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5" Diamond-like Planter

I love a good 2 tone modern planter that is easy to print. Makes a great herb planter with my self-watering insert.
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updated May 22, 2022

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About the Design
I wanted a modern and simple design that would be fun and easy to print. I love printing 2 tone planters as it makes it easy to create many unique variations and is very simple to do a color swap in a Slicer program. I used this planter for some rare basil and pared it up with the self-watering planter insert to make it easy to grow herbs in my house.

Inside pot dimensions: 5"x 3.5" with a shell/wall thickness of .075" to make it water tight. I printed .2mm layer height using Overture Matte Teal PLA with Eryone Silk Gold PLA for the top part. Color change set in Prusa Slicer. 

Print Settings that Worked for Me

  • .2mm Layer Height
    I find this to be a good number for speed and quality. I'm sure .15-.3 would work well too.
     
  • 100% Infill
    I recommend setting 100% infill to make the pot water-tight. You can paint Titebond III Ultimate Wood Glue on the inside if you have leaking issues. 
     
  • Set Perimeters to 6 lines for Vertical Shells (optional)
     I find setting this in the Slicer gets smoother sidewalls and a tiny bit faster print over an infill pattern.
     
  • Planter Insert Note: I re-scaled the Self-watering Planter Insert that I link to in the remix to fit this size.
     

Let me know your results or thoughts?
I'm starting to design more planters. I'm playing around with shell thickness to maintain water-tightness but also keep filament as low as possible. I find 1.75-2m works well but if you have different experiences, let me know!

 

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