Google Mini Vase Holder

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I DON'T RECOMMEND ADDING WATER TO THIS WITH REAL FLOWERS EITHER! I wouldn't trust it myself for an extended period with PLA! So, I decided to give this a try since I needed lots of support to keep the center cone from falling apart - maybe just my printer's issue. Here it is. It's a work in progress, but I figured I'd share it and see if someone can figure out the supports or how to remove the honeycomb. I cut a hole in the back so the mini can be placed with the cord coming out below the honeycomb. I know the honeycomb was there to use as the front, but I actually like it better with being able to see the mini...personal preference. I redid the cone on the inside to help with not needing supports, and it worked pretty well. I printed the one in the pictures with no supports. It's VERY ugly inside with that patch thing I did for the cone lol - yeah, I'm really a noob! I've included a taller version that I DIDN'T PRINT YET, so you're on your own if you try it. I wanted it to be a bit taller to handle bigger flower heads with longer stems. Things I want to do... DONE - USE TREE SUPPORTS IN CURA 1. I need to add manual supports to the front hole and the rear one. No idea how yet. 2. Remove the honeycomb and make it a different design for airflow or eliminate all together. No idea on this either. DONE - SEEMS FINE TO ME WITH A MINI IN IT 3. Test the taller version for stability - probably after figuring out the supports Leaning towards not bothering with the ones below. 4. Might make the base a bit deeper to hold the entire mini inside, but this would probably be last on the list and not a big deal. 5. Instead of one big hole, make it 2 smaller holes for the cord and mic switch. I think that's it really. Supports are the biggest things to get the holes to print correctly. The inside little droop is no big deal to me since you can't see it anyway. I printed this fast and ugly as a prototype so it should look a lot better at .2 or better resolution. I used .32 and left speed at 80! I may have used 25% infill, but the infill shouldn't even matter for this since it's not a solid object. If anyone can do any of the items on the list above, that would be awesome! It might take me a while to figure out the support stuff. Thanks to mofadesign for the original! Guess it would have been easier if I asked for the original files, but oh well, live and learn! UPDATE: Added a pic of the taller version and used TREE SUPPORT in Cura to get a good support structure without needing to manually add one. In Cura, search for TREE and then select it (it's under experimental). TREE SUPPORT SETTINGS - I used these: Tree Support Branch Angle - 40 Tree Support Branch Distance - 1 Tree Support Branch Diameter - 2 Tree Support Branch Diameter Angle - 5 Tree Support Collision Resolution - 0.2 Tree Support Wall Thickness - 0.4 Tree Support Wall Line Count - 1 The taller version seems stable with a mini in it, but the wife doesn't have any fake flowers right now to test it (or real ones for that matter lol). Main thing left for me is the honeycomb - Still looking for advice on how to remove that and either make it solid or make it a different pattern.