EMS Instructor's Plaque

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I created this plaque for my dad, who oversees the EMS training program at our local community college. The symbol at the bottom was designed by NMiller77505. To print it, I started with gold and had Cura pause just before printing the letters so I could switch to blue. The result turned out really well. This print was moderately challenging on my printer because of its thinness; it wanted to warp badly. Terrific plate adhesion would have helped a lot, but at that time I had a slightly warped plywood build plate, so good plate adhesion wasn't an option for me. (I've since upgraded to glass and would try printing this again if my project list wasn't already unmanageable.) You will definitely need to enable "Print thin walls" or its equivalent in your slicer. The inscription on the plaque is difficult to read in Thingiview, so here it is: Any man can save a life. He needs only be in the right place at the right time. A man who actively seeks to put himself in the right place at the right time and develops the skills to know what to do is truly great. He will save many lives. A man who teaches others how to be in the right place at the right time and what to do when they're there is exceptional. No one will save more lives than he.