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Counterbalanced Baby Yoda Bookend

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Remix of the bookend for Low-Poly Baby Yoda with counterbalance

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Home Decor
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First, all credit to Bignozz for the original idea and design.  Check out the original Low-Poly Baby Yoda book stand / book end and download the low-poly Baby Yoda model.  My stand should also work with his Darth Vader model.

I found that using several fairly heavy books in my display caused the base to flex up away from the shelf.  Also, a number of folks have noted that the whole assembly tends to slide away from the books.  To address both of these issues, I thought of adding a counterbalance/anchor under the books.  I also bumped the base thickness up to 5mm for a little more stiffness.  I don't find that either of these changes has any negative effect on the aesthetics of the display and makes the whole model more stable.

I've included both a 1-piece design that will just fit on a 235x235 print bed when printed with a 5mm brim.  I've also included a 2-piece design so that the counterbalance can be printed separately to fit on a smaller bed.  All versions are available with or without the positioning peg for the figurine.

 

Printing Parameters:

I printed everything at .2mm layer height in PLA. 

1-piece versions and Main Stand for 2-piece:
  • Print on edge for strength
  • 8 perimeters/walls - maximum stiffness
  • 5mm brim
  • 50% infill - if you use the recommended wall settings, this is only filling the center of the Y
  • Supports on for peg, optional for other configurations.
2-piece Counterbalance:
  • Print flat on bed
  • 3 perimeters/walls is probably plenty
  • I would still use a higher infill if using 3 walls.  I used 50%
  • No brim!
  • Supports on for the connector pins.

 

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