Herbal Grinder (Reinforced Teeth)

prusaprinters

<p>It's 2021 (As of this typing) and let's be honest and not beat around the bush; or should I say Kush! (Insert painful cringe response here) This can grind all kinds of herbs: chives, basil, thyme; or just weed... yeah most of y'all grinding the good stuff.</p> <p>After testing other designs, I found their teeth easily sheared off after around a dozen turns, especially with my dried rosemary. (Yes, I really use these devices just for cooking, sue me.) I noticed other designs had either very fine teeth, or just extremely thin.</p> <p>With all that info out of the way, this is a grinder designed to handle tougher flora; utilizing coarse teeth with added strength from three internal perimeters of material. A layer height of .2mm also allows for better layer adhesion, resisting structural failure from shear loads. (Many grinders I noticed had instructed printed layer heights from .12mm - .16mm. )</p> <p>As of testing (Jan. 22, 2021) with various different herbs, all teeth remain attached. Tougher dried herbs wear the teeth down slightly after a few months, but with softer plant matter still retaining fluids, this should last quite a while.</p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><p>Print Settings:</p> <p>Material: PLA or PLA+<br/> Extruder: 206C<br/> Bed: 56C<br/> First Layer Print Height: .22mm<br/> Standard Layer Height: .2mm<br/> Wall Thickness: .40<br/> Wall Perimeters: 3<br/> Infill: 18%<br/> Infill Pattern: Gyroid<br/> Material Flow: 100%<br/> Support Percentage: 15% (Only needed for the top grinder halves that have a design on them)</p> <p>Depending on how well your cooling fan... well cools, you should have it run at ~50% speed to aid in layer adhesion for the grinder's teeth.</p>