does anyone in the space have access to these type of scanner? We could print on Formlabs our own custom earbuds, really cool!
An easier, but not a personally satisfying, solution would be to mold your own custom earbuds with a kit from some place like https://www.earplugstore.com/jbcuearpl.html instead of using the Formlabs. I have a pair like these for ear protection while shooting.
Russell Ward
I would rather go through the hard work one time and make myself like 10 pairs and also ear protection.
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I also have custom earbuds - I get them from E.A.R. (usually at SHOT). But to build on Russell’s suggestion - you might buy the $19 impression kit, and then scan that as the form for your own custom earbuds. It would be easier than trying to scan the inside of your ear.
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“Collin’s Lab” (a Make Magazine video blog) did a how-to on making custom fitting ear buds several years ago. I dug up a link: