Gargoyle for door

thingiverse

I heard that adding gargoyles on the door can repel certain unwelcome religious groups who often knock unannounced and harass me about Jesus. I failed to find any that matched my needs on Thingiverse, so here's my contribution to the gargoyle family. The model was created in Sculptris. I am going to attempt printing it with full support because later, the entire thing will have to be carved out - in ABS with a 0.4 mm nozzle and a 0.2 mm build height with an infill of 12.5% (Skeinforge 47 settings). Prints started separating from the print bed while I was sleeping - spaghetti! That particular job took approximately six hours to complete. The second print turned out perfectly - by adding ABS dissolved in acetone to the print bed, it gave extra stickiness. This model seems to come loose during cooling because of contraction - but using acetone vapour treatment really brought back the original shape and made removing support much easier (see pic).