Models Showcase

PETG. Wedge it in a fast, shallow stretch of stream, riffles across the flow, and shovel gravel into the upstream end. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

Put it right next to the laptop, at the same height, with a soft cloth inside. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

PETG; wipe with alcohol first. Use oyster mushroom grain spawn mixed with pasteurised hemp hurds or sawdust. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports. The lid prints as a separate part, top down.

Give the cricket a slice of carrot and an egg-box shelter; a pet-shop house cricket works. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports. The lid prints as a separate part, top down.

Print it as shown, then turn it over: the floor becomes the roof. Lay a strip of white card on the ground inside with an ink pad (powdered charcoal in vegetable oil on a sponge) across the middle. Print floor-down as shown, then turn it over to use it.

Use 16-25 mm marbles or wooden beads. The dot numbers are engraved in the floor of each bay. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

Fill with sifted plain flour 1 cm deep. Expose it to the rain for 2-3 seconds only, then put the lid back on. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports. The lid prints as a separate part, top down.

Thread two strings each way through the holes for a 3 x 3 grid. Bury finds in layers of sand, soil and gravel. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

Use cocoa or pencil graphite as dusting powder and clear tape to lift prints. Coffee-filter strips work for the chromatography. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

Print two identical tubes, one for each friend. The diameter is the key: change the width to make your own private cipher. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports. The threaded lid and its neck piece print separately; adjust Fit in the Lid tab if it binds.