2 Inch Chain Link Fence Base/Stand/Flange for Concrete Floor Bolt and Screw Installation

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So. First off, this print is not for the faint of heart; mine was faint, and it turned out freak'n awesome. It takes a lot of filament - over half a spool weighs in at 550+kg - so if your settings are usually working but they screw up halfway through, you'll be sad. I'm installing this before well-below-0 temperatures hit outside; the location never gets sun, so melting isn't a worry. It was printed with 50% infill and CUBIC set as the infill type; it's a tank. It's designed to take a 2-inch pole, which you can send through existing concrete using a cement hole saw. If you choose to put it in the flange instead, just make sure to secure the top to something - mine is against a house, so I feel okay about printing this out of PLA. I'll return and report my results after a few months have passed. One thing to keep in mind: I printed this at 99% scale - you might get away with 98%. I recommend printing the first layer or aborting the print after the center circle has been printed, then sliding it over your pole to check for fit. Leaving some room for the pole to spin and slide is a good idea, but wedging it in (which might be ideal) would require printing at 98% or even 97%. Again, print the first layer and go check it out.