Paper Pot Maker - Seed Starting Pots from Newspaper, Zero Waste Gardening, No Supports (OpenSCAD)

Make free, biodegradable seedling pots from old newspaper. Plant the whole pot out later: the paper rots away and the roots aren't disturbed. HOW TO USE • Cut a strip of newspaper about 10 cm wide and wrap it round the former, with about 2 cm hanging off the bottom. • Fold the overhang in over the end of the former. • Push the former into the base and twist: the ridges crimp the bottom flat. Slide the pot off and fill it with compost. DETAILS • Makes 50 mm pots up to about 60 mm tall; base 82 mm across with a wide foot. • Prints with no supports: both parts stand upright, the handle tapers in at 45 degrees and the ridges stand straight up. • Bambu Studio: 2 h 11, 73 g for both parts. CUSTOMIZE (OpenSCAD) Pot diameter, former length and the paper gap in the base. Designed with AI assistance (OpenSCAD). Rendered images; not printed yet.