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1st time printing with ASA and it's my largest print that doesn't have any straight lines. I typically only design things with straight lines, pretty pleased with how this turned out. Threw in a cactus to fend off the cats but fortunately they don't seem very interested. Printed on a Bambu X1 carbon with Polymaker ASA.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think that's pronounced "salad buffet" in cat.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Haha yeah. They don't seem interested yet but I'm afraid it's only a matter of time.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Please double check the types of succulents in there! I think they are safe (the crassula perforata variegata is safe at least), but some can be toxic to cats!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good call, honestly I have no idea what any of these succulents are. I'm a plant noob, I'll have to look into that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

There are apps that can help identify plants if you're not sure what you're looking at. Highly recommend to ID them just in case. Some can be irritating, others can make your pets very sick. Please be careful!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I was gunna say some plants are toxic to certain pets. And if cats are super into destroying your plants it's probably only a matter of time before they find yours. Although I am not sure if this is a ratio thing (like chocolate) or what - because I only know it. I don't have any personally.

But also gj on this! I am not sure but did you add drainage? I know succulents need only a small amount of water so perhaps it's not such a big issue. Just was the first thing I kicked around.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

It's definitely a dosage thing, but cats don't really have any brakes when it comes to chewing on shit. So they will chew anything that looks like grass, which can be dangerous when you have toxic succulents that have large leaves.

I second the drainage comment, hopefully it does have holes at the bottom. Otherwise instead of succulents I would recommend OP to put in "air plants" (Tillandsia) as they don't need soil and draw moisture from the air.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ooh, I quite like this. The design is lovely and that filament is super snazzy.

If I might offer some constructive criticism, I think a randomized Z-seam would've worked really well here, but I only noticed it when zooming in looking at one of the plants and if it's facing a wall or something it's non-existent anyways

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Thanks! Yeah, the Z-seam became very apparent when I pulled it out of the printer. It's easier to see in person than in pictures. Oh well, next time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Depending on if the seam is concave or convex, you might be able to use a file or thin piece of fine sandpaper to remove it, but you might wind up with an ugly scratch worse than a uniform line.

Either way it still looks very nice.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Pardon me, but that cool-ass creation is a thingy, not a thing.