Floating mug

Floating mug

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Coasterless cup

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A Kickstarter user Tigere Chiriga has come up with a great idea of connecting a coaster with mug. His object Floating Mug combines a white porcelain mug and a coaster connected with handle, that keeps the mug lifted above and in result the heat stays away from sensitive surfaces like papers, wood and plastic. Smart Idea..

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This is a (still easier to print and assemble) improvement on the previous https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3617536 . This and that previous submission are both remixes of HappyMoon's "Floating Cup Sculpture". [I've edited the files and summary a bit more (July 7, 2019), as I found that printing the 'stream' part of the sculpture can be difficult on some printers when printed high off the bed. And that actually, printing it sideways on the bed works and looks much better. July 19…

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