by calinsyd, publishedAug 27, 2017                        

I designed this budgie play house to fit in a medium size birdhouse.

I printed the main House.stl at 0.3 mm, with multiple processes (20% in-fill 0-30% height, 5% in-fill 30-70% height, 20% in-fill 70-100% height), 60mm/sec with some custom supports. I printed the 2 parts for the sliding roof at 0.2 mm, with 10% in-fill to allow for light to pass through (I used Natural PLA for the roof). The design was scaled down to 90% of original for all 3 parts to fit my Wanhao i3 Plus print bed.

I used Earl's MulTFill filler on the outside walls followed by 400 grit (wet & dry) sandpaper and acrylic paint (5 coats) to give the play house more of a painted wood feel.

If you don't have a budgie this might also work well as a night light :) ...

Print Settings

Printer Brand:          

Wanhao

Printer:          

Wanhao Duplicator i3 Plus

Rafts:          

No

Supports:          

Yes

Resolution:          

0.3 mm

Infill:          

20%

Notes:

Designed in: Fusion 360
Sliced: Simplify3D
Material: PLA

Temperature

• Heated Base 50 c

• Primary Extruder: 210 c

Rafts/Supports

• House (No/Yes - Custom)

• Roof Part A (No/No)

• Roof Part B (No/No)

You may choose to print the House at higher resolution (0.25 mm - 0.2 mm) however I have only tested the House at 0.3 mm.