Nativity Manger Ornament

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This was a fun ornament to design. I originally made the dome fully wrap around the manger scene but then it needed scaffolding. Looks cleaner anyway with the cutaway. There's a small hole behind the manger so that you can put a light through and make the scene glow. Also room on the underside to write a family name and year. Print Settings Printer: FlashForge Creator Pro Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.4 mm Infill: 30% Notes: The photos show a model printed with Hatchbox's 1.75 PLA wood composite filament. My FFCP has lost its blue printer bed cover so I used painter's tape. Temp was 220F for the nozzle although this may be a bit high as there were strings. Bed temp 90F but if you have a good print bed you could go as low as 70F. It's likely that at a higher resolution and slower speed the dome would be much cleaner. Post-Printing To clean up: if using wood-PLA a light sanding with 120 sandpaper smooths things out. This model takes acrylic paint well, can be carved after printing, or stained. How I Designed This This is the original ornament with quarter dome. Got messy about 2/3 of the way up. Revised ornament.