Printed fine with a .6 nozzle in PolyTerra PLA (Muted Green, Cappuccino, Muted Red). The spring is a little loose, so the travel is limited. Will reprint that with some adjustments to make it a bit firmer or longer.
This is awesome. Had fun assembling it, filling it and using it. Kids now only want to use toothpicks for fruit "because it is so fun". Great design and good quality print.
On the left pot, I used the Fuzzy setting on my X1C. You can't see any layer lines, and I think it looks great. I used .3 and .3 for the settings with all walls.
On the left pot, I used the Fuzzy setting on my X1C. You can't see any layer lines, and I think it looks great. I used .3 and .3 for the settings with all walls.
Printed perfectly the first time. When I press the cactus, some toothpicks fly off, not sure if it is by design or just a fun quirk 😂
I used 4 inch terracotta pot as a base and the printed "dirt" did not fit perfectly. I wonder if I can add something to make it more stable.
Overall 5/5 print.
The print went well, but I'm starting to wonder if European toothpicks are thicker than those from Walmart. While mine fit more or less, they don't slide back as smoothly when the spring is released
I have the same, i whas thinking to scale it to like 101% so the holes get a tidy bit bigger, but than also the pot holder get's a bit bigger and might not fit a 4" pot anymore..
I had to scale it to 102% for european toothpicks, don't forget to scale the pole, pot holder and spring also to 102% to keep everything in order. It still fits nice in the printed terracotta pot.
in theory it should still fit because its a slanted edge pot and holder so if anything it should just stick up slightly farther in the pot than currently
I made this today and it printed perfectly. However when I loaded it up and gave it a few test pushes, it rocket launched a hand full of toothpicks out each time. And not just, they fell out. No, they shot out at speed 2 feet away. I am not sure what I am doing wrong but its like they are getting caught in the inner section. I tried both the printed spring and the steel spring that was suggested.
Hi, I'm not sure what printer you have or what slicing software you are using but, here are a few tips that can help universally. Make sure you have really good bed adhesion by washing your plate with dish soap and warm water. You can also raise your build plate temp 5-10° to help with adhesion. a few other trips would be, slowing your print speeds down and raising your z-hop in the slicer settings. If none of that helps, please let me know and I can try and help more.
If you click on the stl with the cactus pole and base, you can then right click the group and split by object. This will allow you to print specific components without printing the rest
Is it just me? Why do some of the toothpicks launch out when you press down on the spring?Maybe it's the toothpicks I picked, but they're just normal round ones
The Inner Pole says to print with 3 wall loops. I'm looking at my settings in Cura, are wall loops the same as "wall line count"? Default is 2, so I just bump that to 3?
Just cut it in half in the slicer and glue it back together. With connectors, it should be easy. May not be pretty with a seam, but at least you can print it.
Will a 45 degree slant printing work?
Even in Windows 3D Builder you can add a couple artificial support posts for the 45 and won't require a multitude of trees or normal supports you normally have to deal with. It just has to hold it up, the printer can support the layers at 45 pretty well.
Here's a guys video I look at for odds and ends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NKVNwVaZU0
The print is finished and you can hardly see the print line at all. Great result.
Therefore, you can simply use the Bambustudio cutting tool and shorten the cactus.
I made the cut at 31.32mm (from the bottom) and then glued the two parts together (not gluing the holes, of course). I'll post my make
Discussions — Cactus Toothpick holder
are those the longest toothpicks in the world? mine look nothing like that!
Thank you for sharing!
On the left pot, I used the Fuzzy setting on my X1C. You can't see any layer lines, and I think it looks great. I used .3 and .3 for the settings with all walls.
It turns out really good with terracotta filament from geeetech.(the pot)
The print went well, but I'm starting to wonder if European toothpicks are thicker than those from Walmart. While mine fit more or less, they don't slide back as smoothly when the spring is released
I have the same, i whas thinking to scale it to like 101% so the holes get a tidy bit bigger, but than also the pot holder get's a bit bigger and might not fit a 4" pot anymore..
Did the European toothpicks fit when printing it at 101%?
I had to scale it to 102% for european toothpicks, don't forget to scale the pole, pot holder and spring also to 102% to keep everything in order. It still fits nice in the printed terracotta pot.
in theory it should still fit because its a slanted edge pot and holder so if anything it should just stick up slightly farther in the pot than currently
does it need supports
Hi, This model shouldn't need supports. All of my recommended settings are also in the 3mf file.
I made this today and it printed perfectly. However when I loaded it up and gave it a few test pushes, it rocket launched a hand full of toothpicks out each time. And not just, they fell out. No, they shot out at speed 2 feet away. I am not sure what I am doing wrong but its like they are getting caught in the inner section. I tried both the printed spring and the steel spring that was suggested.
Hi, Somehow the spring part always messing up. All other parts are printed fine. I tried different PLA, and Level, but no luck. Any tips? Thanks
Hi, I'm not sure what printer you have or what slicing software you are using but, here are a few tips that can help universally. Make sure you have really good bed adhesion by washing your plate with dish soap and warm water. You can also raise your build plate temp 5-10° to help with adhesion. a few other trips would be, slowing your print speeds down and raising your z-hop in the slicer settings. If none of that helps, please let me know and I can try and help more.
Thank you!, I will try, Also i am going to add raft to see if it help.s
Added raft and came out fine!. Thanks
Perfect! I'm glad you have it figured out now! If you need any more help please reach out!
Is there a way to print the inside dowel without the cactus? (Cura)
If you click on the stl with the cactus pole and base, you can then right click the group and split by object. This will allow you to print specific components without printing the rest
Is it just me? Why do some of the toothpicks launch out when you press down on the spring?Maybe it's the toothpicks I picked, but they're just normal round ones
It happens to mine too. I think I might take out the spring. It still works without it I believe
I just tested out mine and it does the same thing. I used the linked metal spring and the 3mf file.
Hello I wanted to ask for permission to sell some 3d prints of these at my town fair
With subscription to our Commercial license tier you are more than welcome to!
The Inner Pole says to print with 3 wall loops. I'm looking at my settings in Cura, are wall loops the same as "wall line count"? Default is 2, so I just bump that to 3?
That's right
Can I ask what other settings you have that allow you to get those print times? For the inner pole mine is looking more like ~5 hours
i'm using a bambu printer. Speeds things up a lot compared to other printers
damn i have a bambu mini a1 and cant print this its too big :(
Just cut it in half in the slicer and glue it back together. With connectors, it should be easy. May not be pretty with a seam, but at least you can print it.
It’s too tall?
I also do have a mini and yes, it's to tall. The max heigt for the mini is 180mm
Will a 45 degree slant printing work? Even in Windows 3D Builder you can add a couple artificial support posts for the 45 and won't require a multitude of trees or normal supports you normally have to deal with. It just has to hold it up, the printer can support the layers at 45 pretty well. Here's a guys video I look at for odds and ends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NKVNwVaZU0
Could work, going to have a look at it! tnx for the vid!
I also have an A1 Mini. I simply made a cut at 5 cm in the BambuStudio. I can tell you in 10 hours how it turned out.
The print is finished and you can hardly see the print line at all. Great result. Therefore, you can simply use the Bambustudio cutting tool and shorten the cactus. I made the cut at 31.32mm (from the bottom) and then glued the two parts together (not gluing the holes, of course). I'll post my make
ooh nice, could have think about that lol