Nautilus Shell Google Home Mini Holder

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I took the Nautilus Shell Speaker design and made it hold a Google Home Mini. My wife actually wanted me to do this, so I jumped right into it since she thinks everything else I print is stupid. It took me a long time to get it done. I tried using the nautilus shell design that was just a wall hanging, but that was a disaster. Then, I found another one I used to remix from and it was much better, but still went through almost two full rolls of filament to get it prototyped. The so-called final version in the pictures has a layer shift due to support failing on me, but I said it's good enough (so did she). I might print it again someday just to make it look a little prettier on the back side, but it works fine, so no hurry. The 3mf file I uploaded is my Cura file that has support blockers included. Sometimes they show up in the right places, sometimes they don't - I have no idea why, so you may have to move them around. You want to make sure no support is on the inside of the shell or the entire back part as it doesn't need it (as long as your printer is doing a good job). You want support in the front opening and the bottom to give some support for printing but nowhere else. If you get support on the inside, you will never get it out. I uploaded a picture of the support blocker placement because Cura on my end keeps moving the bottom one around - what's wrong with that program? I included the SPIKES used for displaying that EricSinclair used for the speaker. I had to drill the holes a shade bigger in the shell to get them to fit properly. Maybe it is my printer being a bit off or something, but just so you know. I didn't want to force them because I didn't want to break the shell. I think I used a 15/64th bit (about 6mm from what Google tells me). This will take a good bit of filament if you use the settings I did - almost half a roll. If you opt for more infill or more supports, then it will take more, of course. Time is a good 30+ hours, depending on resolution, speed, infill and supports you use. I printed at 80mm/s. I'd love to see makes! I decided to upload my Cura profile that I used. Remember - I have an Ender 5 with a BLTOUCH, so you may have to edit the starting G-code to eliminate the G29 if you don't have auto bed leveling (if it carries it with the profile, I have no idea). You'll also have to adjust for temperature/bed heating, etc. If you want my G-code - Ender 5 with BLTOUCH - just ask and I will upload. It's 125MB, so I won't upload unless someone wants it.