#3d print tips

[craft-x]

Here’s the finished Forest Conductor figure I 3D printed and hand-painted! Proud of how smooth the FDM surface turned out. What do you think of the final result? 🎨✨

[measuredandslow]

Turns out a soldering iron is a great finishing tool for 3D prints, as long as you can put the seam somewhere relatively hidden. I print my crochet hooks in two pieces for quality reasons (the shape is really tough for a 3D printer to handle with good print quality *and* no supports; I don’t like supports on stuff made to use with hands, it’s hard to completely get rid of the roughness without tons of sanding). It took a lot of trial and error but hiding the join where there’s already a somewhat natural seam is working out pretty well!