Self watering insert

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<p>Rescale this model as needed, I made the walls a little bit thicker than needed in the default scale, so unless you scale it to be very small, it should still get at least 1-2 perimeters.</p><h5>Check the preview after scaling!</h5><p>If you change the scale of the model a lot, you might see some problems, like walls getting too thick.</p><p>I'm not happy with the scalability and the holes for watering, something I hope to improve in a future version of this model. On the other hand, I suspect that for most pots, it will work just fine, so it felt like a shame not to upload it.</p><h5>No supports</h5><p>The watering holes have a thin solid layer at the bottom, so that you don't need to use supports. The printer will bridge one layer, you can this plastic with a scalpel afterwards.</p><p>After you scale the model to your desired size, use the <a href="https://help.prusa3d.com/en/article/cut-tool_1779">Cut tool</a> in your slicer to separate the bottom from the top. This makes the model printable without supports, you just have to use a tiny bit of glue to hold the two parts together (you can check the layer preview to find out exactly at what height to cut).&nbsp;</p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:58.11%;"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/60895/rich_content/e1ba7348-20f5-4462-b512-a2dc1d2e7b8f/cut.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22c79916b6-c6e2-4157-8a0e-65e5d8463409%22%2C%22w%22%3A1990%2C%22h%22%3A1200%7D"></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:57%;"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/60895/rich_content/821c81c5-35dc-4d00-9cde-2c1fd6f5c1b4/vlcsnap-2021-03-22-10h28m16s394.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%225e0ad130-701d-4e57-8364-74a8a417782a%22%2C%22w%22%3A3840%2C%22h%22%3A2160%7D"></figure><p>Featured in this video:</p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71-nQTSJ17Q"></oembed></figure>