SeaMonkeyKraken Brooch

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Another UPDATE (1/1/2020) Apparently, I am a bit obsessed. The kilt needed a belt, and the belt needed a buckle. I found a buckle blank on Amazon (intended for leatherwork https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0035DH55C/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_BvxdEb8WBXGR7) and revisited all the original files to make the thing. Pretty easy to print flat on most FDM printers, though the insert could benefit from a raft due to the fiddly tentacles. Printed in PLA, a little love from a heat gun helped it make the slight bend to the blank. UPDATE (before I learned a date would be nice): A brainwave caused me to revisit the brooch. I have uploaded a version with no supports and a revised logo on the back. This should be useful to those using a non-FDM printer. (1/1/20 sidenote: I just thought of a workflow that would have made this project much easier, and made the files easier to print as well as making the finished product easier to mold and reproduce. Maybe I'll start all over one day. Live and learn. Like I say, this was my first remix) The file does not print well laying on its back, due to the resolution of most FDM machines, so adjusting the angle of the object on the print bed is important. 60° seems about right. Obviously, supports will be needed. I will probably post a version with a stand once my printer starts behaving again. ORIGINAL POST BELOW This is specifically made for those who bought into the JoCoCruise Kraken Kilt and need a brooch to hold on the plaid fly. If you have a clue, smile knowingly. If you are drawing a blank, just move along. You can google all that if you want. [](https://youtu.be/igBLz8Hbhww) REALLY IMPORTANT: While the back of the brooch prints fine with minimal supports, the SeaMonkeyInsert requires a specific set of settings and supports, or just forget about it. Read those details carefully This brooch prints in two parts. Mine were printed on an Creality Ender 3 Pro Using Silver filament for the brooch and Gold for the insert. The eyes are some 2.5mm garnets I found on Amazon. Only about 3¢ each if you buy 500. They slide easily into the eyesockets of the model, but also slide out, so a touch of glue is required. Also needed is the pin to secure it to your clothing. Garnets: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078M979TG/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_zgQkDbBN2AK5R Pins: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FR3FXU2/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_vgQkDbCRMWDA1 The broach has it’s own supports, mostly. It is tilted it back 15° so the base sits flat on the bed. This theoretically helps printing some of the angles. Add a little bit of support, with roof, touching the build plate only, 77° overhang. It’s only a tiny bit, but really helps. It printed at a 1.2 layer height with no incident. Thanks to CHEP for his Magic settings. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsdc_0ZTXikARFEn2dRDJhg SeaMonkeyInsert.stl needs supports, lots of them. Sorry, it’s a pain, but I couldn’t figure out how to print such large part over curved surface without supports. You can experiment if you want, but I tried various setting and angles and generated supports with MeshMixer and Cura. MeshMixer was a complete fail. I could not find any combination of angles and parameters that worked. My best results with Cura support settings were the standard Extra Fine settings (.06 layer height) with the following modifiers: Supports Touching build plate Zig-Zag supports @20% Enable support roof. The roof uses a bit more plastic, but actually makes it easier to remove. I created a little notch at the apex of the head. Slip something like a small screwdriver in the notch, give it a twist, and it usually pops off easily. Build Plate Adhesion Raft with 0 extra margin. Maybe less, we don’t need to be crazy here. It may not even be necessary, but since it all comes off in one piece, it provides a nice support for later processing. This for was remixed from a bunch of projects on Thingiverse. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3550973 for the Monkey Head https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1440267 Viking Brooch https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1328241 Octopus Remixed using mostly free online tools https://www.tinkercad.com/ https://stephaneginier.com/sculptgl/ (worked better than MeshMixer for me. Autodesk Fusion 360 (I still can’t use this to punch out of a paper bag, but it had one tool I couldn’t find elsewhere) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsdc_0ZTXikARFEn2dRDJhg for the printer settings for Ender 3 This is my first remix. I had no idea how to do it before I started. It was harder than I thought to learn all the tools. But it was all done with free stuff. Please be gentle in the comments.

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