Background: This is a follow up task from one of the Market Day Tasks from last year. This business was created by a student who located a plan online for an .stl copy/design of the giraffe shown left. Last year the student worked on adding additional features that worked in conjunction with the design - this resulted in the creation of the spade matching with the giraffe.
The students idea was to have a small succulent growing inside the base of the giraffe, and the spade was used to work the soil as required. The second part of the design was the creation of a watering can
that could be potentially used to water a succulent. The size of the watering can needed to be small as the amount of water delivered is small.
The PLA used for the watering can is a perfect use as it is waterproof. The student needed to consider a number of factors including the nozzle which caused the design to be redesigned several times.
Level of Difficulty: Medium. The student thought that this would be a simple task however the funnel or nozzle and having it look correct and also making sure that it was functional.
Size: The current dimensions for the print are based on the original ideas as shown and the design needs refinement - in you look at the handle for instance it is chunky and blocky. The nozzle is likewise needing to be reduced in size. The design currently sits at 40mm across, 30mm high and 5mm thick.
Timeframe: This currently took just over one hour to print. This should be reduced slightly when the improvements mentioned have been addressed.
Next steps for students/What we would do differently: As noted above the design needs some refinement to address aesthetics, however the concept is solid.
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