Show HN: I turned a sketch into a 3D-print pegboard for my kid with an AI agent (github.com)

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[−] johanvts 46d ago
This looks like a great project for laser cutting, but I'm actually more interested in the peg-board itself. I would love to have a big one for the kids room that was compatible with the BRIO construction sets.
[−] virpo 46d ago
Ha, I didn't even know BRIO had a construction set. We have the BRIO train and lots of LEGO here, but that somehow never crossed my radar. Now I kind of have to get one :)

For a bigger pegboard, I'd almost certainly go the plywood route, ideally with access to a CNC drill or a laser cutter through some community workshop. The hole precision mattered more than I expected, and getting a whole board right with a handheld drill was surprisingly tedious.

[−] johanvts 45d ago
They are great sets. I would worry there would be lots of small splinters coming from the holes with plywood, at least with pine it looks like it would be an issue. Do you use pine or poplar or birch or bamboo or something else? Thanks.
[−] TacticalCoder 46d ago
For a cheap (about 500 EUR) enclosed 3D printer, what would HN recommend? I know two persons with the Bambu P2S and they seem happy with it. One of them is printing stuff daily since forever. He also showed me incredible prints using filaments with carbon inside and the result is jaw dropping (but it costs something like 6x the price of regular filaments).

Is one brand better than the other? Are they all pretty much the same by now?

[−] prodigycorp 46d ago
Great work.

The Agent x Parent combo has become my favorite niche in LLM space. It's unlocked so much creativity at a time where we have the least disposable time.

[−] royschwartz 46d ago
This is wonderful. The sketch-to-physical-toy pipeline is such a satisfying use of AI — you skipped the tedious CAD modeling part and spent that time actually iterating on fit and feel with your kid instead. That's the dream.
[−] DanDeBugger 45d ago
This is great dude, awesome resource to complete the boring stuff, then do the fun stuff on your own, or enjoy it I mean.

I'm certain your child appreciates this!

[−] rakeshd 46d ago
That's a really cool project! I can imagine your kid loved seeing their sketch come to life like that.
[−] laser9 46d ago
This looks pretty awesome! You can take up a notch and start generating Lego blocks!
[−] onsenhyo 45d ago
Love this practical application of AI. Thanks for sharing the repo and the story!
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