NEW BIRDHOUSE! THE FIRE STATION! (Patreon)

Good evening, my dear friends!

Tonight, I present to you the new birdhouse, which I've been asked for many times since the release of the police station: The Fire Station!

In fact, I think this is one of the birdhouse designs I've been asked for the most!!!

Well, your wait is over!

I tried to give it a look that matches the previous police station. However, I reworked the entire design. The walls are angled but straight instead of curved. The roof is different from the police station's with its own unique details. The bell is located in the tower rather than at the front, along with several other small details you may have noticed.

I also decorated both sides of the fire station with the firefighter's cross.

In the end, I love it as much as the police station, and the two together are simply adorable!

Just like the police station, the project is very simple:

All parts are positioned in the correct orientation for printing.

All parts print without supports. But i would recommend some supports for the roof arches just to be sure your overhangs come out clean.

Assembly is very simple.

A BambuLab project file is included.

The new birdhouse stand (v2) is included (same as the police station which has been reworked to be easier to print and to better accommodate self-tapping screws, which will be my new standard from now on).

The project is made with mini printers in mind. This will give you a decent sized birdhouse for small birds. If you want a bigger birdhouse, a good scaling factor is 1.3x, which will give you a bigger birdhouse and you will only need to scale the screw size up by 1.3x (m3 will become m4, and m4 will become m5)

As usual, I STRONGLY recommend doing a dry-fit check to see how the pieces fit together (without glue). Do that for each step, and everything should go perfectly!

HARDWARE NEEDED:

You will need the following hardware:

(4x) M3x12mm self-tapping screws

Example of the ones I used:

https://a.co/d/3XjGDyf

(4x) M4x12mm self-tapping screws

Example of the ones I used:

https://a.co/d/dNRIbvl

Some parts require color changes. These are specified in the file name. You can create these with any printer using layer-based color changes. If you are not familiar with color changes, you can ask for help on my community page, members will be more than happy to help you!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1403567230344891

IMPORTANT:

The parts that will receive the screws must have enough walls to properly receive the screw and form a solid thread.

I recommend for the base and the red building section to use at least 5 walls.

Regarding the birdhouse support, I always put 9 walls to have a sturdy and strong support.

That being said, you will find in the folder a complete BambuLab project file. Everything is already set with the right parameters (number of walls, color changes etc). For the color changes, they are BY LAYERS and not painted. YOU NEED to slice the plate first to see the color changes in the preview window.

I wish you lots of fun and I hope you love it as much as I do!

Keep printing!!!

Pascal