{"product_id":"the-friendly-bookworm-a-playful-bookend-with-a-worms-creature","title":"The Friendly Bookworm: a playful bookend with a \"Worms\" creature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdate: 4\/16\/23\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdded a single color 3MF for the worm body with seam painted already and support blocker for people using \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/SoftFever\/OrcaSlicer\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrcaSlicer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e\/Bambu Slicer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdate: 4\/11\/23\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUpdated model and added better printing approaches and instructions.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUpdate 2:  Better suggested multi-material orientation, see comments below!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUpdate 3:  Added a merged worm for single-color printing of the worm separately from the bookend parts.  Reworded instructions and file names to be more clear.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bookend contest mentioned bookworms, but I was sad not to see any, particularly not my favorite worm, from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Worms_(series)\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWorms Series\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a kid of the 90s' I fondly remember this critter gleefully blasting my way through digital landscapes.  It occurred to me that this happy little mascot would be a great bookworm, too!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDepending on your multi-color printing capabilities there are a few different ways to print this one, and I've tried to cater to as many people as possible who may not have multi-color printing in order to enable everyone to enjoy the little guy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePrinting - General\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnly a little bit of support is needed for the upper lip for the front model.  The tail model is designed to not need support.  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor the front model auto generated tree-supports should work if you're printing in the recommended approach (see pictures).  If you print in the all-in-one, you might have to fiddle with the supports a little. In the upright worm print orientation, using a support blocker on the inside of the mouth area can be useful to avoid tree supports inside the mouth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePainting the seam on the back of the worm is a good idea, makes it look nicer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSplitting the bookend body from the worm (recommended method )\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is the method I used with my Bambu X1 + 4-color AMS, so that the bookcase is a different color from the worm body and all the other parts (5 colors total).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is also for people who want to print the worm + tail in one flesh tone color and the bookcase in another and to just paint the worm eyes, brow, tongue details.  \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis option is probably best for people without multi-color printing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint the following files:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e BookWorm_Split_TailSideBase \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e BookWorm_Split_Tail\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBookWorm_Split_BodySideBase \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e BookWorm_Split_BodySingleColor\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNote: If printing the worm multi color, use: \u003ci\u003eBookWorm_Split_Body\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003einstead of\u003ci\u003e BookWorm_Split_BodySingleColor .  This will let you easily color the parts in the slicer.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch5\u003eAssembling split-piece prints:\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint each part (see above).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlue parts in place with glue of your choice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch5\u003eMulti-color printing the worm:\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you choose to multi-color print the worm instead of painting it, this note is for you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter printing the worm vertically myself in 4 colors as shown in the gallery above, and getting annoyed it took so long and wasted filament, it dawned on me that I should've printed him sideways, which leads to many less filament changes and a much shorter time to print (like ½ the time !).  Don't make the mistake I made of printing him vertically.. and instead print him like this:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/media.printables.com\/media\/prints\/449368\/rich_content\/b499cde4-da2d-4d49-841b-f5c2eb4fbfcf\/image.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%223d67f466-d569-4ebe-8857-bf18591c4c44%22%2C%22w%22%3A922%2C%22h%22%3A796%7D\"\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMixed-mode printing suggestion:  The black filament I used bled into the lighter colors (beige, and white in particular) where there was overlap when printing.  Maybe print the small black parts (eyes and brows) separately on a raft and glue them in place, instead (another.. yea.. that would've been smarter learning lesson).  Doing it this way should produce a lot less waste and should be faster.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlternative:  Print the Eyes and brows in the base worm beige color and simply color them in with a black sharpie carefully.  Since sharpies come in black commonly and apply well against light backgrounds, this may save you the hassle I made for myself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAll-in-one Prints  \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(special cases)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor people who can handle printing everything (including the bookend parts) in one color and painting it, OR who have 5-color printing capability and want to assign colors in their slicer, I've provided all-in-one models (2x 3MF and a single big STEP).  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinting in one go offers the advantage of having the worm help support one of the bookends more structurally than separate assembly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimply print each of the all-in-one files and color it (or not) to your liking. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint the following files:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e BookWorm_Front\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookWorm_BackTail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eOther Notes\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhen loading the single 3MFs into your slicer, you should click “yes” if you get a dialog like this, otherwise the parts may become dissociated from one another in space and won't print right   .\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/media.printables.com\/media\/prints\/449368\/rich_content\/fc2eaefd-4450-4996-aabc-cdc4d12f317a\/image.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22465078cf-d379-41e2-864d-21ea6be62f1b%22%2C%22w%22%3A676%2C%22h%22%3A216%7D\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eP.S.  I redesigned\/remixed the fanart worm someone else made (thanks for the model!) in Fusion 360.  I'm generally not great at organic shapes yet, and I struggled mightily just to get the tail to curl and the eyes to work out right.  I probably should learn Blender one day.. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesign by Adam L on MakerWorld (license: BY).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mymadmanlab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67399893582128,"sku":null,"price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/0809\/5280\/files\/0_3d9c5f47-6aad-4f61-b227-b45554f3751c.png?v=1784915457","url":"https:\/\/mymadmanlab.com\/products\/the-friendly-bookworm-a-playful-bookend-with-a-worms-creature","provider":"Mymadmanlab.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}