Twist vase
Twist vase
Ok I'll go first. This is one of the many twisted vases on Thingiverse. Printed it more for learning than anything else, but it turned out alright I think.
Re: Twist vase
Hey,
I printed a twisted vase as well today. I designed it myself in openscad for practice (which was actually easier than anticipated), and I ended up printing a much bigger version than I intended, but here's a picture (with a spool for reference). Diameter is 10cm, height 18cm, plastic from ColorFabb, sliced with slic3r's twisted vase setting. I ran slowly so it took 5 hours, and it came out nicely. (The white specs visible in the picture are barely visible in real life, but I think they must be from the plastic).
Here's the openscad code in case anyone's interested in playing with it:
I printed a twisted vase as well today. I designed it myself in openscad for practice (which was actually easier than anticipated), and I ended up printing a much bigger version than I intended, but here's a picture (with a spool for reference). Diameter is 10cm, height 18cm, plastic from ColorFabb, sliced with slic3r's twisted vase setting. I ran slowly so it took 5 hours, and it came out nicely. (The white specs visible in the picture are barely visible in real life, but I think they must be from the plastic).
Here's the openscad code in case anyone's interested in playing with it:
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$fn = 60;
linear_extrude(height=100, twist=60)
circle(r=30, $fn=6);
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Ketil, do you use a filament dust cleaner? Such as a cloth and a zip tie or one of these http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:153807. Possibly there is dust getting in there and causing those spots? I notice when i let my filament sit out a bit it gathers quite a bit of dust.
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No, but it's definitely on my todo list!! I don't have anything lint free available right now, and I did actually notice that the roll was a little dusty... So that's probably it.
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That model i linked it pretty nice. I just cut up a piece of sponge to use as the collector.ketil wrote:No, but it's definitely on my todo list!! I don't have anything lint free available right now, and I did actually notice that the roll was a little dusty... So that's probably it.
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nice! i think the one i printed took about 4.5 hours. do you guys know of a way to get vase mode to print two layers for the wall instead of 1? the walls seem pretty flimsy as is.
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as far as i know you cant. its 1 wall only
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I just came across this and thought it amusing. No need to sit through the whole thing, skip to the end of print: http://youtu.be/982Pfs5ysmQ
What happens when you neglect to shell a vase print.
What happens when you neglect to shell a vase print.
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You can always modify the OpenSCAD file to specify the actual wall (and a base, too). The original OpenSCAD just defines a solid object, so I guess it's sliced by setting infill density to zero and not printing a top and bottom solid (or maybe the bottom is solid? I haven't printed the part). The following OpenSCAD code shrinks the geometry, shifts it up, and subtracts it from the original. The variable "$thk" is then the thickness, which will be in mm if you don't scale anything in the slicer. A single filament wall is 0.19mm (with a 0.35 nozzle and 1.75mm filament, and subject to calibration-related differences).
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$fn = 60;
$thk = 2;
difference () {
linear_extrude(height=100, twist=60)
circle(r=30, $fn=6);
linear_extrude(height=100 - $thk, twist=60)
circle(r=30 - $thk, $fn=6);
}