M & M button

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I was approached by a fellow crafty friend to create these M & M buttons for an outfit she had been commissioned to make for someone's kid. I was impressed by how easy it was to design these on TinkerCad. I attempted printing these on the Printrbot in our shop, but they just couldn't manage the fine detail. So next, I'm taking them to the Zortrax and the Form1. One of those should give me a good enough print for the fine details on these. UPDATE: I printed the button on the Zortrax and it turned out nice. I've redesigned the M logo to be a bit deeper. So I've replaced the file with a "r2" (revision 2) file. UPDATE: I've added a back with holes already part of the print. Print Settings Printer: Zortrax Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: Very High Infill: 100% Post-Printing You will need to drill a hole in the bottom support. I didn't think the little holes would print well on any of my printers. Basically, it's more work than is worth it when I can just drill the holes manually after printing. You'll also want to super-glue the top to the bottom piece so that it looks like a big M&M. I printed mine in Z-ABS on a Zortrax printer. Then used a syringe of acetone to inject a small layer of acetone between the pieces and held them together until bonded. How I Designed This You can find my design files on TinkerCad, and tinker away with them.