by broodrooster
My attempt at a replica of the Alfred Jewel, based on various pictures gleaned from around the Web. It is thought to be an aestel, the handle for a book pointer.
The real thing has an enameled picture mounted inside at the bottom, magnified by a large, teardrop-shaped lens of clear quartz. I couldn't replicate that so I ended up using a paper image, which seems kind of cheesy. Still, it's a start.
Fans of the series Detectorists may find this of some interest.
Printer Brand:
Monoprice
Printer:
Select Mini
Rafts:
No
Supports:
Yes
Resolution:
0.175
Infill:
20%
Filament: Ziro PLA Not-sufficiently gold
Notes:
Modeled in Blender.
There are two "collar" files, "collar.stl" and "collar-solid.stl". You can print either one. The collar attaches to the front of the head and is supposed to be the mount for a dowel. "collar.stl" has a hole in one end that was intended to hold a pencil, but doesn't really work very well. In any case, I included the "solid" version in case anyone else wants to have a go at it.
Only the main body (with the lettering) requires supports. The body, head, and collar all snap together. The bottom plate should fit securely into a groove in the bottom of the main body (you will need to bend it a little to push it into place) and the "image frame" should fit into a similar groove on top of the main body, which you can install by pushing it in from above.
I didn't find a good way to reproduce the enameled image at this scale so I ended up printing it on photo paper and gluing it to the inside of the image frame tray.
