Every party needs a little bit of noise - and especially New Year's Eve!
Most of all already know the Party Horns you can buy at different stores around New Year's. But it has never been possible to 3D-print one at home - until now!
Introducing the World's First 3D-Printable Functional Party Horn!
After nearly 60 iterations and tests, I have finally succeeded with creating a Party Horn that actually produces sound which mimicks that of the store-bought ones, while also remaining easy to print!
This means that no supports are needed, as I have carefully designed the interior to avoid briding as much as possible.
The mouthpiece itself is print-in-place and ready-to-go!
While the mouthpiece itself doesn't require any assembly, you might need to free the vibrating pin, by sliding your finger across the top, if your retraction settings aren't 100% spot-on and a little bit of stringing has occured.
Like so:
The cone is assembled by inserting the pins/pegs into the holes.
Afterwards, you simply drop the mouthpiece down into the cone, line up the pegs with the holes, and pull it a bit, until the pegs pop out and the mouthpiece is secured.
Like so:
Now you simply have to blow into the mouthpiece, and sound comes out - just like a regular party horn!
If sound doesn't come out, or if it sounds a bit “wrong”, you can try holding the pin back for a few seconds to very slightly “bend” it a bit.
If you're not using a Bambu Lab printer, or if you decide not to use my Print Profiles, here are a few things, you need to know:
I have only tested the mouthpiece in PLA and PLA+.
The cone has been tested in PLA, PLA+ and Silk PLA.
And just for fun, a picture of the iterations and tests I went through (in no particular order):
Remixing is currently not allowed, as I have quite a few designs for the cones, which I will be uploading gradually.
I do allow you to add your own text on the cone in the slicer - you just cannot upload it as a remix currently.
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