This print-in-place model designed by ERGIO959 is one of my favorite prints and one of our most popular show pieces to demonstrate what our 3D printers are capable of.
We often get questions about how moving parts can be printed. Here is what the layers look like as they are printed. As each layer is printed and the model is built up, intentional gaps are left between parts to give keep them separate. As long as the model is designed correctly and the printer is calibrated properly, it is possible to achieve some amazing results!
The finished print (Approx 40 hrs and 500g of filament, about half a reel).
This print had a lot of stringing, stringing can be reduced with more refined print settings, but it is easily cleaned up with a small torch. The head is printed separately as two parts so the eyes can be printed with a different color and press fitted and then the two halves glued together. The mouth has a biting mechanism that is made up of a 3D printed coil spring and locking mechnism (also print-in-place).
Some parts were partially fused together when taken off the build plate, but with a little bit of kneading they came apart.
Overall a very impressive model and I hope to get to this level of design in the future!
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