AN02: "COW"

AN02: “COW” - A little friend for your home. 

"COW: was designed with the idea that objects can be friendly, playful, and minimalist, in reaction to the status quo of “sterile” minimalist designs. 

Printing “COW”

“COW” was created to be used with AMS and similar systems, and can be easily painted in slicers like Bambu Studio using the bucket fill tool. Feel free to also paint your own spots to create a design that is unique to you! If you do not have access to a printer with AMS capability, there is always the option to print then paint.

As for the colors, my personal favorite combination is pink and white, but use whatever colors you want, its going to be yours after all! I would recommend using a more UV resistant filament if using white as the main color. The prototype shown was printed in Elegoo PETG.

I would also recommend a modified nozzle wiper on the P1 and X1 printers to avoid failed prints. With fuzzy skin and material changes the print does take a while, around 20 or so hours. Printing it in a single color is much faster, around 6 hours. 

The printing profile that was used for “COW” was the default PETG settings in Bambu Studio, 0.2mm Layer Height, 0.4mm nozzle, with a few alterations listed below:

• Avoid Crossing Walls 300mm
• 10% Infill, Gyroid Pattern
• Disabled Ensure Vertical Shell Thickness
• Fuzzy Skin: Contour
• Fuzzy Skin: Point Dist 0.1mm
• Fuzzy Skin: Thickness 0.05mm
• Bottom Shell Layers: 5 (Prototype shown in pictures uses 3 and has some bleed through)

I have found that these fuzzy skin settings work well to mimic the texture of the standard bambu textured plate, but it may be worth fine tuning them to your specific build plate, or forgoing fuzzy skin if you are using a smooth plate. Also be sure to use a void object to prevent the fuzzy skin on the tabs that hold the movement in place.

The file labeled “Both Parts Studio” should have the settings tuned if you are using Bambu Studio as your slicer. 

Assembling “COW”

“COW” should work with most metric generic clock movements that are available on the market. The one used in the prototype as shown is an “Ostar F333 with 9003 hands” available on aliexpress. Some movements available at local crafts stores in the United States may use imperial units and could potentially have issues with fitting. I would still double check the measurements of the movement before printing if using one that is different from the one linked above. 

The back cover is just designed to snap fit into place, pivoting on the tabs. It works when printed from my machine, however differences in machine accuracy might cause some issues, I've only printed it on the one printer.