The Mushroom of Pointlessness

Ahhhh, art. Where would mankind be without it? Well, not filling perfectly good objects with holes for the amusement of the internet that's for sure. Another thing mankind probably wouldn't have made it here without is our friend the humble mushroom. So why not bring our mycelial friends into the 21st century with us?

This is my first upload. I started designing this model for the Voronoi contest here on Printables simply as an interesting shape with more than one layer of holes in it. Though I was satisfied with how it looked when I did a test print I felt like it was still missing something so I kept it in the back of my mind while I went through the day before a thought occured. I could make another part for it and turn it into the mighty mushroom, steward of of my sanity.  So I spent some time creating a cap that would fit into the base I had made and look pretty. Great idea right?

Well you see I'm a bit hair-brained and ham-fisted at times and this happened to be one of those times. I hadn't accounted for some variance to my measurements during Voronoization so the new part was slightly too big for the old one. No problem since I can just print another at the right size… but should I? As I was looking at my new mushroom cap sitting on top of it's base the Gremlin of Inspiration smacked me with one of my used filament spools. “More!” it cried out and before I knew it I was modelling an adapter to sit between the stem and the cap to not only make the whole unit secure but add even more color and complexity to the design.

In the end we've got the stipe base, veil adapter, and mushroom cap - 3 pieces to a beautiful piece of art. Yeah, we're going to stick to calling it art. It doesn't do anything but sit there and look pretty, has unnecessary features by design, and probably won't win any contests but I made it and it's here. So download it and print it out if you'd like. It's pretty cool to look at and fiddle around with. Who knows, maybe the Gremlin of Inspiration will tag along with the STL and smack you with an empty spool next.

The models you see here were printed on a Klipperized Sovol SV06 Plus at 50% of the size they start off in the file. As you can see I had some issues with some wispy strings but I believe the Sovol White and Blue filaments I used needed to spend more time in the dehydrator so don't let that discourage you. I suggest printing each part slow with retraction and choosing a different color for the individual parts adds to the dynamic and engaging look of this piece. Each part prints in place with no supports. I plan to print a big one and I'll update when I do.