Modular hairpin with rose

My daughters love things in their hair. When scrolling around Printables, we found the lovely rose pen by Tom Anderson (The ReaL NEO) and I got the household assignment to make it suitable for hair use because the original only survived 1 hour.

Therefor I've split the original into 2 parts:

• the stem
• the rose

Why split it? First of all, printing in 1 piece was not optimal for strength purposes. Second, it's now modular :)

How to print

• The stem
  • I've printed in PLA (Prusament recycled), but PETG is also a possibility.
  • Print it lying down, so we have max flexibility and material strength.
  • 0.15 mm layer height
  • no supports needed by design
  • I've used a brim of 2mm. Without I had some warping.
  • 30% gyroid infill to prevent warping.
  • 2 perimeters
  • Available in 2 lengths: 10 and 16 cm.
  • Make sure you align the correct side on the plate so you don't need a support.
    
    
     
• The rose
  • I've printed in PLA (Prusament Oh my Gold), but PETG is also a possibility.
  • 0.15 mm layer height
  • no supports needed
  • 15% gyroid infill
  • 2 perimeters
  • A large brim is required! I used 10mm with great success.
    
    

Assembly

Print both parts and put them together. Done! 
Just be aware, by design, the part that goes into the rose is a bit asymmetrical for printing purposes so that no supports are needed. If it doesn't fit nicely, try turning it 90°.

Modular

Now we have a hairpin that is modular for other extensions to add. I'm curious what you can come up with!

Support

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