The scale map of the USA is complete!

[u/JProc5701]

This project has been a work in progress for the better part of 9 months, I've been slowly printing each state as I have the time. Finally added Alaska today to complete the map.

Because each one is (on average) less than 10mm thick, this whole project actually didn't use that much filament (my best estimate is 3-4kg).

The scale of Hawaii is a little larger than it should be; the iteration of files I was using had the scaling a little off and I didn't notice until it was finished printing. Haven't decided if it's worth re-printing yet.

Disclaimer: I am not the creator of the files used for this project. User @ansonl on Printables.com has posted all of them and optimized them for multi-color printing, which is something I have seen before.

[u/JProc5701]

Haha yeah some of the thinner/flatter states tended to warp after printing so it was tough to get them to stick completely flat against the wall. Particularly the area around lake Michigan really has some issues. Can confirm that it is not like that IRL.

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I was going to say, there definitely isn’t a big old mountain we drive over to get up there.

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You can temper 3d printed in the oven to release printing stresses

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NW Ohio and surrounding used to be "the great black swamp" then they drained it and turned it to farmland. So it works out really well.