Magic Maze weapon and exit tokens

These are tokens to mark the locations of weapons and exits in the board game Magic Maze.

 

My friends and I were playing for the first time, and we were struggling to keep track of if and where the weapons and exits were on the board. These tokens are a handy way to make the game a little more beginner-friendly.

 

Notes on filament:

 

I like being able to print with a variety of colors, but it's impractical for me to own and store a large filament collection — I just don't go through it fast enough! Despite mixed reviews online, I decided to try a batch of filament meant for 3D pens, which offers very small amounts of a large variety of colours. (~16 grams each of 40 colors, in the pack I bought: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CH8C176Y)

This filament is not as user friendly as filament designed for 3D printing, but it absolutely suits my needs for a project like this one, where it makes no sense to buy 4 kilograms of PLA for a project that uses 4 grams of filament.

 

I've set up a 3D pen filament profile in my slicer, based off generic PLA with the following changes:
-Recommended nozzle temp: 180-210
-Nozzle temp: 190
-Plate temp: 55
-Max volumetric speed: 7.5 mm3/second

I got these specs from a manufacturer of this type of filament, and to be honest I'm not sure if they make a difference. I've printed with the default generic PLA settings and it usually works just fine. 

 

That said, this journey has not been without its trials. Adhesion to the build plate is not as strong - you must insure your plate is very clean, and it helps to slow down to 50% speed (silent mode) for the first couple layers (or the whole print if you're not in a hurry). 

 

It's also tricky mixing this filament with your regular PLAs. In my experience, the 3D pen filaments will adhere OK on top other PLAs, but not the other way around.

That's about it! Let me know if you've experimented with 3D pen filaments, or if you would like to, in the comments. I'd love to trade notes. 

 

And if this model or info has been useful to you, consider a boost. It helps me spend more time obsessing over weird things like optimal print settings for 3D pen filaments. 

 

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