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I made a magsafe mount in black for my Kia and I didn't like the layer lines on the curved parts, but it gave me the idea to try using wood

I have a 3D Chameleon MMU so I added color changes randomly throughout between two shades of brown. One is wood, one is PLA.

It honestly came out way better than I even expected!

If anyone wants the STL I can provide it!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Do you think printing without purge would make it look better? Or would it just blend into an medium brown

[–] 4lan 4 points 3 months ago

I think better, if there was always a little bit of leftover filament the pattern will be more random I think. With more gradual gradients