Vase Mode Christmas Ball
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This is a Christmas ball I designed to be printed in vase mode. Use a 3/4" or 20mm Christmas ball cap.
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- Printables
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- Winter & Christmas & New Year's
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This is a Christmas ball of my own design. It's a fairly challenging print in vase mode. I was able to print it successfully, but not on all of my printers. It requires slow speed and very high cooling to avoid drooping in the overhangs. I have a Sanyo-Denki 4028 fan for part cooling on my RatRig VCore 3 and I had to run this at 65% to get a good quality print. It printed well on my Mk3s+ until it got to the overhangs where the part cooling couldn't keep up. If you have upgraded your part cooling, it should print well, just go slow (20-30 mm/s). I'd also suggest using a brim for bed adhesion, and printing the first 8-10 layers solid before starting vase mode. This gave me a stable base, even with the high pressure of the air from the cooling duct.
I bought a pack of ¾" (~20mm) Christmas Ornament tops on Amazon to print some other designed on Printables, so I designed this ornament around that same size top.