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How to fill these seams when joining prints together?
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sbeak sopuli.xyz sbeak@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2025-06-12
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Ideally no paint as buying an entire bucket if white paint for a white print seems wasteful.

Is there any sort of filler I could use to hide the seams between the parts I have glued together?

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A_Union_of_Kobolds lemmy.world A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-09-20
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White silicone caulk would probably work well. Silicone wont get flaky or degrade over time.

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Skyrmir lemmy.world Skyrmir@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
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Print using a scarf joint so the seams have an overlap. Also that would get them up off the build plate where your warping problem is.

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Fuzzypyro lemmy.world Fuzzypyro@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-27
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Buy a 3d printer pen. Believe it or not they are pretty great at filling the spaces as long as the spaces are not too complicated or wide.

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feinstruktur lemmy.ml feinstruktur@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2022-01-27
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I used a mixture of baking soda+super glue which you can apply using a small spatula. This would require sanding afterwards of course and ideally painting, but it worked for me.

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cannedtuna lemmy.world cannedtuna@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
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Maybe some modeling putty like Green Stuff?

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Dearth lemmy.world Dearth@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-30
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Can you remove material from the left side of the joint? That would close the gap on the right.

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Dearth lemmy.world Dearth@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-30
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Can you remove material from the left side of the joint? That would close the gap on the right.

Sugru would be pretty good at filling the gap

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ɔiƚoxɘup infosec.pub Quexotic@infosec.pub
Joined: 2023-08-23
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Buy a 3d printer pen. Believe it or not they are pretty great at filling the spaces as long as the spaces are not too complicated or wide.

I came here to say this. Mine was, I think, name brand and it was only $35 and I've already used it to fix a few broken and flawed prints. Heat the filament up a little extra and you can squish it in place with the proper implememt without much if any trouble.

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(des)mosthenes lemmy.world desmosthenes@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-04
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fiberglass?

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Nefara lemmy.world Nefara@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
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If it's a straight edge and the measurements don't have to be too precise I would just sand the edge flat, personally

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daannii lemmy.world daannii@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-08
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Print a 1 or 2 layer thick rectangle the length of the seam. Maybe 1cm wide. and glue on top. Sort of like how you use tape.

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Shayeta feddit.org Shayeta@feddit.org
Joined: 2025-02-24
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What material is this?

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sbeak sopuli.xyz sbeak@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2025-06-12
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What material is this?

PLA

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Shayeta feddit.org Shayeta@feddit.org
Joined: 2025-02-24
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PLA

I was going to suggest solvent welding, unfortunately PLA's solvent is extremely toxic. Were this ABS or ASA you could mix acetone and some raw fillament to get this gloop-like mixture. Fill the gap, let it dry and you have a solid bond as strong as if it was printed in one piece. Can also be used as a glue and is just as strong.

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