Welsh National Anthem Sculpture by Xander Designs

Xander Designs

Art>Sculptures

Print Profile(1)

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P1S

P1P

X1 Carbon

X1E

0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 10% infill

Designer

9.7 h

1 plate

4.0(1)

Boost

Released

Description

“Welsh National Anthem Sculpture”

This captivating 3D sculpture, a meticulous replica of Ruben Eynon's masterpiece.

The sculpture takes the form of a majestic harp, symbolizing the melodic threads that bind the Welsh people together through their anthem. The body of the harp gracefully unfolds into the eloquent verses of the Welsh National Anthem, capturing the lyrical beauty and historical resonance of the hymn "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau."

At the heart of this awe-inspiring creation, a meticulously crafted dragon emerges, its sinuous form embodying the mythical spirit deeply ingrained in Welsh folklore.

Supports are essential for this model and can be challenging to remove, so please exercise extra caution, especially when handling the teeth and tongue. While I have a successful print profile, I'm not an expert in support materials, as most of my designs are intentionally crafted to be support-free. To optimize your printing experience, I recommend downloading the raw model and incorporating your own supports.

For optimal results, consider maximizing the size of your print, scaling it to fit your maximum print bed dimensions.

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Comment & Rating (5)

@HotFix

I don't know why, but my X1C's printer nozzle smacked into the tree supports and ended up knocking them over which caused the print to fail. I'm really sad is it was 3/4 of the way through a 20+ hour print... I will try again because this is a stunning print and I think it's amazing that you recreated an actual statue that itself is awesome.

The designer has replied

@xanderdesigns

ahh no such a shame. did you use my print profile or slice it yourself? i try to design my models with no supports but I couldn’t avoid it with this model I’m afraid. Glad you like the model it is a stunning piece. Hope your second attempt is a success. thank you

@HotFix

Replying to @xanderdesigns :

I used your print profile to slice it. I had the supports you configured, it's just my print head knocked them over. I re-ran a calibration on my X1c to see if it could detect why the nozzle was hitting the supports. Hopefully the next time will be better. For what its worth my son is looking forward to destroying the failed print (he's 7 and loves to do that for some reason). So there is a silver lining to every dark cloud.

@HotFix

Print Profile

0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 10% infill

I would love to give this a 5 star rating but it took me 3 different prints to get it mostly printed. I say mostly because even on the last print the supports for the jaw got knocked over and I had to glue the jaw back on where there is clearly a gap. It could be a problem with my printer as the nozzle is hitting infill and supports for some reason. I only noticed the nozzle hitting issue on this print and the last. I used CC3D Antique Gold PLA at 230c w/ outer wall and top surface at 50mm/s.

@HotFix

I have to remember adaptive layering is counterproductive with silk prints where you want an even sheen, I had it off on the last print. I used a modifier to make the first ~1 inch to use 20% gyroid. I got into a habit of doing that on tall prints that could be top heavy to try and offset that factor. I don't think that had anything to do with my issues as the problems occurred much higher up in the print. On the first two failed prints I used 10% adaptive cubic infill to try and get the infill filament down and on paper it looked good. However, it looks like the printer was struggling even at the 150mm/s infill speed (see pictures). I took a friend's suggestion and change the supports from tree slim to tree hybrid and I also switched from adaptive cubic to 50% lightning infill. That's how I got further, but that still wasn't enough. Again, there could be a problem with my printer and there is nothing wrong with the print profile. I will try to revisit this print in the future if I can identify something with my printer that gets resolved.

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