small succulent planter pot (vase mode)

This 4 inch planter (or flower pot, if you prefer) is designed to be a sturdy, modern, fast-printing planter for small plants and succulents. It also has built-in water drainage. It is designed to be easily printed with a standard 0.4mm nozzle.

Print instructions

While this model is designed to be printed with a 0.4mm nozzle, it will also work just fine with a 0.6mm or 0.8mm, so everyone can print one!

Here are some recommended settings and information about the design, to help you get the best print:

• Spiral vase mode / Spiralize outer contour: turn this on, this is how the whole magic works
• Line Width: 0.8mm (this is important, and yes, you can do it with a 0.4mm nozzle)
• Layer Height: 0.3mm (not necessarily required, but anything more and the curves don't work as well)
• Bottom Thickness / Bottom Layers: 1.2mm (e.g. 4 layers at 0.3mm layer height) (this is important to get the best quality bottom with this model)
• Wall speed: 30mm/s (you are pushing a lot of plastic, so a slower speed is best, though if you are confident in your hot end you can go faster)
• Printing Temperature: +10 to +15 degrees hotter than your usual temperature (for example, I usually print PLA at 200, but print this model at 210)
• Flow: 110% (because why not)

Special note for Prusa Slicer: Under Print Settings > Advanced, there is a "Slice gap closing radius" setting. You need to set this to 0. This is very important.

Notes

The prints in the photos were printed in Polymaker PolyTerra in watermelon red and mint green on a largely-unmodified Elegoo Neptune 2 with a 0.4mm nozzle.