Infill Coasters - John Jason Fallows

A coaster to set dishes and cups on so they don’t damage your tables. You can easily make the coasters more interesting by showing off infill patterns too.

Using the method outlined below, you should be able to print coasters with repeating designs on them in much less time than how printing them would traditionally be done (with predefined patterns.)

Simply set up your slicer to print the file the way you normally would, but instruct the slicer that you don’t want the top or bottom layers; only print perimeters and infill. It is recommended that you don’t choose “fast” infill patterns, because that will leave gaps between the layers of infill and reduce the appeal and integrity of the finished coaster. Using “full” patterns, such as full honeycomb, grid, triangle, and wiggle are recommended. I haven’t tried 3D patterns yet, but am looking forward to seeing how they work.

Note that the infill variants of the coasters may not be able to deal with excessively sweaty cups; they should still protect tables from scratches and dents/chips though. Try adding a few bottom layers if you’d like to keep the infill design visible and protect surfaces from condensation.

I find that larger nozzles and lines tend to produce better-looking results and print much faster than standard 0.4mm nozzles. I used a 0.6mm nozzle in the above prints (with the exception being the two solid coasters done in wood PLA.)

This article was first featured at https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/home/infill-coasters on August 1, 2020 at 12:58AM by