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3D Printed Window Clings

2024-11-07 | By Lulzbot

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Guide by LulzBot

Make your windows stick out with this decorative 3D printing project! In this post, we'll ‎teach you how to make window clings with a 3D printer!

‎Recently, Barbara from 3DPrintNY.com has been showcasing her flexible 3D printed ‎window decorations on her Instagram and Twitter feeds. These objects easily cling to ‎glass and are printed with NinjaFlex® by NinjaTek on a LulzBot Mini equipped with ‎the LulzBot Mini Flexystruder Tool Head. This is a great technique for creating custom ‎commercial window displays or as a project to introduce kids to the possibilities of 3D ‎printing with flexible materials.‎

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Photo © Barbara Pierce, 2017 [Full-Size Image]

Start your window cling design in your favorite Free Software 3D modeling program ‎like Blender, FreeCAD, or SolveSpace.‎

Once printed, peel it off the print surface and wash the bottom to remove any PVA-‎based glue stick residue. A clean window will provide the best adhesion. Wet your ‎window cling with water and place on the window in the desired location. That's it!‎

 

Tips

Treat your design like a stencil-- make sure that every object within the design ‎touches the rest of the model so the final object prints in one intact piece.‎

Alternatively, anything not touching the rest of the model will still be printed but ‎can be moved around and selectively placed when sticking to the window or glass.‎

Design your window cling with a thickness of 1 - 2 mm for quick print times and ‎ideal window adhesion.‎

Advanced users can activate the Pause At Z plugin in Cura LulzBot Edition. More ‎information can be found in the LulzBot TAZ or LulzBot Mini User Manual.‎

Pick up some Flexible NinjaFlex filament and either the LulzBot TAZ Flexystruder Tool ‎Head or the LulzBot Mini Flexystruder Tool Head.‎

Check out Barbara's Thingiverse collection of window clings for ready-to-print clings ‎perfectly sized for the LulzBot Mini. Download the Octopus Window Cling model from ‎here: Octopus_window_cling.stl.‎

制造商零件编号 RM-TE0105
MIDNIGHT NINJAFLEX TPU FILAMENT,
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