Would you Like to add some desert charm to your desk? got tacks lying around? Well why not solve both these problems with The Tacktus! That's right, as the name suggests, this stylish succulent doubles as a tack holder! With room on the outside for 24 individual wall tacks and even more space on the inside of the removable pot, you will never have to worry about your tacks going missing ever again. 

Printing notes:
This is a 3 part print containing the **Top** cactus, the **Sand**, and the **Pot**. 
A well tuned machine should have little issues printing the pin holes for the tacks, however if there is issues, grab a lighter and heat the end of a tack to melt any plastic that may have drooped into the holes. Additionally the Top and Pot will screw together, the threads are designed with a 0.3mm clearance on either side resulting in a 0.6mm tolerance all around. If your printer is well tuned, this shouldnt be a problem, but some sanding could be necessary if not. Also I used organic supports for the **Top** So the threads could be properly supported, **you may have to put a support blocker on the pin holes **

Additional Notes:
-I printed the **Pot** with a slight fuzzy skin (in White PLA) then painted it terracotta colored to make it look realistic! Also if you add some Baking powder to your paint, it gives it the terracotta-like feel! (I used about .5oz baking powder of every 1oz of paint) 
-I have attached the Fusion File and a STEP File if you would like to make any changes!
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The Tacktus

Tacktus Top .3mf

Introducing **The Tacktus**, the 3D printed cactus that stylishly and securely holds up to 24 tacks on the outside and has some additional space on the inside of the pot for even more! This hardy tack filled succulent will bring a touch of desert charm to your desk!

This model is comprised of 3 parts

**The Tacktus Top**
-This is where the magic happens, the Tacktus top features 24 pin holes each angled at 70 degrees to hold your pesky wall tacks. Ideally if your printer is tuned well there should not be a need to do this, but if you are struggling to get the tacks to fit into the holes, consider heating the pin of a tack with a lighter to clear the holes of any additional plastic.
-Basic print settings:
Infill ≥15% Grid 
Top and Bottom layers ≥4
Organic/Tree supports enabled (with support blockers on the pin holes)

**Tacktus Sand**
-The sand insert is the transition piece between the cactus and pot, there is a cut in the piece so it can be fit around the cactus portion 
-Basic print settings:
Infill ≥20% Grid 
Top and Bottom layers ≥4

**Tacktus Pot**
-The Pot is where it all come together, the top should screw into pot, there is a 0.4mm clearance built in but depending on how tuned your printer is, there may be a little sanding. Additionally the inside of the pot has some more room for some more tacks if needed!
-Basic print settings:
Infill ≥20% Cubic
Top and Bottom layers ≥4
Walls: 2
No supports 
Ideally, randomize the Z seam 







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The Tacktus

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