Mausoleum Niche Plaque, Vase, and Photo Frame

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These four items combined will make your metal garage door look like a Mausoleum wall. Customizable niche plaque. Rectangle, cross, cross with decorative trim. Optional integrated photo frame for pasting a 2D printed image or importing an SVG. Holes in back for gluing in 8mm x 3mm magnets. Can print in a single color and manually apply rub and buff to the top layer; or print on a single extruder and perform a filament change after the main surface layer is complete (I use a plugin to pause the print and eject the filament at a specified layer. Use the preview in the slicer to determine the correct layer. Layer 24 in the provided examples). If loading an SVG image for the integrated frame, this error is possible if the SVG can't be used: "ERROR: The given mesh is not closed! Unable to convert to CGAL_Nef_Polyhedron." I have had some luck with converting basic PNGs to SVGs and having them import successfully. Small vase with a flat back. 112mm tall. Should be small enough to clear the garage door when opening. Small drain hole in the bottom (in case it takes on water). Holes in the back to insert two to four 8mm x 3mm magnets. Trim/Cut plastic flowers from a dollar store. Modified from this model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3666273 Photo frame with a sliding/rotating cover. Slightly recessed oval of 40mm wide by 55mm tall to attach a 2D printed image/photo. Three to six 8mm x 3mm magnets per portrait frame. Six isn't necessary, but makes for a very nice snap when opened and closed. 2D printed pictures are ovals, 40mm wide by 55mm tall. I used Microsoft Visio to size my photos. I added addition variations that remove the cover option, and change the oval to 40mm wide by 65mm tall. The fancier frame base option was remixed from https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2034189 LED tea light holder. Uses two to three 8mm x 3mm magnets. Remixed from: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5239778 Added a version with a recessed hole for an additional magnet for holding the tea light in place (plus a magnet on the tea light). Glue the magnet in, and let dry. Add another magnet on top. Place a dab of glue, and than press the tea light in place. Once the glue is dry, you can remove the tea light for changing the battery or turning on/off. This will hold the tea light more securely when the garage is opening/closing. All items designed for 8mm X 3mm neodymium magnets. Two magnets per plaque Two to four magnets per vase Three to six magnets per portrait frame. Six isn't necessary, but make for a very nice snap when opened and closed. I used E6000 to glue the magnets in place. You may to clamp them while curing on the photo frame base to prevent them from popping out. I highly recommend downloading and installing OpenSCAD rather than using the Thingiverse customizer. By unchecking "disableBorder" you'll be able to see a nice preview while playing with the settings locally. Just in case you decide to use the Thingiverse customizer, make sure "Thingiverse" is selected for "fontSelection". Having DecorativeFrame enabled or importing an SVG will greatly increase the rendering/processing time. I've tested with filament changes from black to silk gold. Spray paint. And gold rub n' buff. The gold PLA filament I used, didn't come out good for the top layer until I switched on "Ironing Ironing" and "Iron only top most layers". I also had to decrease my printing temperature to deduce the stringing. Additional instructions available at: https://www.instructables.com/Garage-Door-Mausoleum/