CactiBot - Cactus robot!
CactiBot - Cactus robot!
3D
Published 2018-03-14T11:38:43+00:00
This is a simplistic cactus themed robot, and while it doesn't move, it looks nice on a desk or mantlepiece. I have found it looks nicest when made from vapour smoothed green ABS for the body and the pot made from WoodFill PLA. It also has a gun holster belt and a simple six shooter file with it, which are optional, but look quite cool. Am planning to upload a version with a hat soon.
This is not a hard print, but make sure you have decent bed adhesion. If you wish to print in ABS then you'll probably need an enclosure, however I didn't use one for printing the cactus (this is why there are slight layer splits in the pictures above), and just used a brim and blue painters tape with an 80 degree heated bed for adhesion. If you want to know how to vapour smooth I used this video and found it pretty useful. The pot like I said previously was printed with WoodFill for both the interior and exterior parts, however regular brown plastic is fine, and ideally use a darker one for the inside part as this looks much nicer. Also as there are not real tolerances involved, I've found printing down to around 50% original scale is no issue, however this of course depends on your printer. Thanks for printing :)
| Date published | 14/03/2018 |
| Technologie | FDM |
| Schwierigkeitsgrad | Easy |
Rigid ink PLA grey and lime green.. I was messing about with a new part cooling fan causing some lines but I like these! Might print various size ones :)