December is when printers earn their keep. These are the Christmas prints I would start in the next two weeks, in the order I would run them, with the settings that worked for me. Everything below prints with no supports.
Week 1: the long prints
- Advent calendar. 24 boxes at about 1 hour 45 minutes each. Start now, run one batch a night. 24 numbered boxes with lids
- Napkin rings. Six patterns, 28 mm wide, print standing up in 50 minutes. Christmas napkin ring set
Week 2: decorations
- Snowflakes. Print flat, 40 minutes each. White or translucent blue filament looks best. Six unique snowflakes
- Name tags and ornaments. Letters A to Z and 0 to 9 with a hanging loop, so you can spell any name. Pause at layer 13 for a two-color print. Alphabet ornament set
Week 3: baking
- Cookie cutters. 14 mm tall, 1.2 mm wall, wide flange. Star, tree, gingerbread man, mitten, bauble
- Gingerbread house kit. Walls, roof and chimney cutters. House cutter kit
- Cookie stamps. Emboss sugar cookie dough with a raised pattern. Stamp set
Settings cheat sheet
| Layer | Walls | Infill | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutters, stamps | 0.2 mm | 3 | 15 percent |
| Boxes, rings | 0.2 mm | 3 | 10 percent |
| Snowflakes, tags | 0.2 mm | 3 | 100 percent (thin) |
PLA is not certified food safe, so line cutters with parchment, hand wash them, and keep them out of the oven and dishwasher.
Schedule it
Eight printer-nights covers everything above if you run the advent boxes in batches of three. Print the gift tags last so the names are right.
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