Multi-Material Frankenstein Light Switch

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I wanted to bring LoboCNC's incredible knife switch to life by printing the conductive parts in copper-colored PLA and the handle pieces in wood PLA, so I separated them and added dovetail joints that fit perfectly without needing glue, though a drop of superglue would make it even stronger. To conceal the lame ivory toggle of the actual switch, I closed off the opening in the nubbin. I also made the handle fully round since it prints vertically and support is not an issue. For the baseplate, I set a pause in the Z-Suite slicer at 39%, just above the surface of the plate. I printed the bottom of the plate in MeltInk silver PLA, then switched to Octave "Copper-Infused" PLA at the pause. The switchbars are printed in Octave copper-infused PLA; the handle, crosspiece, and nubbin in FormFutura EasyWood Ebony (the nubbin in the photo is 3dom "Wound Up" coffee-based filament but I ultimately changed it to ebony wood). The dovetails fit perfectly for me so that glue is not required. Print Settings Printer: Zortrax M200 Rafts: Yes Supports: Yes Resolution: 190µ Infill: Light Notes: A Z-Temp temperature control was used to lower extrusion temp to 215º for the silver and copper parts, and 225º for the EasyWood. Support angle was set to 45 (light) and 30 (light) respectively, and support was easily removed. The slicer generated no support for the nubbin due to "enable bridging" being ticked. Dual print fans running at 100% were used for all prints and no bed heat.