Fruit Drain Plate

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Juice from melons in a container naturally collects at the bottom. The fruit drain plate improves melon quality by keeping it above the juice. Its diameter is 23cm to fit a vintage Tupperware cake holder. A monolithic plate would not fit the MakerBot build space. So, the plate is split to 2 identical halves. Fruit Plate2 squeezes two halves side-by-side to print them concurrently. Legs near the split are 2mm longer to flex the center up for draining. The plate is thin to print quickly and flex gracefully. Print Settings Printer Brand: MakerBot Printer: MakerBot Replicator+ Rafts: No Supports: No Notes: The plate doesn't fit the MakerBot build space as a monolithic part; so, two halves must be printed, either serially or concurrently. How I Designed This Juice from cut melons naturally collects at the bottom of a container. The plate in a ruit, Instructions Print two halves; snap the halves together; place in the inverted container, using the cake base as a lid..