May 14, 2026
Description
Revised evanogainen's excellent octopus flute stand to have eight tentacles rather than five. The result is very tentacle-rich, but doesn't make me wonder where the poor thing lost three limbs. Based on feedback from a flautist, I also increased the length of the center stand so the flute is in less danger of tipping off.
This is a fairly large print that does need supports for the center of the tentacles, but overall uses surprisingly little support material. I printed it with 3 walls and 15% gyroid infill, since the base of the actual stand component may get some tilt stress if the flute isn't lifted off quite straight.
License:
Creative Commons - Attribution