February 24, 2023
Description
I wanted a kind of off-the-wall idea for a chopstick holder. This may seem on the fringe of contest eligibility, but I specifically designed this holding metal chopsticks to simulate roasting a marshmallow over a mini flame.
You can use one tealight, preferably LED. I used a $1 tealight from Michael's (a U.S. craft store chain). Dimensions for the tea light are around 38mm diameter base, 22mm height base, and 20mm height flame.
There is also another version with a 3D Printed flame, although this takes more time to print.
Printing - 0.20mm resolution works for everything, but you might be able to get away with 0.30mm for the bricks (I'm proud of these bricks - I designed 6 unique ones and randomly arranged them into 3 layers of 12)
Use the Hilbert Curves infill pattern on the top layer to get the rough stone look! I didn't have matte PLA, but this worked great with the urban grey prusament PETG to achieve a stone-like look.
Important: almost every component has an alternate - these are either aesthetic, or different fits.
Assembly
Alternate Components
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial — Share Alike