Bone Nautilus

myminifactory

I've created a Patreon page! :)\r\nMath art, organic curiosity, and downright printing pain! And, intentionally so. This design was intended to push the boundaries of what could be achieved with dissolvable filament and the BCN3D Sigma dual-extrusion printer.\r\nIf you want to try this on a single extruder machine, I salute your bravery! See printing details for suggestions...\r\nSOLUTIONS AND SOLUBILITY!\r\nBut back to the Sigma and PVA. I'm thoroughly impressed! You see, first time through, I tried a partial print with just the interface layers between support and model in dissolvable, and the result was still incredibly challenging - the solid supports were still woven through the structure, even if not bound to the model.\r\nSo, for the full print, I did the supports entirely in PVA, and removing them could not have been easier. An hour or two of soaking, with occasional swirling through the water, and I was left with a support-free print. Amazing! I hadn't really given enough credit to just how practical dissolvable supports could be, and now I'm completely won over.\r\nI GUESS SUPPORTS ARE SOMETIMES REQUIRED...\r\nThat said, I personally try to design to avoid supports in the first place, but a form such as this one gives one no choice in the matter!\r\nPARTING WORDS\r\nThis is one where I'm really eager to see results from anyone excited enough to give it a try on their own! Please post photos!