Iron Battle Axe (Destiny)

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This project is taking shape quickly! It's a replica of the Iron Lord Axe from Destiny: Rise of Iron. To assemble the axe, print four quarters and use small dowels or rods to hold the left and right halves together, while the front and back are held on with magnets. You'll need twelve 1/4 inch and twelve 3/8 inch rare earth magnets that are 1/10 of an inch thick. The interface will hold the quarters in place and can be friction fit onto a 1 1/4" aluminum tube using E6000 or epoxy. When I started this project, I used the Iron Emblem as the cover image for Rise of Iron. However, the axe depicted there has a different height to width ratio than the in-game model. To fix this, I changed the aspect ratio of the axe to match the in-game model. The Grip file is optional and can be replaced with leather if you prefer. I'm wrapping my grip in a leather braid, but I made a facsimile that you can print and use instead. This will slip right over the grip base and couple with the grip trim, which should be glued together. Print settings for success: Axe Heads: Print using a brim, 3 layers (1.2mm), and an infill of 30%. Support material is crucial and I recommend using a grid structure instead of lines, %20 fill. The heads are tall and fairly thin, so make use of minimal layer cooling time to slow down the printing process at the upper section. Pommel: Use 10-15% infill and three shells. Support should be lines, and your slicer should only generate support for the middle hole (this hole is meant to hold a battery pack). No brim or raft is needed. Pole interface: Like the pommel, this needs no special settings except for infill. As this is mounting onto a pole and holding the axe head, it needs to be strong, so use 60%-80% infill for this part. Support can be lines to simplify removal, but I recommend having a fill density of 30%. Grip base: Nothing special here, just print as you like. Grip Trim: Nothing special here either, print how you want. Grip: Shouldn't need anything special, but if you're having trouble with bed adhesion, use a brim. This part is optional and can be replaced with leather. Axe head rib: This part fits inside a left/right half to help prevent flexing. Nothing too special on this, just use a minimum of 30% infill. Should only be needed if you're printing separate head quarters. Trinket Cart: This part is meant to hold an Adafruit Pro Trinket inside the pole. Your preferred settings will be fine. POST PRINT Due to character limitations, you'll find the post print attached as a word doc.