Exploded NSD dome for 3D printing 1.0.0

@cjorgensenmd   I printed these pieces but am having an extremely difficult time gluing them together. I have tried 5-minute epoxy, and cyanoacrylate glue, and even tried using gorilla duct tape to hold the pieces together to allow the glue to set, but the pieces fall apart each time (especially the "middle" ring). Any tips on how to do this? Clamps do not fit well over the curved areas.

I haven't printed this yet but i have some experience in 3d printing, what glue are you using? i printed a Storm trooper helmet which was 14 pieces and i keyed joining edges before using cheapo superglue from Toolstation the gel one, i used small bull dog clips and used blue masking tape in some areas as extra support i did have to hold some pieces until the glue started curing you can get this spray to instantly activate superglue but i cant remember the name,sorry if this is no help at all, good luck.

Anyone having the issues when trying to print these that the models are upside done when loaded into cura?

yeah i had this i had to re arrange them on  the print bed but as they make a circle you need to make sure you have supports on as they do not sit flat on the bed,  i will be starting to print  these over the weekend and i will be using 15% infill on mine, 

I ended up welding them all together with a soldering iron. In retrospect, I should have designed then with keys. In cura, you can flip the part orientation fairly easily until it prints in a normal manner

Very nice file. My life would be so much easier if there was a Shawcraft version of this!

Thank you so much for these files, I Printed these, 10% Fill, Using Stock Artillery X1

I reoriented the pieces for my printer. I have a 300 x 300 bed so it offered a bit more options to print. Did not need any support for any of them

All the base pieces,  8 of them printed nicely orientated how "flat" as per their final position. took an average of 11.5 hours for each piece

Middle Pieces, 7 of them were all printed flat, they were an average of 13.5 hours each. Printing them flat crates circles so I had to use filler to get rid of them

the Top piece took 15.5 hrs.

Total printing Time was just shy of 200 hours.

Assembly

Used a block sander to make all the parts flat and also give something to "bite" to. I used dolor store "super glue" and it worked really well

The base was really easy, used bull clips to keep them together,

The middle layer was a bit more interesting. I went in two pieces at a time based on the pattern (the lines ans extending "squares" and assembled them to the base matching the base lines.
That ended up creating a small gap in some cases to the adjacent piece and one "larger" one at the back but as this was a flat area, it can be filled out to be hidden 

Top Piece went in very well

Used wood filler for all the lines and then sanded everything.

Here is the finished product

Thank you for a great file

I working on printing this out now.  I have the bottom ring finished and a few of the middle sections printed as well.  I can't wait to fully assemble it.

Have people been printing this as a positive to make a fibreglass dome mold and then dome from, or using it as a printed dome, as is? I've printed a couple of R2 units, so thought a printed Dalek dome wouldn't be much different than the head of an R2. 

@LowKey   So far, mainly the latter.

I used mine as a plug for fibreglass:)