Bigger Elephant Cutlery Strainer - No Support - With or Without Divider

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A fellow lives with friends in a shared house and needed a larger version of the Elephant cutlery strainer. I increased the X and Y dimensions by 150% and the Z dimension to 125%. Teaspoons are partially concealed within the design, but it appears suitable for most other items. I added a divider to help everything stand upright. However, teaspoons may still slip under the divider, so you might want to adjust this feature according to your needs. The original Elephant strainer without support is included in the photos as a reference point. The original model is blue, while this upgraded version features pink. Printed from Hobbyking Pink PLA at 0.2 layer height and mostly 10% infill, I used 40% for top layers. Initially, I set my temperature to 210 degrees, which worked well for overhangs; however, when it came time to print top layers, I experienced under-extrusion issues, prompting me to increase the temperature to 220. This is a no-support version of the Elephant strainer, but I did include a single line of support within the trunk just in case. When printing without support, simply insert an object and push out any excess material. If you print this design without support, please leave a comment so others can benefit from your experience. Don't worry about the eye – it was an error in my print settings, not the model itself. The print process took 32 hours and approximately 550g of filament, according to the software used.