Halloween & Pumpkin Creations...

[vr...@optonline.net]

...and a possible Thing-of-the-Week! But, hold tight - not quite there yet...

 

So - Phase 1 - Prepping a model and testing out printing, before making an actual pumpkin face. Yes - I kinda cheated - as I grabbed a model off of Thingiverse. But, the end game is to eventually post my Version(s) to Thingiverse, as a Re-Make, and give credit back to the original creator. That is - after I can properly log back into my TV account (which I can't do right now). 

 

Anyway, I tweaked the model to be able to print Hollow - Mainly to print FAST - and minimize plastic required for the print job. Also, although I hate to use supports - I did print this 1st version with supports. Will admit - upon trying to slice it - Elegoo slicer complained it could not print due to thin walls. So, I simply doubled the size of it on the build plate - and I WAS able to then finally print it. 

 

The completed print:

 

Then, after supports removal - and just lightly setting the top on:

 

Yeah - this version has problems - it's so thin - the top falls into the pumpkin. But - no worries - that will be rectified in the next phase.

 

Of course, this posting would NOT be complete if I didn't take the part into the bathroom, shut off the lights - and take a pic. I obviously need a MUCH Better camera to take a good pic in the dark...

 

Will also follow-up in a moment with the STL file!

 

-K

 

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

OK - as promised - the STL file is now attached!

-K

[Kurt]

Ouch - I messed up the original posting - I only just now saw that one pic was repeated. As it was - pic taken with my phone, of Glowing pumpkin - was a bad pic. My co-worker, he has a better and newer phone - so, he took a pic of it in the bathroom here:

-K
P.S. Phase II of the project - with facial features - will be coming soon!