Summary

Made for a colleague for Christmas.

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

Creality

                                            <p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong>                     <div><p>Ender 3 Pro</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>                     <div><p>Doesn't Matter</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>                     <div><p>Yes</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong>                     <div><p>0.28</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong>                     <div><p>Lightning 20%</p></div></p>                                                    <strong>Filament:</strong> generic PLA                Wood and Bronze                    <br>                        <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong>                    </p><div><p>You must set this up so that the spring will not be supported but the neck will be supported. I achieved this by adding a 15mm diameter cylinder as a support blocker. After some experimentation I found that placing it at x=5,y=6 with the model at (0,0) worked. I ended up printing this again at 200% and placed a 30mm diameter support blocker at (10,12). I used cura's post processing to insert a pause for the filament change after the base printed. </p><p>I ended up also adding a hollow tube shaped support blocker to the base so that supports wouldn't be added to the edges of the base. </p><p>I printed this at 0.28 resolution using 3 perimeters and lightning infill. But if you cared more about making it look good, you could use 0.2. I also ended up with a seam on Freud's forehead. If I had cared more, I would have reprinted and forced the seem to be on the back of his head. </p></div>

Post-Printing

cylindrical support blocker on 200% model.

            <p class="detail-image"><img src="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/53/34/7d/8d/01/cb065fba-0b35-44df-b236-ad61215eb9eb.png"></p>                <p class="detail-caption"><strong>Check your supports befor printing to make sure they are where they need to be.</strong></p>            <p class="detail-image"><img src="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/db/65/2e/11/fe/78a10046-9f37-4d6c-88ed-1ba434a39ea5.png"></p>

How I Designed This

I designed the spring using OpenScad and then used Meshmixer to decapitate Freud, hollow out his neck and add the spring.

Freud Bobblehead Sculpture