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Lean it back against a wall or a stack of books at about 60 degrees, open side up, and drop a 14-16 mm marble in at the top. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

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.

Print it in a sickly grey-green. The spots are raised on all four sides. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports. The lid prints as a separate part, top down.

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.

Print two. Push 6 mm clear tubing into the ports and seal with silicone; a drop of food colouring makes the water easy to see. 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.