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Decorative Halloween Bat

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  • Bat_1mm.stl
  • Bat_1mm_counterbalance.stl
  • Bat_counter_balance.stl
  • Bat_requires_counter_balance.stl
  • Bat_requires_supports.stl

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Publication date 2021-08-12 at 23:05
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Published to Thingiverse on: 2019-10-05 at 22:43
Design number 493817

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A decorative Halloween Bat. Hang the bat by running fishing line (or something similar) through the eyes. This method allows the bat to easily hang level. Tie the line ends together and hang from a hook. It should hang at roughly 35 degrees. I've uploaded two separate versions, one requiring supports and the other not. Version 1 requires no supports, but requires a counter balance to be attached to the back side of the tail in order for it to hang at the proper angle. Version 2 requires no counterbalance. The tail is thicker than the wings and head naturally drawing the tail down. I personally found peeling the supports off the back too tedious for me. I've typically scaled this to 50% for printing using 100% infill. Printing at full scale may allow for less infill, but experimentation with counter balance infill may be necessary. My gut tells me to infill the counter balance identical to the bat to maintain the angle as designed. Scaling/thickening/thinning the counter balance to find a desired custom angle.

Update
I had a few failed prints that came loose from the bed after they were barely a 1mm thick. They had no texture on top due to them not finishing. My wife hung them up anyway and we decided we actually quite like them. So I've uploaded a basic version of the bat, no accents on the face and 1mm thick (a counterbalance as well). Scale it as thick or thin as you'd like.

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