Here are a few more test prints of household items. The stemwinder was actually pretty tricky to get the right printing parameters because the steep, thin-section overhang of the helix (about 60 deg.) is one of the trickier things to print. It required a single perimeter with no infill, and the perimeter line width had to be set to a specific value. Also, because each layer prints so quickly it actually worked better to print multiple copies so that each copy had time to cool before the next layer went down. (You could simply wait between layers, but why not print more!) It is a good example of the advantage of having the designer work out all of the printing parameters for you.

Another handy tip: when printing on blue tape, cleaning the surface with isopropyl alcohol gives much better adhesion - even if it is a fresh layer of tape. The stemwinder was printed with no raft or brim, and is shown exactly as it came off the printer.

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