Glowing Eye Cat Silhouette

prusaprinters

<p>We have a large glass brick window in our garage that is the first thing trick-or-treaters see as they walk up to our house. I wanted to do something with it for Halloween this year to make the house a little more festive. I remembered that I have some translucent green filament and immediate thought of glowing eyes.</p><p>To make a silhouette with translucent eyes I opted for a simple color change at layer between layers 3 and 4. I figure 0.6mm is enough translucent material to be solid but also plenty thin to let maximum light through.</p><p>This &nbsp;cat is pretty big at about 207mm wide and 360mm tall. To fit it on the MK3s 210mm bed I needed to split it in half. It is split at an angle and keyed to make lining everything up and gluing as easy as possible with such a thin print. The whole think is only 2mm thick so you won't need much glue.</p><p><strong>Print settings</strong></p><ul><li>0.2mm layer height</li><li>Color change on the top half after the 3rd layer (top half only)</li><li>5 bottom layers and 5 top layers<ul><li>it's a solid 2mm thick sheet</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Assembly</strong></p><p>Note: Take care with the top half of the cat until it's all glued together. The head and the tail are only joined by the whiskers until then. I recommend epoxy for gluing because superglue fumes will make a white mess.</p><p>Here's how I glued it together.</p><figure class="image image-style-align-left image_resized" style="width:25.95%;"><img src="https://media.printables.com/media/prints/306356/rich_content/f7ffdb31-7903-459c-b981-56cb3191c539/assembly.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22444f500f-7204-431a-b642-1d41fe5ed636%22%2C%22w%22%3A667%2C%22h%22%3A800%7D"></figure><ul><li>I placed it face down and used painters tape on the back side to hold the pieces together tightly<ul><li>then flipped it over face up.</li></ul></li><li>I used the tape as a hinge to give me good access the angled face.</li><li>I added the glue to the slope on the top piece.</li><li>I set it on a flat surface, face up, and left it to dry<ul><li>Tip: A weight on the joint will help the halve keep tight contact. Just make sure you don't glue your weight to the print.</li></ul></li><li>Optionally remove the tape from the back after the glue is dry.</li></ul><p>Attach to the window with poster putty or removable double sided tape.</p><p><strong>Filaments Pictured</strong></p><ul><li>Printed Solid Jesse PLA in "Green Ice"</li><li>Printed Solid Jesse PLA in Black</li></ul>