Letter Bowls
Letter Bowls
3D
Published 2015-06-16T13:48:16+00:00
My wife wanted some bowls of the letters in our daughter's name for a birthday party.
Of course after I made them, she decided that she may want to use them as cupcake stands instead of bowls. They work fine for both purposes. The non-symmetrical letters just need a mirror first.
All 26 letters are in the download.
My process for making this was pretty simple. I did the design in Alibre (can't bring myself to say Geomagic), but it should be a pretty similar process in most programs -Pick out a font that looked like it would make a decent bowl for our letters of interest. -Select a font size where each individual letter can fit on the build platform -Extrude to 43mm. -Fillet Sharp corners as desired. -45 degree chamfer bottom edge if desired. -Print in vase mode (0% infill, no infill on the top) with 3 shells total at 200 micron layer thickness. Average print time per letter: Print at 0.2 mm layer height, with 10% infill. This uses 159 g of filament and takes 493 minutes. I used PLA. Other materials will work just fine, although ABS may see too much warpage with the thin walls. Note that if you plan on scaling the stl files I have posted, you should scale uniformly so you don't lose the 45 degree chamfer. If you want it shorter, you can slice it with Netfabb or something similar. I consider these for decorative or packaged food contact only (i.e. candy), but that's really your decision not mine isn't it?
| Date published | 16/06/2015 |
| Time to do | 493 - 503 minutes |
| Material Quantity | 159 g |
| Dimensions | multiple parts |
| Complexity | Very Easy |