Swirl Jugs

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Four different versions for your 3D printing pleasure. UPDATE: One more option was discovered and is now available in the downloads, which was previously overlooked. It's the one on the right side of the photo. These models were created using Chroma Strand Labs Inova-2008 3mm (PETg) transparent material, known for its excellent performance - no unpleasant odor, safe to use with food, and resistant to warping. However, it does require a small amount of Elmer's glue stick on the PEI surface. Whether or not to use a fan seems to have no effect. To ensure adequate material extrusion, the material feed was increased to 115% after a few layers, but this may not have been necessary. These models were set up in vase mode using single outline corkscrew settings in Vase. They feature three bottom layers and zero top layers. The printing temperatures used were 235C for the nozzle and 80C for the bed. It's worth noting that these models are completely solid, which means they must be configured in your slicer to produce a vase shape, unless you intentionally want to waste material on a solid lump. If there is sufficient interest from three or four people, the files will be modified to accommodate thicker walls instead of just single wall printing. A user by the name of AngleSpy pointed out that the print came out too light in terms of weight. However, this is generally what happens when using single wall vase mode - fast and lightweight prints are the result. To create a heavier print, simply turn off Vase/Corkscrew mode and add more bottom layers. Make sure to set top layers to zero. Alternatively, you can use one or two perimeter layers. As for Slic3r and Cura, I haven't used them in years so I'm not familiar with their settings, but S3D is pretty straightforward - just edit the process on the Layers tab. Other programs may have similar features.