Mini Bonsai Garden Kit Card

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berri3D

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Først set

2026-07-15 10:58

Sidst set

2026-07-15 10:58

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This kit card builds a miniature Bonsai garden complete with tray, raked sand, and a yukimi-dōrō (snow viewing stone lantern). Print with or without sprue (frame) Easy to assemble (no glue) Suitable for letter mail at less than 5mm thick (check restrictions) Printable assembly instructions Although I designed this as a pine tree, it also looks enchanting in Sakura Pink or Apple Green. Both colours remind me of springtime here on Vancouver Island with our profusion of cherry blossoms and flowering bigleaf maples. Table of Contents Most people don't have problems with my models as I rigorously test everything I create. But for the few that do, having solutions and tips ready-to-go is quicker than waiting for me to answer ☺️ If you're already familiar with printing kit cards, you can skip most of the following (except Special Considerations) and go straight to section 2 for the assembly guide. Special Considerations – if you read nothing else, please read this section Assembly – diagrams and building tips Print Information – best practices, tips, process settings, filament recommendations Text Customization – how-to for those who haven't done it before About – design inspiration, commercial licensing, etc. 1. Special Considerations – please read before printing ⚠️ Small parts. Choking hazard. This is a miniature. It is not suitable for children. ⚠️ Flush cutters or sharp pointed scissors required. If you don't want to cut out parts, print the separate parts instead. ⚠️ Clean build plate required. Small details will get dragged if the plate isn't clean. Print profiles contain settings which will help adhesion but cannot perform miracles 😥. Please see this wiki article for correct plate washing procedure. ⚠️Important: Matte PLA isn't suitable for the trunk and the clips as it's softer than Basic PLA. Testing showed that that these parts were prone to bending out of shape during assembly whereas the same pieces printed in regular PLA held up much better. A delicate touch is required to build this kit card as it's quite small and the parts may break or bend with too much force applied. Textured build plate recommended when printing kit cards. The sprue points are fragile and can break upon removal from a high-tack plate such as smooth PEI or some of the newer “blue” plates. 2. Assembly General Tips Use flush cutters or sharp scissors to remove parts only as needed. Cut the sprue tips where they touch the part, not where they touch the card. This prevents the tips from from flying off. Do not force. Small parts can bend, deform, or break. Order of assembly matters; it's important to do each step in order to prevent bending or breaking of parts. Repeated disassembly of parts will lead to loosening of fit. Assembly Guide is also available as a downloadable paper-printer ready PDF. See the Documentation section below. ⚠️ Be sure to support the bottom of the branches with your thumb while sliding on the clips and boughs. Too much pressure may cause them to break or deform. 3. Print Information 🎨 Suggested Filaments For best results, I recommend basic PLA (not silk or matte) for all parts except for the boughs, rock, and sand. Matte filaments produce “softer” parts which may deform or bend where they shouldn't. Silk filament can be brittle or have fit issues. I’ve tested this model extensively using the following filaments. Test prints were made using calibrated and non-calibrated (default) profiles on a Bambu X1C and were found to have a good fit between parts. Your results may differ due to filament colour/type/brand, and printer. Brand Type Colour(s) Bambu PLA Basic Blue Grey Cocoa Brown Grey Bambu PLA Matte Apple Green Dark Green Sakura Pink 🖨️ Print Process Settings Models were prototyped on a Bambu X1C with a 0.4mm nozzle. These are the process settings I used and which are contained as part of the print profiles. Please note that changing layer height, using a smaller nozzle, or scaling models up may result in poor print quality