Locus Bottle: Back to the Vase Mode World!
Added 2020-02-17 13:15:12 +0000 UTCHey there wonderful people! Have I ever mentioned how great vase mode is? Having been a bit preoccupied with cogs and moving parts I haven't done nearly enough with vase mode recently, despite the little voice in my head going dooo something with only one unbroken perimeterrrrr.... We all have that little voice, right? Right?! Right!
Anyway! I originally planned to put together a box much like the vase mode twist box, but with a screw thread instead. However, it occurred to me that it would be interesting to try to get a bit more rigidity and strength into the model by making the outline of the thing a bit more convoluted.
Where I ended up was this! A cylinder with a screw-off lid, where both parts are designed for vase mode with a 0.4mm extrusion width. There's a 0.5mm allowance between lid and body, so if you go wider with the extrusion you'll be eating into that. You could of course scale it up appropriately for a wider nozzle, though!
Now, there is a slight downside to the radial ridges - they can potentially catch when screwing and unscrewing. I've rounded off the edges, though, and that's dramatically reduced the issue, but I dare say you still want to use a light touch when screwing and unscrewing the lid. And, of course, this is still vase mode, so cranking down the lid is going to tear something apart.
But the good thing is that it's vase mode, so it doesn't take long to print another one :) Creative Printer supporters will find this model on dropbox under Locus Bottle.
Have fun! :D
Comments
Fantastic! What kind of layer height are you using?
Clockspring3D
2020-07-05 01:48:59 +0000 UTCPrinted this today with a 0.6mm nozzle at both 100% and 150%. Both turned out great with perfect tolerances on my Ender 5 Plus! Also getting a satisfying "click" when tightening the lid to line up the ridges. Loving your designs!
2020-07-05 01:24:40 +0000 UTCThats a great idea! I love big nozzle vase mode ๐
Clockspring3D
2020-03-10 14:25:52 +0000 UTCGreat design! I love vase Mode. I have a 0.8mm and 1.0mm nozzle for things like this. I think I would need to size it up for those nozzles though.
Matt Horbund - Potent3D
2020-03-10 14:16:11 +0000 UTCIndeed there was! :)
2020-03-01 09:38:15 +0000 UTCOh nice! Was there still enough clearance between the lid and body?
Clockspring3D
2020-02-21 03:45:48 +0000 UTCHave successfully printed at 75% too
2020-02-21 03:34:09 +0000 UTCAwesome! ๐
Clockspring3D
2020-02-19 03:14:35 +0000 UTCAha thank you :) I am using PrusaSlicer and I have found the vase setting.
2020-02-19 03:10:24 +0000 UTCThank you! ๐ Most slicers will have a setting like "vase mode" or Cura's "spiralize outer contour" that automatically omits the top layers and makes things hollow. Makerbot is a notable exception, but even then you can still set the print to use a single outer wall and zero top layers. Which slicer are you using?
Clockspring3D
2020-02-19 02:25:30 +0000 UTCHi, Clockspring 3D I love your designs. One question I have for the Locus Bottle "body stl" is how do I print it so that the top of the flask doesn't print closed with a top layer?
2020-02-19 01:49:47 +0000 UTCAnd it came out great! ๐
Clockspring3D
2020-02-17 21:25:30 +0000 UTCI initially said I wasn't going to print another vase... Then I had an idle printer and a little time to burn and filament to melt, and then this thing happened, and now I'm printing another vase... Scaled up to 150%, will keep you posted.
Anton Maree
2020-02-17 18:59:11 +0000 UTC
