COVID-19 Bobble Virus

thingiverse

Why Wait to Get Infected by Corona Virus When You Can Print It? This is a humorous take on Syzguru11's corona virus keychain found on Thingiverse. To print this model with fewer supports and a consistent look, it comes in two halves that need to be glued together. While some supports are still required, they should be easy to remove. To avoid a visible seam, it is recommended to enable "elephant foot compensation" if your slicer has this feature. For perfect alignment, mark the front spike of both halves before removing them from your print bed, then align these points while gluing. If your print bed surface isn't perfectly flat, sanding the parts may help avoid a visible glue seam. Print the base with enough infill to give it some weight. I printed mine in flexible filament for extra wobbliness, but any filament type will do. Turn and/or bend the spring to get the virus well-balanced. The amount of wobbliness can be tuned by cutting parts off the spring, but the Bic M10 spring offers nice wobble action as-is. See it in action at https://youtu.be/ybpCl7ADFcs