Assorted flower pot covers
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This assortment of plant pot covers is an update to an African Violet pot set that I posted some time ago but withdrew. I withdrew the original listing because I discovered that there were too many problems with the clay pots that were used to fit into them. It turned out to be far too difficult to accurately control the flow of water through the clay pots so I felt that the original listing needed to be deleted from the site. However, there were no problems with the 3D printed bases themselves. Since then my wife repurposed the bases into cosmetic covers for things such as IKEA artificial plants in 3.5"x3.5"deep (9cm x 9cm deep) pots and just loves them. They turned out to be perfect for the application and so I am making more of them for her. The ones in the photographs are both the "thin V5" versions. So I thought that perhaps someone else might like to use them as cosmetic covers if nothing else. Six versions are presented here, each having slight variations in shape, size or features. You can of course scale them to suit your particular needs using your slicer settings. And you may be able to print them using "vase mode" in some slicers to save material, I don't know (I have not tried it). They can also be used as actual plant pots if they are suitably sealed inside. If you want to make them water-tight, line them with a couple of coats of silicone RTV, ABS juice, FlexSeal, or similar materials. Be sure to use at least two coats of material to help ensure that there are no gaps or voids. As-printed, without interior coatings, it is very doubtful that they can be made water-tight enough to be useful as plant pots. A hint for using silicone RTV as a sealant is to thin it with Naptha to a consistency that can be painted on with a brush or swished around inside the printed part. If doing it this way, use at least 3-4 coats, allowing it to dry and cure thoroughly between coats. If you do it right you can achieve a thin, gap-free coating that should adhere quite well to the interior of the part. Thanks for looking and I hope they work well for you.
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