Another Spinning Top

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Spinning tops are notoriously tricky to print in one piece due to their awkward orientation. Regardless of how you position it, one side will inevitably look subpar. Cutting along the "equator" can result in an unsightly seam where the parts are bonded together, and it's easy for this to cause the top to become unstable and wobbly. This solution offers a compromise: there's still a seam present, but it's on the underside and barely visible after sanding. If you're working with a material that doesn't lend itself well to sanding, try printing the top layers in a concentric pattern instead. The customizer isn't designed for modifying the shape of the spinning top, but rather for fine-tuning tolerances and detail levels. The default settings produce a snug fit on my Prusa with SteelFill, but your setup may require different values. Be prepared to try various combinations through trial and error.