Concrete candle holder “Gugelhupf”
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$4.00 Concrete candle holder “Gugelhupf”
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Published 2023-04-13T09:45:08+00:00
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A beautiful concrete candle holder – easily produced at home. Candle diameter: 16 mm - 26 mm
What you need
- TPU filament
- Hobby grade pouring concrete
- Water
- Optional: Acrylic colors
- Optional: Vaseline or kitchen oil
Instructions (also check images)
- Print the mold in TPU – I you have not yet printed this material, check YouTube for instructions. It’s quite easy even with a beginner machine like a Ender 3V2
- Mix the concrete according to the instructions of the manufacturer
- Optional: Add acrylic colors to the mix
- Optional: rub the inside of the mold with Vaseline or kitchen oil for easier separation later
- Pour the mix into the mold
- Optional: Bumb the filled mold lightly on your table to get rid of air bubbles
- Wait until the mix dried. Note that the acrylic color might add to the time it takes to fully dry.
- Remove the cast by inverting the mold and pulling it out
- Optional: Paint the cake
- Have fun!
Size of the finished holder: 89 x 89 x 41 mm
Please note that this is for personal use only. This includes not only the mold but also the casts.
Printing Details
- Required build volume: 100 x 100 x 60 mm
- Material usage: 40g
- Print time: 4h
- Material: TPU 95 – other shore hardness down to 80 should work, too – but are not tested.
- Print direction: stls are rotated correctly, check images
- Support: none
- Nozzle size: 0,4 mm
- Line width: 0,4 mm
- Layer height 0,2 mm
- Outer walls: 3
- Infill: 20%
- Build plate adhesion type: none
Technical Information
Date published | 13/04/2023 |
Price | $4.00 |
Support Free | YES |
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