JWST Dish (Deconstructed for higher-quality printing)

prusaprinters

<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Due to the curvature of the dish, I wasn't able to get the mirrors, or the back of the dish, to print very well. &nbsp;I separated the backs from the mirrors in Tinkercad and printed them separately with the face of the mirrors on the build plate for a super-smooth finish without the gradient lines. The back prints face down as well with supports under the indentations for the mirrors. The supported are will be covered by the mirrors so it doesn't matter if it's rough. &nbsp;The side mirrors require a little sanding and will snap into place. It was too much work so I made the indentations a little bigger on the center piece so the mirrors can be glued into place instead.</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Number the mirrors before removing them from the build plate so you know the correct placement and orientation when putting them in the back part - makes it much easier. Just remember, they'll be mirrored when you put them in since they're printed upside down.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Hopefully, someone else will find this useful. I'm working on other parts (the back Panel pieces) so they can be printed without supports.</p>