Retro Foam Glider for Lightweight PLA (LW-PLA)
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Vintage-Inspired "Foam" Glider Made from Lightweight (Foaming) PLA
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Remember those old foam gliders you used to win at the local fair? Now you can 3d print your own! Retro vintage-inspired glider printed from lightweight (foaming) PLA that will remind you of your childhood. This model has the look and feel of the gliders you remember. Flies VERY well and FAST, do not fly indoors! LWPLA also takes marker color very well so print some for the kids and let them make their own designs!
Print the glider with lightweight PLA at maximum foaming. I used esun LWPLA and printed at 250 degrees with 35% (.35) extrusion multiplier and .2 mm layer height. Print SLOWLY, no faster than 35 mm/s. Set infill angle to 0% so the first layer is parallel to the wingspan and body length. ABS/PLA/PETG are too heavy to print the glider. This design requires LWPLA. Print time about an hour and 10 minutes.
For the nose weight, use regular PLA and print in the default orientation with 100% infill and .2 mm layer height. Turn supports ON to help the bottom of the rounded nose curve. Print time about 12 minutes.
UPDATE:
I have added the file "Foamy_Glider_tighter.stl" which has smaller openings for the wing and horizontal stabilizer in the fuselage. This should help keep the wing and horizontal stabilizer in place.