Collapsing Lightsaber (Print in Place)

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#Collapsing one piece Lightsaber This is a collapsing Lightsaber designed to be printed as one part. Its only 205mm high when printed but expands to over 950mm in total length! It also makes a really cool noise as it expands as a result of the layer lines rubbing together which really takes people off guard. 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. I have included a blank template of the lightsaber in a "STL" as well as a "STP" file so you can make you own designs! Please post a remix so I can make one too! :-) 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][pirate] [Broadsword][broad] [Katana][katana] [Dagger][dagger] [Lightsaber (Removable Blade)][remove] [Sith Lightsaber (removeable blade)][sith] [Jian (Print in Place)][jian] [Bo Staff][bo] I have some more ideas, hopefully coming soon... [pirate]:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3597069 [broad]:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3591373 [remove]:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3606120 [katana]:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3639693 [sith]:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3668138 [dagger]:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3704389 [jian]:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3837891 [bo]:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4251413