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3D Printable Perpetual Desktop Wooden Calendar With Watch

by lazybear3d

In almost every home around the world, we can nd Watch DIY

calendars we buy every year. We buy calendars with dog,
cat, pandas, owers, etc. What you think to make your
calendar?
We wanna introduce our newest project Perpetual
Desktop Wooden Calendar with Watch which can look
great whatever you want to place it, also the calendar
has a quartz watch.
Supplies:
We needed few things to make the calendar. Below you
nd a list of what we used (with links) to print our
project.
-https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01D129UF4/
or
https://www.amazon.co.uk/FRIUSATE-Movement-Silent-
Replacement-Mechanism/
Is just sample you can buy which you want. On amazon
is a lot this.
Post-Processing print:
Nail Files or Sandpaper
Wood Stain - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Furniture-
Clinic-Wood-Stain-500ml/dp/B08CXRY1ZY/

Project .stl les - https://cults3d.com/en/3d-

Two colour Teak and Rosewood
model/home/perpetual-desktop-wooden-calendar-
with-watch
Kitchen Sponge

Printing Model using FDM Printer:

Brushes - One bigger to paint holes with stain and
second detailed brush size 0 to paint letters and
3D Printer Qidi X-Max
numbers
-https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_APV5m1
Wood PLA Filament
Metallic Acrylic Paint -
-https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_A3jTwN
https://www.amazon.co.uk/perfect-ideaz-metallic-
di erent-creative/dp/B07GH2JK43/
Items required to assembly:

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Step 1: 3D Printing Setting

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Like we know every 3D printer is di erent we will share Retraction Speed: 30mm/s
our settings but it doesn’t mean our setting will work
better than yours. Layer Height: 0.3mm

Printer: Qidi X-MAX Wall Line Count: 3

Filament: Sunlu Wood PLA Top Layers: 3

Slicer: Cura Bottom Layers: 2

Retraction Distance: 3mm Print Thin Wall : Yes

In ll Density: 10% - 20% Printing Temp : 195 C

In ll Pattern - Gyroid Build Plate Temp: 50 C

Z Seam Alignment: Sharpest Corner Support: Support FREE

Seam Corner Preference: None Printing Time : Around 1d 12h

Print Speed: 40mm/s Material usage: Around 517g

Minimum Layer Time: 20s

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Step 2: Sanding

After 1.5 days we have it. Printed calendar now time for post-processing. Why we love the print with Wood PLA. We don't
have a lot of work with post-processing our model. Maybe just a little bit strings, just use Sandpaper or even nails les
from our printer 95% of models come straight to painting.

Step 3: Staining Model

After sanding the model, we are ready for staining our
calendar. First, we will paint our base we used the colour
Rosewood from our test best to paint is using a kitchen
sponge. We apply three layers of stain. Just get a little bit
on a sponge and paint base in one way In holes we used
brush to paint.
Every layer just leaves little time to dry.
Next, We get the part with letters and numbers which
will be inside of the base. Start apply three layers of stain
just this time we used the colour Teak. It will take a little
bit of time to paint all of it. Leave model to dry for 24h.
Time for the next step.

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Step 4: Painting Letters and Numbers

Ok, after 24h of waiting we are ready to paint letters and
numbers. To this we used Metallic Acrylic Paint colour
Gold and brush size 0 we love our brushes to detailed
painting. It is the longest process in this project we have
a lot of letters and numbers to paint, also there printed
two marks which we will paint in gold. We need to apply
again 2-3 layers of gold paint to obtain beautiful gold
letters and numbers. Is just good because before you
nish all previous one should be dry and can be painted
straight away.

Step 5: Install Watch Inside Calendar

The last step is to install a watch mechanism inside the calendar. Simply place mechanism inside should t perfectly. The
mechanism place has 56.4mm x 56.4mm. Later assembly watch (add shafts) insert battery and close (optional) form back.

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Step 6: WE ARE READY!

Hurray, We nish from now our Perpetual Wooden Calendar with Watch will decorate our living room. We hope you will
also have a lot of fun creating this calendar. Please follow us for more instrutables. Visit our store for more great ideas
which you can print at home for home. Thank you for your time and see you soon. :)

Very cool design. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for comment. ❤ ❤

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