3D Printed Small Present

4/22/2025 - Version 1 Continuing on with making props, I present a regular Small Present. A bit different as it doesn't have a face! It is designed like all the other props. I wanted to change my cumbersome 3D coro presents I've had for years to a more space saving and easier to handle 2D shape. I'm making these designs available for others to give back to the community that I have benefited from over the years. If you do print this, I would be very interested in seeing your work and any suggestions for improvements. I have printed this and it appears to be without errors! Check out the Large and Medium Presents that have already been posted. I have a variant of the Small Present, called Small Present 2 (in retrospect probably not the best name).

Description: It is composed of 6 separate pieces. (there are 2 test pieces used to test print and don't attach to the present). All pieces are 6mm thick with a 2mm thick raised edge that is 10mm high. This has proven to be plenty strong through several New York Winters, using PLA+ material.

Its approximate size is 240mm wide x 307mm high (9.5in x 12.25in). It holds 48 pixels.

I've had my printed props out in the Upstate NY weather the last 2 seasons and they held up very nicely. No damage and still going strong. Might be different in hot environments but these aren't bothered by the cold or strong winds. As for increasing connection stability, I have added zip tie holes at each connection. I followed the suggestion of another person who modified one of my other props using Zip Ties. This is such a great idea, I'm going to redo my other props to increase their stability.

As for mounting, I have placed 4.5mm holes at various locations along the prop so standoffs can be used. I started using these: https://www.printables.com/model/313905-coro-prop-emt-and-pvc-stand-offs These standoffs were recommended by, HAJunkie2022, and work quite well. I used them for the first time this year to mount my Rudy prop in my show.

Printer: Each piece is sized to fit on an Ender 5 Pro printing bed (they fit in a 220x220 bed). Should be able to at least print several pieces at one time but this won't always be the case.

Unlike my other props, this is setup differently and I don't anticipate you will need to make any Slicer changes (i.e. Horizontal Expansion in Cura) to have these print well.

XLights: There is an Xlights custom model provided for this prop.

Updated: 7/19/2025 - changed the mounting holes to 6.5mm diameter to accept 1/4" bolts. Trying to make this a standard.