by jmscreator

This is a pumpkin that my brother made. It has an internal shaft to save on filament. This is a great little thing to print for October decor!

The pumpkin size is 82mm x 82mm. I was able to print 9 pumpkins (on a 3 x 3 grid) on the Creality Ender 5 (220mm x 220mm base)

Feel free to scale the pumpkin up to make larger ones.

Print Settings

Printer brand:

Creality

Printer:

Ender 5

Rafts:

Yes

Supports:

No

Resolution:

0.15mm / layer

Infill:

0

Filament_brand:

N/A

Filament_color:

Prefer Orange

Filament_material:

PLA

Notes:

You can use either 1.2mm or 1.6mm shell thickness. I usually make it a little thicker to make it very durable. The inner shaft allows you to print with no supports, and also 0% infill. It is recommended to print with 0% infill! Otherwise you will use a lot more material.

Post-Printing

Optional Real-Life Look

If you want the pumpkin to have a real-life look, use a heat-gun to heat up the final print for about 2 minutes. While heating the pumpkin, slowly spin the unit to evenly heat all sides. Be careful not to burn yourself. Use needle nose pliers to hold it, or something that can hold the pumpkin away from your hands that is also capable of withstanding the high heat. Don't over heat it in one spot or it will ruin your print. Just heat it enough so that the layers become malleable enough to melt into each-other. It is recommended to hold the heat-gun no less than 8 inches away from the print, and also never to heat the same spot for more than 1 second.