Basketball with inset filament

prusaprinters

<p>This is a decorative basketball. Print the two halves, insert pegs into the alignment holes, and glue together.&nbsp;</p><p>The grooves are designed to fit a 1.75mm filament. You can glue filament in place to emphasize the lines. You could also try color the grooves in with black marker or paint.&nbsp;</p><p>The grooves were tuned to for printing with a 0.8mm nozzle on my machine. I can't guarantee that the grooves will fit a filament well with your machine and nozzle.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Recommendations:</strong></p><ul><li>Set bottom layers to 0 for the basketball halves. Exposed infill could actually help the glue adhere the halves together.</li><li>Print the pegs with a brim to ensure they don't get dislodged.&nbsp;</li><li>Bend the inset filament into shape before gluing into place.</li><li><strong>Glue in the filament in steps.</strong>&nbsp;</li><li>Consider tacking the filament in place with superglue before gluing the rest down. I used E6000 and it was a bit messy. E6000 acted as a kind of lubricant before it sets up, so the filament popped out the groove and slid around. I had to hold the filament in place with a hair band and toothpicks until it set up.</li></ul>