Cloud Flower Pot

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The cloud pours down on the plant when watering. A reservoir at the bottom collects excess water and keeps the soil moist even when you're away from home. A hidden slot in the arm allows for easy mounting of an optional LED grow light.\nInspired by the Wall Flower Mount created by 3DPVDB.\nOptional:\nI'm using this LED from eBay, which is supposed to run on 15 volts but works just fine with a 12-volt power supply. I bought my power supply at a local shop, but any cheap power supply capable of supplying at least 500 milliamperes should work perfectly. Most plants do well with 24 hours of light, but add a timer if you want to give your plants some rest.\nPrint Settings\nPrinter:\nRigidBot\nRafts:\nNo\nSupports:\nNo\nResolution:\n0.2\nInfill:\n20%\nNotes:\nThe cloud and arm are printed with normal PLA, while the main body and pot are printed with FormFutura EasyWood (Birch).\nI printed without support, but had some droops on Pot.stl and part of Arm.stl that do not affect functionality. They are in a concealed position, but I'll print with support if I were to go again. If you plan to add a grow light, do not auto-add support for Arm.stl as it may block the cable passage!\nPost-Printing\nThe parts are waterproof as printed without any special effort (tested). But I also painted the interior of the reservoir with a two-part epoxy as an additional layer of protection. It's not strictly necessary, and there are many other ways to do it.\nThe cloud was painted over with white acrylic paint because my white PLA has an ivory hue, and I didn't want to buy another roll of filament just for this print.