Catit Cat Fountain Spouts

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My cat had become quite finicky about drinking from the cat fountain lately, insisting on the bathroom sink being turned on for him at all times. To cater to his preference, I designed some sink-like attachments for the Catit Cat Fountain. I printed several models in different orientations, which can be seen as follows: Pipe - Full Fins: This model was printed without supports and required a heated X-Acto knife to cut off 5mm from the top of the fins after post-processing. Spout - Paraboloid: Supports were used during printing, touching the build plate. Spout - 90° Chute, 16° Incline, Sliced Small: This model was printed without supports. Spout - 180° Pipe, 40mm Vertical, 30mm Arc: Printing occurred with supports touching the build plate. Spout - 180° Pipe, 30mm Vertical, 20mm Arc: Supports were used during printing, touching the build plate. The 180° round pipes feature a built-in support within the arc's peak to avoid additional supports. I did not print all of these models. The partial fins pipe is still a work in progress and may require a bevel on the short side of the fins to prevent needing supports. I ended up using my post-processed original full fin pipe instead. The box chute should be rotated like the others, with support under the box. The larger 90-degree angled slice chute should print fine without supports since the smaller version did. I believe the non-sliced one would as well. The 90-degree sliced pipe spout is uncertain in terms of its outcome. It was created by combining two pipes at a 90-degree angle, then nudging them into place by hand. Cylinder holes were added to clean it out at the junction, and a quarter sphere back piece was inserted and cut out. It may not even be water-tight, as it was an idea between the 180-degree arc spouts and the box chute before moving on to the angled chutes and finally the paraboloid.