Shofar -Ram's Horn by MakerBot

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Shofar -Ram's Horn

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Published on September 8, 2012

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Shofar Shogood!

This is a functioning shofar, a horn typically made from an animal. It is used to announce the coming of the Jewish new year Rosh Hashana, as well as the start of a battle or war.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shofar

Listen to it here: youtube.com/watch?v=yZyOhX9uPf4
Created by Todd

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This was made in white PLA with 4 shells, 5% infill, and exterior support. I finished it with black paint and sandpaper. V2 has the improved mouthpiece. The file size is also a lot smaller.

-Todd

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Busybotz on September 18, 2012 said:

Whew, I hope so! I nearly fell out of my chair trying, and it sounds like a sick moose! :)

MakerBot on September 13, 2012 said:

I was able to check out a real shofar in person the other day, and modified the mouthpiece on this so that it more accurately matches a real one. This should make it much much easier to blow. Print out shofarV2.stl and give it a try!

MakerBot on September 17, 2012 said:

version 2 is much much much better. I tried it out and it is very easy.

d_goodman on September 11, 2012 said:

I tried printing this the other day with ABS but the exterior support started pulling the raft off of the platform. I currently have a 120 degree platform but do you think I should bump it to 130 or 140?

Busybotz on September 12, 2012 said:

Mine came out OK at 110C on a Replicator. If I may offer suggestions: Recheck level, use fresh kapton, and a good acetone wipe.

GeoDelGonzo on September 10, 2012 said:

Look out vuvuzelas

Busybotz on September 9, 2012 said:

Wow, this is a big print. Does the STL fit at full scale on a Replicator? I am tempted to scale it down a little, but that might impact the sound. Have you tried it in ABS?

custom3dstuff on September 9, 2012 said:

Yes it totally fits on the build plate of The Replicator and you can actually make it slightly bigger if you tilt it upwards some. It's a bit harder to blow than I think it should be, maybe the shape of the mouthpiece needs to be adjusted. Ive been using PLA almost exclusively for the last couple of months because it's way easier and more reliable. The pitch should drop as you increase the size, or so says science.