Butterfly Coasters - Multi Colour with one Nozzle!

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Create your own kaleidoscope of butterflies with ease using just a single nozzle printer! The butterfly coaster holder, shown in Image 2, is available for free download at www.pongostore.com. If you enjoy our creations, please follow us to see what's coming next. Our process involves printing the butterfly coaster with an undulating surface, which is key to achieving a multi-colour finish with one nozzle machine. To get started, select your first colour and print it as shown in the close-up image of our orange coaster above. Once you notice stepped layers appearing on the surface, switch to your next filament colour – we used white for this project. If your printer has a pause feature, use it to change colours safely; otherwise, be cautious when changing filaments while printing. Watch your second colour print and consider adding a third colour if desired, but avoid leaving it too late, as thin top layers can reveal the previous colour. For best results on the last colour, change the filament no later than 85% through the print to allow for two to three final layers at 0.2 resolution. The holder was printed in Clear Water filament, but any colour would look great.