by 3DPRINTINGWORLD
This Lightsaber has a removable collapsing blade that can be printed separately in a different color. The hilt is designed with a screw on cap which allows the blade to be inserted after its printed.
The hilt is 205mm long with the cap installed but it expands to over 950mm in total length with the collapsing blade installed!
The Lightsaber is designed to be printed with a ,4mm nozzle, so the blade will be two shells thick. I had weird issues with blobs and zits at retraction which I normally don't have until I turned on "wipe" and "coast". I think this is a result of the thin walls with a narrow amount of clearance between the blade segments. Every printer is different but I had good luck with .15mm coast and 3mm wipe, on my MK3.
Printing the blade out in translucent green there is no way getting around the seams. So created files for separate blade segments to be printed in vase mode with a .8mm nozzle. nozzle I am still waiting for my nozzle from Filastruder so I have not tried it yet... It was lost in the mail, :-( but it should arrive today! I will update the page as soon as I verify that this works but I don't see why it wouldn't.
There is a file named "test print". If this works, you shouldn't have a issue. If it fuses together, I would suggest adjusting your cost, wipe, or extrusion multiplier settings.
Additional Collapsing Swords:
Pirate Sword
Broadsword
Lightsaber (Print in Place)
I have some more ideas, hopefully coming soon...
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