Another split net cup

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This is a split net-cup for hydroponics. It's designed to let you easily transplant to the garden after seedlings have had a good start and avoid root damage. There are two tiny wires that stabilize the long sponge supports during printing to reduce vibration. These can be easily cut if needed when transplanting. I designed this after printing most of the other pods on thingiverse and finding that they were either slow and difficult to print or did not make it easy to transplant. If you don't want to transplant or don't want an easily reusable pod, you might want to look at one of the other designs as some of them are stronger without the split. This is designed to print easily using about 4 grams of PLA in around 30 minutes per side at 50 mm/s and .28mm layer height. With a .4mm nozzle, no infill should be needed. Using Cura, I set infill to zero in order to avoid wasting time with a couple of tiny extrusions in some corners. It's designed to print best with a concentric pattern. No raft or brim should be needed. The pod should work fine for plants less than about ten ounces. After that the sponge may start to force the two sides apart and slip downward. It's really designed for seedling transplant, but if you do want to use it for larger plants, you should be able to tie the two sides together. It's also good for herbs with bushy root systems which are hard to remove from the official pods after the end of a season.