Star Trek TOS communicator stand

A minimalist stand for the Star Trek original series flip-up communicator.
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This is a minimalist stand for the Star Trek original series flip-up communicator.

It holds up the communicator at a 45 degree angle for display and the holders stay out of the way as much as possible. It allows the communicator to stay in place with the cover flipped up. It holds the communicator quite securely on the bottom yet the bottom support stays out of sight. It's tight enough on the sides so that there's minimal play yet the communicator isn't wedged in. As many edges as possible are filleted to give a more finished appearance. The TOS logo is on each side, 1mm thick.

I printed this in Stronghero3D Galaxy Silver PLA, a translucent grey with glitter. This is very nice filament, it always prints well and it really shines in the light. It gives it that 60s-prop look.

Print this on its back so that the bottom tab won't require supports. You will need minimal supports for the logo, use normal (not tree) supports. They break off easily and require no clean up. With this filament, my first attempts really showed the infill through the sides. To minimize this, use 3 walls/perimeters and set “infill overlap percentage” to 10%.

Print settings:

Layer height: 0.2mm

Infill: 5% cubic (see infill overlap percentage above)

Walls/perimeters: 3

Supports: yes

Brim: no

Raft: no

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