Gecko DeskPal Fridge Magnet

A remix of ModernGnome's great little Gecko model (it's no longer there?) to be used as a fridge magnet. One of my kids loves putting things on the fridge, and loves my super strong neodymium magnets, and loves 3D printing, so I combined the lot in this remix! She even helped with the measuring of the magnet using my digital calipers - i'll make an engineer out of her yet!!

I have 6x3mm magnets, so cut a hole in the STL to match that - a little wider for tolerance issues with my printer. I used Tinkercad to cut the hole. Tinkercad seemed to mess with the smooth model ModernGnome made and it's now all angular up close. It still prints great at 100%, but I wouldn't recommend scaling this too big! Get the magnets used in this project here - http://amzn.to/2adgI9p, and the green PLA from Rigid.ink here - http://amzn.to/2adgorq.

Check out my selfie with Beatrix Potter, legend!!

Time lapse of the print can be found here: https://youtu.be/-7RefkLkQE0

Excuse the orange/red gunk on the print, some left over form a previous print which I couldn't get off my bed or nozzle - not to worry!

Print Settings

Printer:

Printrbot Simple Makers 1405

Rafts: 

No

Supports:

No

Resolution: 

0.1032mm

Infill:

15%

Notes:

Filament: Rigid.ink 1.75 PLA - Light Green http://amzn.to/2adgorq
Filament used: 1.077m 3.0g

Layer Height: 0.1032mm

Temperature: 200°C

Perimeters: 2 at 0.4mm (0.8mm total)

Infill: 15%

Raft: No

Brim: No

Support: None

Speed: 20mm/s

Time: About 1 hour 5 minutes

Scale: 100%

Post-Printing

Push in a 6x3mm magnet into the hole. It may be snug so some adjustable locking pliers will help squish it in! If it's loose you may need a dab of glue on the sides to help it stay.

Throw it on a metal surface!

How I Designed This

Remixed with a 6.2 x 3.5mm circular hole cut out of the STL file.

Category: Kitchen & Dining