Test One I used Solidworks to cad the nail as one shape planning to use the flat top as the printing face - printing in PLA-ST on an FGDM printer. The lines I planned were to be used as a reference for later creating. Unfortunately, the height of the nails was too much and they eventually failed as the head of the printer moved them too much. To fix this I added a raft to give the prints more stability on the bed so they are steady as the head gets higher. For the head I wanted to use filler and carve the marks in like this (below) but the issue was doing it the same on all three heads so I moved on to a new plan. Test Two For this test I tried printing the detail I made (on Fusion 360 rather than Solidworks, as that software handled the actions better) face down on the bed. As I couldn’t have a raft, I made the model key together in two pieces - the shafts could have rafts. I wasn’t completely happy with this either as the pattern wasn’t as crisp as I intended it to be.
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