Drinking Cups - 8oz, 12oz & 16oz

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This unique drinking cup pattern comes in 8oz, 12oz, and 16oz renditions. Some people are already calling this my pineapple pattern. All I know is that these cups have a comfortable, non-slip, and insulated grip that keep your drinks the temperature they were when poured. Worried about spilling? Print the optional lid, together with a Ninjaflex-based gasket and relax. Whether you choose to use them in the kitchen, the bathroom or the maker-space, (or give them as gifts!) you'll enjoy having these cups at the ready. Oh, and don't forget to hydrate! Note: It's important to remember that these creations of ours that are born on FDM printers can't be truly food safe because of all the nooks and crannies between filament threads -- recesses which are all too enticing for germs to hide in. Instructions The cups shown were sliced using Simplify3D and printed in ABS at 220 with 3 shells and 25% infill. The lid gasket was printed in Ninjaflex on my juked-up Flashforge Creator X printer with 2 shells and 15% infill and the hot-end at 230 and a blue-taped bed at 50. I used low qualify filament that I had laying around to print initial cup designs that I knew weren't final. I found layer and wall adhesion to be so subpar that the cups looked bad and leaked when filled with hot water. Based on those results, I recommend using medium to high qualify filament on objects you intend to put into daily rotation. BTW: I just picked up a roll of Gizmo Dorks' polypropylene filament -- a new exotic raw material that I've yet to master printing. This is said to be one of the most food-safe materials currently available for FDM printers. I'm hoping to design in a polypropylene liner on the inside and along the top of the cup. Stay tuned.