My 3D printed helmet project warped overnight in my garage

I was printing a Mandalorian helmet for a costume, got the main shell done after 48 hours. Left it in my garage in Chicago to cool, but the temp dropped way more than I thought. Woke up and the whole visor area had a major bend, like an inch out of shape. I tried a heat gun to fix it, but that just made one side sag. Now the piece is basically scrap and I haven't touched the printer in two months. Has anyone salvaged a big warped print without starting over?

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robertb307d ago

Man that's rough, but honestly I've never seen a warp that bad get fixed. Once the plastic's memory gets set like that, you're fighting a losing battle. I'd just bite the bullet and reprint it, maybe bring the bed inside to cool next time. Sucks to lose that much print time though.

quinnmitchell7d ago

Yeah, that's a total loss.