DIY 3D Printed Bowtie

by dylanscarpato in Craft > Art

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DIY 3D Printed Bowtie

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My goal is to create a ripple effect upon fabric to a bowtie using 3D printing.

Supplies

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-3D Printer

-TPU Filament

-Binder Clips

-Polyester Fabric

-Exacto Knife

-Yarn

-Sewing Needle

-Scissors

-Fusion360

-Cura

Create Bowtie File

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  1. Sketch a 2"x4" rectangle
  2. Evenly space (6) 2"x0.75" rectangles within the previously made shape
  3. Create a spline connected to the top and bottom rectangles creating a butterfly-like shape (2.84" from the center at its farthest point)
  4. Offset the spline 0.125"
  5. Extrude the entire sketch 0.25"
  6. Extrude cut a 0.125" hole through the rectangles
  7. Save and Export as stl.

Uploading to Cura

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  1. Upload file to Cura as stl.
  2. Adjust printing settings
  3. Printing Temp. 220 C (make sure to make your Initial Printing Temperature 10 C higher)
  4. Build Plate Temp. 90 C
  5. Print Speed 45 mm/s
  6. Infill Speed 35 mm/s
  7. Wall Speed 30 mm/s
  8. Export file as G-code

3D Printing

  1. Stretch polyester fabric across build plate vertically (6"x14")
  2. Secure fabric down with binder clips on print bed
  3. Tape sides of fabric down with painters tape

Assembly of Bowtie

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  1. Feed yarn through the holes in the print
  2. Tie off one end and pinch the center together
  3. Tightly tie the pinched 3d print together
  4. Fold excess fabric of the back of the print and super glue it
  5. Trim and extra fabric with scissors

Create Neckband File

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  1. Measure neck length (this will be your width)
  2. With your width create a rectangle (your width) x 0.65"
  3. At one end create a vertical rectangle 2"x0.75"
  4. Then place 4 supports evenly spaced in the center of the band 0.1" wide (this is so the band doesn't roll when wearing it)
  5. Finally extrude all 0.0625"

Upload to Cura

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Repeat Step 2

3D Print

  1. Measure enough fabric to cover the print (roughly 15"x3")
  2. Stretch fabric across print bed and secure down with painters tape and binder clips


Final Assembly

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  1. Trim an excess fabric off sides
  2. Wrap the neck band in a circle and the connection point should all meet in the front
  3. The extra notch (rectangle) is going to be used here to wrap around the front of the Bowtie and hold it in place
  4. Lastly secure with any sort of clasp you'd like (velcro, button, etc.)