A 3D-Printed Business Card Embosser

https://www.core77.com/posts/138492/A-3D-Printed-Business-Card-Embosser

by surprisetalk • 10 months ago

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differtoname• 10 months ago

cool

majorchord• 10 months ago

But can it do watermarks?

timnetworks• 10 months ago

sure, just dip it in water first

btbuildem• 10 months ago

I like how they kept it simple and minimal. If you look into embossers, their form factor is quite different (more akin to a construction stapler).

I've been tinkering with a variation on the theme -- something that can emboss paper / cardboard / thin sheet metal. 3D printed dies work great, but it's some rabbit hole! Lots and lots to learn.

notpushkin• 10 months ago

For some inexplicable reason, this site does not load properly for me. It also has apparently eaten all my memory.

Edit: it works if you put it through archive.ph: https://archive.ph/ruSeX

And here’s the model collection: https://makerworld.com/en/collections/453534-business-card-e...

zbrozek• 10 months ago

Same problem for me on Firefox.

spragl2• 10 months ago

Same. But disable JavaScript and you can see it.

emsign2• 10 months ago

Same issue for me on Android + Firefox. It times out connections in other apps too and brings my phone to a halt.

mikepurvis• 10 months ago

It would be interesting to try to have actual registration so that the embossed design can interact with the printed copy rather that just being an arbitrary background decoration.

ugh123• 10 months ago

The way I understand your comment is you could have a scene or objects printed on a card, then line up an embossed design over the print to create depth or imprint specific areas of the print creating various effects. That would be interesting

em-bee4• 10 months ago

also a tool that generates the emboss pattern based on the design of the card. so that for example a logo on the card gets embossed.

mikestaas• 10 months ago

You could have a detent on the edge of the platen for a consistent starting position.

tempeler• 10 months ago

Eventually, I’ll have a fancy business card like Paul Allen’s!

tibbon• 10 months ago

Oh you’re also into M&A?

spragl2• 10 months ago

Or you could just print the business cards themselves with your 3D-printer.

2muchcoffeeman• 10 months ago

That would be really slow and not as versatile as an embosser.

aleph_minus_one2• 10 months ago

Or (considering the creativity of the 3D printing scene) make your business card a kit card from which one can build one's own working 3D printer. :-)

adenta• 10 months ago

I wish it was easy for a CAD n00b to create templates for this. Like I want my business card to be the emboss

omnimus• 10 months ago

Make two blocks sized as business card. Extrude your graphic in one and make inverse hole of the graphic with some tolerance in the other. You will get better results that's easy to model, print and align.

Just pushing two blocks by hand and adding your weight will most likely be enough to make nice impression. The reason is that you have the inverted side - normally you would have just one plate pushing against some softer rubber so the paper has nowhere to go and you need a lot more force.

Tbh this roller design is needlesly complicated for business cards. Printing the rolls with overhangs will require supports. Roller press for graphics has some advantages like consistency of force and pressing of different sized/long pieces. None of which are useful here. Besides you wouldn't have emboss on the roll (unless you were printing infinite patterns) - you would press plate and paper through smooth roller press.

derkades• 10 months ago

Cool idea and well designed model. Nice!

tehdely• 10 months ago

My card is die-cut. My card is foil-stamped. My card is embossed.

aleph_minus_one2• 10 months ago

Is this the relevant reference?

https://x.com/goldman/status/1377437553830203395

(longer quote: "My card is die cut, my card is foil stamped, my card is embossed. It doesn’t fit in a Rolodex because it doesn’t belong in a Rolodex.").

amelius• 10 months ago

Cool, but I was more impressed by:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36176198

nomel• 10 months ago

With the itty bitty oled displays now available [1], Doom should now have a chance!

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ztqNAVVsY

ricardobeat• 10 months ago

Great design. Printing without supports is faster and gives better quality surfaces.

Supports are one of the main drawbacks of FDM 3D printing, it takes a lot of effort and limits your designs. Can’t wait until 4/5-axis printers become the norm.

Jemm2• 10 months ago

Cool. I remember seeing designs like this in the early RepRap hobby 3d Printer days .

Jemm2• 10 months ago

Braille version

https://pinshape.com/items/34568-3d-printed-braille-business...

gmoore• 10 months ago

pretty cool

A 3D-Printed Business Card Embosser

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