I decided to try out the new spiral vase mode in Slic3r. What this does is print an object in a continuous extrusion, rather than the normal stop, raise to next layer, then continue like usual. The idea is to create a seamless print that is in theory water-tight.
Something glitched on my printer part way through… I’m not sure what happened. The end result is that the glitch slowly worked its way around the vase as it printed. I’m still printing the object as I write this, and it’s further along, but I thought I’d share the result of a small strand not sticking down properly (I suspect the plastic was 5C not hot enough).
Spiral Gear Vase
Here is the print a little further along:
The glitch that occurred in spiral vase mode works its way up and around the vase.
