Another 3d printed Cigar related topic

[BeerPimp]

I found a model on Thingiverse that is cigar holder that has your initial on it.   I printed it using shiny silver PLA.   It turned out good except that a big portion lifted of the print bed after I started so the bottom was not flat.   It was pretty wobbly.    I put a brim on the next one which came out perfect and while it is light it is fairly hard to tip over.  Several places that I smoke outside have metal tables so I thought a magnet would really make it stable. I subscribe to a 3D printing Youtube channel.  One of the videos was about embedding magnets into prints.   You edit the model so there is a void in it that is slightly larger than the magnet.  Then you put 3 lines of code in the gcode so that the printer pauses and moves the bed forward and waits until you press the resume button.   Got this all worked out and got one printed.  In the picture you can see the test print to see where it stopped and waited.   Next to it you can see the finished product with a magnet stuck to the side.  I have some shiny copper PLA coming in tomorrow that I will use to print some for some of my friends.

[DeskSmkr]

Wow, haven’t seen this different finish before on a 3D printed part, I like it.

[dragn270]

If the code or printer gets buggy you could always go with super glue to attach the magnet. Nice looking print though. 

[Optic101]

Well done, looks great. 

[BeerPimp]

13 hours ago, dragn270 said:

If the code or printer gets buggy you could always go with super glue to attach the magnet. Nice looking print though. 

The code is just a text file so once its sliced it really doesn't change unless you are slicing it for another printer.   You could super glue it but as easy as it is to embed it completely in the print there is no need.   The printer prints a void that is internal so you can't see the magnet at all.  After I print one in shiny copper I will take a picture from the side and bottom.

[Colt45]

[BeerPimp]

Got the Shiney copper filament in today so I had to print one using that.   It looks better than the picture shows.

 

[BellevilleMXZ]

Nice!! What does a printer to do stuff like this cost??

 

[BeerPimp]

15 hours ago, BellevilleMXZ said:

Nice!! What does a printer to do stuff like this cost??

 

There are several printers in the $200-$250 range that would work well.  They are not totally trouble free and you have to tinker with them and replace small parts sometimes.   The cooling fans on the extruders seem to burn out fairly fast.