This is a concrete flower pot that sits in a printed basket thingy. The design is a total rip-off of the La Morena flower pot by SHIFT based on pictures of the internet. It´s cast in a printed mold that is resuable to make many pots. The pot is 130mm tall and 130mm wide but scale it to whatever size you want.
Print four of the inner and outer mold parts, print the outer up side down. PLA, 2 perimeters and 10% infill worked well for me. Lightly sand of any imperfections. Close the mold with wire, string, zipties or whatever you have at hand. I used eight woden barbecue pins as alignment pins but anything with a diameter of 3,5mm will work. The inner mould could be lubricated with petroleum gel to make the release easier but it worked for me without anything. I added a small piece of tape on top of the inner mold pieces to keep them togeather
Mix concrete and start pouring it into the mold. Put something like a screw into an impact drill and run it against the table to wibrate the concrete down and get the air bubbles out. This mold probably won´t fill well without vibrating. Smooth of the top and wait three days.
Well don´t just stand there and wait, do something else for gods sake.
One day later when the patience has run out, start opening the mold eaven though the concrete isn´t fully set. Remove the wire/string and carefully pry the outer mold parts of. Put a suitable screw in one of the holes in the bottom of the inner mold and use a hammer to slowly pull the piece out. Repeat for the other three pieces.
Print one base and twelve fingers and assemble the basket with a tiny drop of superglue in each joint.
Then it puts the pot in the basket or else it gets the hose again.
Enjoy.
2019-10-03
Added a 2-piece outer mold Outer_mold_3.stl
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Finger_2.stl | 28.6KB | |
Inner_Mould_2.stl | 246.6KB | |
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Outer_Mould_3.stl | 620.8KB |