Impossible printed drape

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This has been my nemesis print for so long now. It started because my friend wanted a stand for his e-vape pipe and I created this 'hammock ' style design without knowing just how challenging it would become... This is the result of a finely balanced compromise between heat, speed and cooling. I hope you enjoy this part as much as I did... In the end... Print Settings Printer Brand: Printrbot Printer: Simple Black Rafts: No Supports: Yes Resolution: 0.25 Infill: 100 Notes: The fan i have fitted to the printer is a snail type easily found online for cheap. But a whopper compared to the standard equipment.. After finding it was over cooling prints by not letting layers adhere to each other at 100% max fan speed but on the other hand it could bridge huge gaps with no support led me to hone in on the perfect balance and compromise for this print. I dont think I would have ever managed it without the new cooling set up. I AM USING CURA / PRINTRBOT SIMPLE METAL / E3DV6 HOTEND / 3M #2090 SCOTCH BLUE TAPE MAX FAN SPEED 60% PRINT TEMP 220 LAYER HEIGHT 0.25 SHELL THICKNESS 0.8 TOP BOTTOM THICKNESS 0.6 PRINT SPEED 60 INFILL 100% ( also seemed to cut the time down drastically compared to 95% ?? ) TRAVEL SPEED 80 BOTTOM LAYER SPEED 25 INFILL SPEED 30 TOP BOTTOM SPEED 40 OUTER SHELL SPEED 40 INNER SHELL SPEED 60 INITIAL LAYER THICKNESS 0.2 INITIAL LAYER LINE WIDTH 115% RETRACTION SPEED 10MM/S RETRACTION DISTANCE 1.5MM Its called the 'Impossible Print Drape' but it is infact possible with perseverance..