Nausicaa’s Treasure (Trinket / Jewelry Box)

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<p>A pearly nautilus, and its wooden semblance, hold the ancient jewels of a mythical princess.</p> <p>The outline is an exponential spiral, parameterized to approximate the shape of a nautilus shell. The chambers closely follow the locations and shapes of those found in the real mollusk. The holes at the back, used for opening the drawers, are placed along a spiral as well.</p> <p>The wooden version is printed using wood-filled PLA; it is then treated with wood putty, sanded and stained.</p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><p>Everything prints at 0.2 mm layer height.</p> <p>The drawers need supports. However, only the outermost part of the top section needs them; the rest prints as a bridge.</p> <p>For Slic3r (and variants) enable supports everywhere and check the “Don’t support bridges” option under Print Settings &gt; Support material &gt; Options for support material and raft. This option is visible in Advanced and Expert modes. These settings will generate easily removable supports for the outer part only.</p> <p>In Cura, place support blockers throughout the inner part of the top section and enable tree supports with the option: Support Placement -&gt; Touching Buildplate.</p> <p>Note that if you print this in wood-filled filament, you might need to adjust the tolerance, especially if you plan to post-process it; the drawers of the wooden model pictured were printed at 98% their original size.</p>