Gimli's Walking Axe

Gimli was given this axe by his father Gloin, but you can simply forge your own. As with most of my prints, this one utilizes the entire volume of my P1S, so sorry to A1 mini fans. I have done other builds without use of internal structures, but there has been lot of feedback about having some cheap internal structure to keep everything together better, so this model utilizes an internal ½ inch PVC pipe that can be purchased at a hardware store. You will need about 1020 mm, so I purchased a 5ft piece. Print GuideThere are two print profiles that I have posted: One is for printing everything in generic PLA for those that may wish to post processThe other uses settings to print the handle out of TPU and the “metal” portions out of silk PLA (which is what is seen in the first photos). Most printing will be relatively straightforward with most of the pieces being printed in the vertical direction and not needing supportsThe blade is printed in the only orientation that makes sense as a sin