Cane Slicing Guide

Polymer clay cane slicing guides: a strip with thin ribs across it, one every slice thickness, so a cane laid along it slices evenly by dropping the blade between the ribs. One per thickness from 1 to 5 mm or your own, each with its size on a tab.

Customise it in your browser, then download a print-ready STL, or a multi-colour 3MF. No CAD skills needed.

About the Cane Slicing Guide

Polymer clay cane slicing guides: a strip with thin ribs across it, one rib every slice thickness. Lay the cane along the guide and drop your blade between the ribs for slices that are all the same thickness. One guide per thickness, each with its size on a tab at the end.

Cane Slicing Guide: a customisable 3D print, shown at its starting settings

What you can change

Type your own slice thicknesses.
Pick its colour.
Adjust length, width, rib height and base thickness.

What you download

An STL or 3MF for any slicer.

Printing it

Prints flat with no supports. Use a 0.4 mm nozzle for the 1 mm guide's ribs; thinner ribs than that won't print.

Ideas for using it

Even slices for millefiori earrings.
Matching slices for a cane-covered pen or pot.
Practice canes sliced at a few thicknesses to compare.

Questions

How thin can it go?

Down to 1 mm with a 0.4 mm nozzle: the ribs are 0.8 mm wide or less. Below that the ribs would be too fine to print.

Does it need supports?

No: it prints flat, ribs up.

Which printers and slicers does it work with?

Any FDM printer. The STL opens in every slicer; the 3MF keeps the colours as separate parts in Bambu Studio, Orca Slicer, PrusaSlicer and Cura. Pick your printer in the designer to check it fits the plate.

Can I sell what I make?

On Pro and Ultimate you can sell the prints you make, for example on Etsy or at craft fairs, for as long as your membership is active: if it ends, stop selling them. On Free and Maker, print it for yourself or give it as a gift. The STL and 3MF files themselves are never for sharing or selling.