Armillary Sphere with Zodiac Ecliptic and Atlas Statue Base by Christos_

Last crawled date: 2 years, 10 months ago

This is a remake of the fantastic work by Zippitybamba (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4622334)
There are 2 changes:

I have added the zodiac signs in the ecliptic ring for anyone interested, to make it look even closer to the original earlier concepts.

I have changed the base and used 2 extra works as a base to the armillary sphere, inspired by the exquisite make of Pindio (https://www.thingiverse.com/make:924886).
To do that i used theAtlas Column by VirtuallyJason (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4782062), and added also the base 40k epic by TomasLA{https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2972785).
Printing:
First of all i scaled all armillary sphere original concept parts by 97.2% to fit in my Ender 3 table, so i propose you to do the same.
Then i used 0.6mm nozzle with a layer height of 0.2mm to speed up the process for all rings, except the ecliptic ring, earth miniature, and Atlas base statue, that more detail was needed.
Although the result can be quite good with the standard 0.4mm nozzle, if you want more detail, go for a 0.3 or smaller nozzle at least for the earth miniature, and Atlas base statue to have a super fine detail, just be aware that the smaller the nozzle the more time you need to print and the more chances of nozzle clogs you risk of.
I personally used 0.3 nozzle with a layer height of 0.12mm and the result was almost perfect as it is also visible in the pictures.
I have included all the base statue parts with the best possible orientation in terms of details result, and matching the size of 97.2% size reduction of the original armillary sphere, so if you wish to change any size, don't forget to do it for all parts involved.
After that simply glue the 3 pcs that consist the armillary sphere (Original base cut+Atlas column+base 40k) with superglue (just make sure to align them perfectly to make an almost seamless join), and you are ready to go.
After that depending on your choice you can paint it to your color of your choice, or leave it as it is (especially if you have used some colored, metal finish or wood filament.
Personally after some very small sanding and filling i used a bronze gold spray paint, like the one you can find in your local hardware store.
That's all, so have fun building it!!