Printed beautifully in Flashforge Burnt Titanium PLA on my Mk4S.
Collapsing Dice Tower
Not only does this dice tower collapse and lock in place but there is also a compartment for storing your dice.
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Came out great. Printed in PLA with the stock 0.4mm HF nozzle. Went with 0.20mm layer heights and default "speed" setting. Took 8 hours and 50 minutes but printed without any issues. Gave this to a DM so he could have a dice tower as well. He enjoyed rocketing D20's into his screen with this.
Printed on the XL with the Speed Profile. Used Overture Space Gray. Each piece was tight, but separated without issues.
This model may take a lot of time to get to print correctly. You may need some extra patience, and material, while testing out settings. My first attempt left me with a tower that could not hold its own weight. I may try again with a higher extrusion multiplier, but am a bit disappointed there isn't a more secure locking mechanism to prevent collapsing when rolling dice.
@TSWhelchel Just wondering what slicer and printer you are using?
I did not like the idea of it locking, the taper is better because it creates a tight fit. If it printed properly, you would see exactly what I mean.
Sunlu PLA+ Dual Color Black-Gold
Printer: Prusa XL
Print time: 16h4m
It's a bit sad that with a model like this, the success depends on how inaccurate the printer is. First I was able to pull the 3 bottom pieces out of each other. The 4th piece, however, was printed together with the 3rd piece at two points. The solution was simple with the help of a scalpel. With some insulating tape, I can now pull the tower apart so that it stops. And it can also be compressed into a small size. I won't print it again. A little fine-tuning wouldn't hurt the model. Something extra that definitely stops the tower and you don't have to do magic. Or some easy, quick-to-print sample piece that, if it works well, there won't be any problems with the tower either. Luckily, I got it as a Black Friday gift, so it only cost me materials, time and energy. The model is attractive, the little "figure" on the upper level is funny.
Thanks for the feedback, no magic should be required. I noticed some issues with default profile settings with my XL and my print in place models, notability travel after retraction being set too high. I'll give it a try on my XL and see if I run into any issues.
Looks nice, won't stay open. I can get it to pose for a picture if I bend the segments against each other, but a single dice roll will collapse it.
Is it loose, like the segments pull apart? You should be able to fix this by increasing the extrusion multiplier.
I am just now getting into the 3d printing and my Wife bought the MK4s on Black Friday so I had this model to print out. It was fun watching it print out on the Galaxy Red PLA glitter from Prusa. It amazes me how precise it is in printing that once done you let it cool and pop it off and then pull it apart to extend the tower. I will have to say mine turned out a little tight and it is hard to open all the way and hard to close as well.
Any magic print settings to make this work? It prints successfully every time, doesn't stick together, but collapses immediately when you try to stand it up. I get that it's supposed to be friction holding the extended sections up, but there isn't any to speak of. And so they freefall instantly.
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@3DPrintingWorld so far I've tried prusament Galaxy black, elegoo black, hatchbox grey, giantarm marble. No silk, mostly plain PLA.
Increasing the extrusion multiplier made no difference. Thanks anyway, I'll just move on to something else.
@Technomadic_961002 Understandable. Either it needs to be set higher or the change didn't reach the printer. I'm printing it on my XL right now, we'll see what happens.
Amazing that the segments print in place inside each other. Printed in Prusament PLA Galaxy Black. Some segments have a tighter fit.
Great model! Super easy to print, clever design, and works perfectly. Love how it saves space while still being super functional.
Beautiful model and the print is also beautiful too.
I am really happy with the rendering and the colours.
Printed on my Prusa MK4S while following the printing recommendations.
Filament : PRUSAMENT PLA Gentleman Grey
Nevertheless, I noticed few issues :
- The 1st stage was tricky to pull, stucked in the base despite clean printing and no defects
- The tower is not able to keep itself extended. Even if I extend at maximum, the tightening is not enough between the part. A small perturbation, a dice or even just let the tower extended during a long period and it falls down. I suppose a possibility to have more tightening between the parts when extended at maximum would be a great idea.
So a bit disapointed. It was supposed ti be a gift for a friend.
@PiloteNEXUS I have to bend the parts to hold them a little tighter, but it's only relatively effective.
That's the same filament as I used in the picture, love it. If its stuck at the base, that's from the first layer being to low. If its not catching when you pull it open, that's from under extrusion. You could try raising your first layer and increasing your extrusion multiplier.