For Printers
Everything HQ knows about getting a Chonk off the plate in one piece: settings, supports, what's in a file pack and where to get one. Every Chonk is tested on my own printer before it's documented.
Print-at-home basics
Four things worth knowing before you hit print.
Made for home printers
Every Chonk is designed for a home FDM printer. Pre-oriented, support-free and articulated, so there's nothing to assemble.
Read the Maker's Log
Each release post on Patreon has a Maker's Log with the presets, rough print times and the filament colors in the photos. Give it a read before you slice.
One piece, mostly
Most Chonks are print-in-place flexis and come off the plate as one piece. When there's more than one version, like a Pocketchonk's Charm and Display versions or a 2-color option, the post says so.
Let it cool
Give the plate a minute before you flex anything. Then wiggle each joint gently to free it up.
Chonks don't like being rushed.
Recommended settings
Presets and print times are worked out on my Bambu Lab P1S with AMS, on a textured PEI plate. That's the baseline. Your printer may be faster, slower or more opinionated, so check the settings against your own setup.
Every 3MF already has two GoodChonk presets in the Process dropdown, so most people never need this table. Open the 3MF, pick a preset, slice, print. If Bambu Studio asks, keep the project's settings.
Values from the Maker's Log
P1S baseline
- Printer baseline
- Bambu Lab P1S with AMS
- Nozzle
- 0.4 mm
- Layer height
- 0.12 mm Showcase / 0.20 mm QuickPrint
- Walls
- 3
- Infill
- 10-15% (Cross-Hatch or Gyroid). Presets ship at 15%
- Supports
- None needed
- Material
- PLA recommended. PETG and others fine
- Plate
- Textured PEI
- Print time
- Listed per specimen, for both presets
Showcase - 0.12 mm, slower speeds tuned for clean detail. This is what you see in the photos.
QuickPrint - 0.20 mm, faster, still good quality.
Supports
Short version: Chonks don't need supports. Longer version below.
No supports
Every Chonk is designed to print support-free and comes pre-oriented in the 3MF. Drop it in and go. Adding supports to a print-in-place flexi mostly gives you a Chonk that doesn't flex.
Specimen declines assistance.
When supports are needed
If a model ever needs supports, the release post will say so. Until then, the answer is no.
What's in a file pack
Every Chonk comes as a file pack on Patreon. This site never hosts files, so there's nothing to download here.
Get the files on Patreon- .3MFPrint-ready projectA full Bambu Studio project. Pre-oriented, colors already assigned, with Showcase and QuickPrint presets.
- .STLPlain model fileFor any slicer and any printer.
- CARDCollector CardA hi-res PNG of the Chonk's Collector Card plus the card back, at standard poker-card size.
- READMEThe short versionLinks and a short license summary.
Pack contents shown as a guide. Loot and extra versions are included when a release has them. Loot may be in the main pack or its own download, depending on the release.
Licensing
Your license comes with your Patreon membership. The Field Guide has the full picture.
Chonk Collector
Personal printing, for yourself, your collection and the odd gift. Selling prints is not covered. Comes with Elite Collector Scout membership.
Chonk Merchant
Everything in Chonk Collector, plus the right to sell physical prints while your membership is active. Comes with Elite Merchant Scout membership. Sellers fill out the Seller Authorization Form first.
Neither license lets you share, sell, modify or redistribute the files themselves.
Where to get the files
Patreon first. That's where every current Chonk lives, and where your license comes from.
Patreon
New Chonks every month, the Download Page, the Welcome Pack and your license, all in one place. Older Chonks are in the Patreon Shop, with a member discount.
MyMiniFactory
Selected Chonks to buy one at a time. Paid Scouts also get each month's files added to their MMF library after the month ends.
Visit MyMiniFactoryTroubleshooting
Most problems are a setting away from fixed. If yours isn't here, the Discord has seen worse.
The joints fused together.
First, give it a gentle wiggle at each joint. New flexis are often just stiff. If they're properly stuck, it's usually first-layer squish or too much flow. Re-slice from the 3MF with the project's settings kept, and check your first-layer height and flow against your printer's calibration.
The tail snapped off when I flexed it.
Let the print cool fully, then flex each segment a little at a time instead of bending the whole tail in one go. If it keeps happening, check your filament. PLA is what the presets are tuned for, and old or damp filament gets brittle.
The tail has filed a complaint.
My first layer won't stick.
Clean the plate. Fingerprints are the usual suspect. The presets were tested on a textured PEI plate, so a different plate surface may need its own settings. Then re-run your printer's bed leveling and first-layer calibration.
There's stringing between the segments.
Stringing is usually damp filament or temperature. Dry the filament and try again with the 3MF's own settings. A little stringing between segments usually breaks free when you wiggle the joints.
My printer isn't a P1S. Will it still work?
Yes. The STL works in any slicer on any FDM printer. The 3MF presets are tuned for my Bambu Lab P1S, so on another printer, treat them as a starting point and check them against your setup. Print times will vary too.
Results may vary. So will the Chonk.
The file pack is missing something.
Each pack should have the 3MF, the STL, a ReadMe and, for newer Chonks, the Collector Card. If something's missing, download it again from the Download Page. Still missing? Ask in the GoodChonk HQ Discord or message me on Patreon.
How do I change the colors? Optional
Recolor in Bambu Studio's Objects tab by selecting parts one at a time. Don't use the Paint tool.
Bambu Studio asked about keeping project or modified values. Which one? Optional
Keep the project's settings. That matches my tested setup.