Pedro Barreira

EPIQ3D

Give your plants/herbs the best start.This planterbox ensures that your seedlings stay fresh and hydrated.If you dont yourself grow plants/herbs, i know this will be a great gift for those who do.&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:86.29%;"><img src="https://makerworld.bblmw.com/makerworld/draft/854456/2024-04-12_9859755e4fc52.png"></figure>&nbsp;The Design is made to be as aesthetic as possible, to blend in no matter where you place it.There a two different bases, one for 8 planters and one for a single planter. Then you can choose if you want 4 or 5 in different locations.&nbsp;<h3>HOW IT WORKS</h3>This self watering planter is designed to slowly absorb water from the reservoir (This needs to be filled up occasionally).The lids provides a warm and humid environment for the seedlings, for this to work properly they should be printet in clear material.Individual lids ensures that you can remove lids from some of the seedsplants if needed, and others are not quite there yet.To prevent to much humidity and the risk of mouldy soil, the lids have ventilation holes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:86.29%;"><img src="https://makerworld.bblmw.com/makerworld/draft/854456/2024-04-12_16e56efe4909d.png"></figure>&nbsp;There are 2 water inlets in the planters, where it is recommended to use a wicking material at the bottom.This helps to absorb water into the soil slowly and prevent excess moisture in the soil. To much moisture can reduce oxygen in the soil, damage fine root hairs, and render the root system unable to absorb water.&nbsp;You can place a couple of cotton balls / cotton wool in the bottom of the pot.&nbsp;The planters are splittable to prevent damaging the delicate seed sprouts, when they are big enough to be transplanted.(When they are ready to be transplated, then check out my other self watering planters for herbs and flowers.)&nbsp;To prevent/slow down evaporation of the water in the reservoir (and stabilize the plantes), its recommended to use the provided lids.&nbsp;&nbsp;Optionally you can use the funnel to fill in soil to the planters, use the stamper to LIGHTLY press the soil down.Use the other side of the stamper (the poker) to make a hole for the seed. &nbsp;&nbsp;Basic print settings:<ul><li>Infill : 10%</li><li>Walls: 3</li><li>Top/bottom shell layers: 3</li><li>No support needed</li></ul>Dimensions: 8 planter base - H: 32.3, L: 231.8mm, W: 121.8mmsingle planter base - L/W: 66.8mmPlanter - H: 111mm, L/W: 42.8mm&nbsp;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If there is any issues or comments, dont hesitate to reach out.I will try to incorporate any issues to a updated design if needed.

Self watering Seed starter

plants

3D Printbit

Responding to feedback, I have added a version with NO BRIM. I originally added a brim just in case of curling due to the thin base and walls. It's probably not necessary but peace of mind for little extra time and very small effort in removing it afterwards. There are numerous variations out there for this product. I wanted to print a simple but effective dump box and I thought instead of using magnets to hold it in place just use the existing screw that holds the chute in place. NOTE: I unscrewed the original black screw from the lower mount of the dump chute. Then used one of the slightly longer silver headed screws - I think it was used in the packaging material from delivery. Leave it unscrewed a little for the chute to clip onto. This design appears to be very thin in body thickness but I didn't see the point in printing one with 3mm or 4mm thick walls. It only holds lightweight filament. This is easy to remove for emptying and does not effect rolls mounted on the rear of the printer. &nbsp;I'm sure other designs serve their intended purpose. This is a very straightforward design and I thought it might be useful to someone. It might appear to be a remix of someone else's work and with the amount of these chutes out there it's quite possible. Apologies if this is the case.