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3D sunflower in a small pot

A three-dimensional PLA decoration: eight pot walls, internal trusses, a stem, textured centre, 16 open-rib petals and two leaves. Choose your own shades while keeping light petals and a dark centre. A complete build with cooling and optional breaks.

Age
10–12 years
Length
approx. 6 h
Level
Medium
Where you teach
Home
Purpose
Creative
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How to run this session

Stages and timing
  1. Floor: rim and grid
  2. Floor: cover the first half
  3. Floor: complete the surface
  4. Make two trusses
  5. Weld the internal frame
  6. Make the stem
  7. Seat the stem at two nodes
  8. Walls: eight frames
  9. Walls: half coverage ×8
  10. Walls: full coverage ×8
  11. Close the pot around the frame
  12. Centre: ring and ribs
  13. Centre: half coverage
  14. Centre: full texture
  15. Mount the centre on the stem
  16. Make all 16 petals
  17. Attach petals around the ring ×16
  18. Leaves: two frames
  19. Leaves: half of each blade
  20. Leaves: complete surfaces
  21. Attach two leaves: complete sunflower

What gets built

Independently make a three-dimensional tabletop PLA sunflower and give it a personal arrangement of colours and leaves.

What it practises
  • Building a frame and covering on physical supports
  • Welding cold PLA parts and checking dimensions
  • Planning a personal colour and leaf composition

Success criteria
  • The pot has a flat Ø70 mm floor, 45 mm height, eight walls and actual internal trusses.
  • The stem has two welded support points at 24 and 44 mm, and the centre has a 15 mm rear contact.
  • The sunflower has exactly 16 separate petals and two leaves, a fully covered centre and a personal colour arrangement.
  • The fully cool model stands on a flat worktop without rocking, has continuous welds and no sharp ends; the participant performs this check.

What you need
Filament
PLA
Colours
colour shown in the illustration, colour shown in the illustration, colour shown in the illustration, colour shown in the illustration
Also
PLA 3D pen with stand: 1 set, Transparent protective mat for a 3D pen: 1 item, Millimetre ruler: 1 item, Scissors: 1 pair, 1:1 pattern printout: 1 set

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