honeycomb planter #3

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<p>Spring is back again; time for some plastic-pottery!</p> <p>To have my baby-plants grow up in a decorative manner, I've made 3 cache-pots (is this the proper term? I'd call it "Übertopf" in my mother tounge) featuring a honeycombish pattern. As there's no runoff for excess water I recommend not to plant your plants directly into these pots.</p> <h3>1</h3> <p>A small pot with a squarish footprint intented to fit transplants before their first repotting.</p> <h3>2</h3> <p>A bigger one that comes in a more compatible circular shape.</p> <h3>3</h3> <p>This is an experimental pot to be mounted on a DIN-rail. It features a spring mechanism for mounting which has to be printed separately.</p> <p>edit: I've added an inner pot with a runoff which is supposed to be printed in vase mode. Add some self-adhesive rubber feet to the bottom to have some space for the water to run off.</p> <h3>Print Settings</h3> <p><strong>Notes:</strong></p> <h3>1</h3> <p>I made this one with 0,2mm layer height, single-walled (2 walls and cura 2.7 fails at combing which is an essential feature when printing in wood), with Extrudr Fichte (Spruce) filament.</p> <h3>2</h3> <p>Same settings like in #1</p> <h3>3</h3> <p>I haven't printed that one yet, but I plan to do it in 0,2mm as well, but maybe in PETG as this will need some serious layer adhesion which isn't the best property of wood-filled plastics (edit: made it in wood and it's ok). The spring mechanism however MUST be printed in something flexy like PETG or PC in order to install it without destroying anything. I designed the pot to use no support; that's also the reason why the mechanism is kind of awkward.</p> <p>#1,2,3:</p> <p>If you feel insecure about watertightness, I recommend painting the inside of the pots with epoxy or something similar.</p> Category: Outdoor & Garden