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Day: January 25, 2012

  • Dr. Who Cookie Cutters

    These Dr. Who themed cookie cutters came out nearly perfect:

    Dr Who Cookie Cutters
    Dr Who Cookie Cutters

    Each consists of an outer cutter rim and an inner dough press that fit neatly together.

    The STL files contain a few triangle errors that seem to be typical of objects made with Google Sketchup, but the final G-Code came out fine despite a few Skeinforge warnings.

    No strings, no cleanup, no muss, no fuss: the printer is back in operation once again!

    The relevant Skeinforge 45 settings, about which more later:

    • 0.25 mm layer thickness + 0.50 mm thread width
    • First layer: 9 mm/s perimeter + 15 mm/s infill
    • Other layers: 20 mm/s perimeter  + 60 mm/s infill
    • 250 mm/s travel (!)
    • +0 extra shells, 3 solid layers
    • 0.20 infill + 45°/90° rectangular
    • 200 °C extrusion + 110 °F platform

    Dimension plugin settings:

    • Filament dia = 2.96 mm, FPD = 0.93 (natural ABS from MBI)
    • Retraction 2 mm @ 60 mm/s, min 1 mm travel

    I’m not a big Dr. Who fan, but I know someone who is…