question - is there any reason not to print these face down? I'm seeing other makes with added support and different infill patterns but what if I would like the textured pattern of my build plate to show along with the medal??
Sport Medal Honeycomb Display Plaque
Fits sports and virtual challenge medals ranging from 3" to 7" in total height
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@GreenDevil_3553862 I print all of the ones I sell in my shop facedown and that's always my recommended orientation. Most of the reason you're seeing a make with it printed standing up is because that person had some gorgeous CF filament and really wanted to show off its texture.
@StephanieCerviDesign thanks - textured or smooth pei plate?
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So long as you have your first layer dialed in, (and an octagram spiral looks super cool) this is an easy, uncomplicated print. (And 1 kg makes 16 of these, even with durable, overbuilt settings, so it's super efficient if you have a medal habit) :)
There's a learning curve to making the ribbons lie flat. My only critique is the space for the hook underneath is on the smaller side, but that's super easy to adjust using a negative modifier in the slicer so it accepts a bigger hook if you're in earthquake country. Overall it's a nice, clean, very well-proportioned design, and saved me from having to buy a bunch of magnets, or reinvent the wheel.
Glad you like the plaque! I love how the octagram spiral looks too, and I've used it with a gold silk filament for a limited edition plaque.
Thanks for the feedback on the hook slot sizing - I'll look at adding another version of it.
My Protopasta Black Carbon Fiber HPLA arrived and this was the best orientation to really take advantage of this gorgeous filament.
The print is on its top with organic supports as seen in the photo. This way it came out clean and the face is that perfect matte finish while hiding the interface with the plate on the top when it’s hung (as it’s shiny compared to the rest of the print.
This came out exceptional and now the batch printing begins
Thanks again. I wanted to add this make so show some much nicer prints the my test prints.
@cshorey Looks fantastic! The CF has a lovely surface finish.
Thank you for the design. It’s well thought out. I know there are other free options, but they are more complicated and no reason for me to waste my time modeling this.
I have printed the 4” and the 3” with Protopasta Back-to-basics Natural PLA. These were just test prints to determine sizes for displaying running medals. My official prints I will use a Black Matte Filament.
These work great for running medals. But I need a smaller size for soccer medals. The smallest medal is 2”.
I could probably just scale a few dimensions in the slicer to make a smaller version. But if you ever added a 2”, I would use it.
Thanks!
@cshorey So glad you like it! I'll admit, I hadn't thought to make a 2" version, mostly because the ribbon slots take up so much of the 3" version's front face. You may be able to scale in just the X and Y axis and leave the Z axis constant. Drop a cylinder of the medal's diameter into PrusaSlicer to help you eyeball the size?
@StephanieCerviDesign that’s exactly how I was planning to scale for a smaller medal. I won’t need as wide of a slot as the smaller medals don’t have as wide a ribbon. My only concern with scaling is making the slots too thin (I could alway do a quick negative rectangle to make them wider.
I am currently waiting for my matte Filament to arrive and will make the 3” and 4” ones first. Then I will play around with a 2” one via scaling and let you know how it goes.
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