novelties at some point in the future.