Whirlwind The sloth mage
Whirlwind The sloth mage
3D
Published 2017-09-15T00:59:21+00:00
This is Whirlwind, the sloth mage.
He is the righteous protector of the jungle and is the embodiment of stoicism and resilience. His arena is vast but he passes gently through the thick canopy on with a breeze that barely shakes the leaves.
There are few dilemmas that can not be solved by a good storm which Whirlwind will conjure at every oportunity.
This print is in 13 parts and is held together with 19 small clips. No glue is needed for this assembly, but to make it extra strong it does not hurt to put a little bit of adhesive inbetween the pieces.
(then people can pick it up and look at it from every angle).
All the pieces in this print are designed to print WITHOUT supports on fdm printers. There is one support cradle for one of the magic parts, but that pops off very easy once the print has been removed from the buildplate.
The holes for the clips are pretty tight, so dont be shy and push the clips in until the parts are flush or you hear a small *click* When assembled you should not see any gaps between the parts.
(I even have to press the clip up to a hard surface so I can push it in all the way)
Happy printing!
Print profiles:
All the parts were printed with the basic s3d pla high profile with minimum changes.
- Nozzle 215° & Build Plate 55°
- Infill 8% layerheight .15
- Gluestick on the buildplate is helpful.
- The BODY and MAGIC files both need a decent brim to ensure stability on the build plate. (Raft works well too).
- The clips should all be printed straight on to the build plate, they can be printed onto rafts as well.
- The models were successfully printed at the provided size and at 75%
Some pointers for a sucessful print:
The first layer is imperative, especially for the MAGIC files. These models are potentially a torture test but they all print great on my Prusa i3 MK2, but like I said, first layer is key.
| Date published | 15/09/2017 |
| Sin apoyo | YES |
Made this for a sloth-mad coworker. I think she'll love it!