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Finger Puppet UPDATE

🕑 Added 2024-08-18 02:12:29 +0000 UTC

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Kirsten McKenzie

Hey there! Since this was a previous model you can get it here with your patreon 20% off discount code! :) https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-flexi-dragon-finger-arm-puppet-392077

Sarah Stufflebeam

hi there i just joined and wanted to print this but i havent yet gotten any emails for my mini factory since i just joined..can i still print this?

Kirsten McKenzie

No problem!! Sounds great! I hope you like him 🥰

Laine Gregory

Thank you for your reply :) I found it and have purchased the files. I’m so excited to print this guy!!!

Kirsten McKenzie

Anything that isn't included when you join you can get on Cults3D and my mini factory with the 20% off Patreon code! :)

Laine Gregory

Sorry just read the link that says to check for the my mini factory archive link in my emails. Off I go to search for that amongst my one billion spam emails I receive on a daily basis 😂

Laine Gregory

Sorry if this is a silly question but I’m kind of new and would love to purchase this model. How/where do I buy/download it if I subscribed after this model was released? Thank you 🙏

Jeremi Sliger

Any advise on how to get those hinges in? I have big fat fingers and broke the loop on the wing. :( I'm afraid of trying the head.

Jeremi Sliger

it took us cutting between the 2 joints for a bit, and then we were able to get ours to release. We thought we were going to end up breaking it.

Kirsten McKenzie

Awww yay! I'm so glad you like it!! And that's a great idea!

Deanne Murray

I love this thing my favorite to print! Can we get another one that's more like spooky/mean looking? Perfect for Halloween

Kirsten McKenzie

The pins are included in the ZIP and are called "Finger puppet hinge" and in your slicer you can right click on the wing and then select "mirror" and "mirror along X axis" to get the opposite wing side :)

Joni Goodman

I'm a little confused, where are the pins to print to put it together and what is the difference between the left wing and the left wing ball joint control holes? Is the left wing the only one that you attach to your finger besides the head?

Kirsten McKenzie

Haha no problem! <3

Wade Seibert

How the heck did I miss that one?.... there it is! Thank you!!

Kirsten McKenzie

The shoulder dragon released earlier this month! 🥰

Wade Seibert

How about an shoulder mounted puppet? Can have an hand control with an wire up to the puppet. Little more challenging...

Kristi Pearce

Wow, 60%?! I feel like the neck, tail, and wing pins would be tiny!! I might give 80% a try in that case, and I’ll report back my results!

Deanne Murray

It was a silk filament I think kingroon brand. Yes it won't bend at all. I am going to see if my husband can get it to bend. I used 3 walls and 10 infill and left everything else alone

Kirsten McKenzie

Did you try wiggling it free a bit? What settings and filament are you using? Some filaments can expand a little more :)

Kirsten McKenzie

Yay, great, I'm so glad you're enjoying it! And I can run a test on it tonight to double check! The shoulder puppet dragon has very similar joints and does well down to like 60% or so. You can also try printing just the head piece smaller so you don't waste too much filament! That's the main part that might have more trouble but should be able to scale fine :)

Deanne Murray

I'm having a hard time with the neck joints the one closest to the body I can't bend

Kristi Pearce

I've printed the body and neck so far, and the connector piece works so well! The neck joints are so much better, too! The joint closest to the head was easy to loosen and start working, but the other joint made me a bit nervous. Luckily, with some gentle persuasion, it came loose and works perfectly as well! I do have a question, though. How small of scaling has this print been tested? I have small hands, and my customers are mostly children, so I may need to scale this guy down a bit, but I'm nervous to test it myself because it is a significant time and filament commitment. Has anyone had success printing this scaled down? If so, how far?

Kirsten McKenzie

Thanks so much! <3

joe martinez

nice update...great improvement :)

Kat Sith

Yay! 🥰

Kirsten McKenzie

No supports for any of the pieces! :)

Kat Sith

This may not be the right place to ask but do you do the head and tail with supports or have you found that print in place works okay?

Kirsten McKenzie

Yeah that might help! I know one of my testers did it with silks without issue, some filaments can just be a little finicky sometimes :)

Edward

I will try the flow calibration and see. May be the gap can be increased a bit by .001 mm or something along those lines

Kirsten McKenzie

Gotcha! Sometimes the silks expand more than others or get wonky. Can you send me some pics on Facebook or Instagram?

Edward

Eryone silk filament. 0.4 nozzle. Its a X1C

Kirsten McKenzie

What filament and nozzle and settings are you using?

Edward

There are two pairs of joints on the head section. Both joints are fusing together. The one closer to the head can come loose with some wriggling. But the other pair is super fused and almost impossible to wriggle apart.