Fridge Alphabet

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What ever happened to the magnetic letters of my childhood? Ohhhh they trigger proximity switches, a leapfrog sings the letter in a jingle now... Or we can just learn the alphabet! Print the Alphabet and adhere a small piece of cuttable magnetic sheet to two sides of the print with hot melt glue in the cavity on the reverse and viola. Printer Settings Prusa i3 mk2 Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: At least .2 mm finer, the better Infill: 0% Notes: Make sure to have the extrusion width as close to perfect as possible, and there will not be a need for much post finishing. Bright colors save a lot of finish time, so print each set of letters in a new color for the kiddies' enjoyment. Layer height should be as low as possible because sterilizing fused filament is still an issue with items that will end up in kids mouths. Post-Printing Step 1: I use a flat mini file to remove the 3mm brim on each letter, and resurface the sides before moving to a 400 grit wet sandpaper to achieve a very slick surface finish. I did not take pictures or video this process for the prototypes, as I only partly finished the correct size "A" as a proof of concept. Look for those in the near future with the actual prints in the coming weeks. How I Designed This Blender Add Text Edit mode-Object Data (edit font parameters) *Tip: find where your fonts live in your computer and bookmark this selection in the Blender file explorer to view the font types without having to choose Add Text Enter Edit mode-Object Data (edit font parameters) *Tip: find where your fonts live in your computer and bookmark this selection in the Blender file explorer to view the font types without having to choose Object Data (edit font parameters) *Tip: find where your fonts live in your computer and bookmark this selection in the Blender file explorer to view the font types without having to choose *Tip: find where your fonts live in your computer and bookmark this selection in the Blender file explorer To view the font types without having to choose each one and seeing the result in 3D mode, Select In 3D mode, the new font will be applied. In Edit Mode; Simply type the preferred text Exit Edit Mode/ Select the Object/ Alt c (Convert to) select Enter Edit Mode and the text has been converted to a mesh It is now a good idea to simplify the mesh before adding depth. To do this use DEL or FN+x and select Limited Dissolve After the dissolve, the faces will be simplified but maintain the mesh complexity at a vertices level will remain the same. Now extrude the faces to the desired depth by selecting the faces and pressing Here is the result Determining the wall thickness can be tricky so I like to use my Slicer software to make that decision. To make that possible, we need to delete the undesired faces. Rotate the view to bottom view; 9 on the numpad/ press Select The result Select All and select Remove Doubles in tools Export as .stl and open in your slicer software