Printing 3D Cups/Vases. Help Please!

Lsupersaintly on 15/12/2021 - 19:02
Last edited 15/12/2021 - 19:10 by 1 other user

I've printed two cups and it has a leak in it somewhere. I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to printing cups/vases. What do you guys use, what settings, do I need to do it slower?

For reference, I've got an Adventurer4. Appreciate any advice you master printers can share.

Thank you!

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  DreadPirateRoberts on 15/12/2021 - 19:21

  +2

  Generally you'll need more walls + base layers to make it watertight and sometimes even 100% infill. The big problem though is that most of the filament is not food safe and may cause health problems. That's about as far as I got when I looked into doing this

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    cameldownunder on 15/12/2021 - 20:26

    +1

    OP should use PET as filament

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      supersaintly on 15/12/2021 - 22:08

      What about PETG or Silk?. I was thinking maybe use a food safe water sealant, but then that would literally run down due to gravity

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        cameldownunder on 16/12/2021 - 10:25

        +1

        I meant PETG, PETG is food safe filament.

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  Sinful on 15/12/2021 - 23:27

  Need pics to see what it looks like.
  Also a list/photo of printer settings will be helpful.

  Could be; layering, extrusion, infill, etc.

  As Dikaiarchos said, might have to make the base/walls thicker.

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  qvinto on 16/12/2021 - 12:19

  Not a good diea to build drinking cups on an FM printer, the parts are inherntly porous and you will have leakege and hygine issues