Cutaway, Hollow Elements
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A collection of pieces for building polyhedral shells. Derived from http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5961. The original pieces took a while to print. This version reduces plastic, and therefore print time. I've been using these pieces to print out lamp-shades ( with http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7857 ). The thinner pieces might be a bit better for diffusing light. The .scad file can be modified to produce different polygons, different sizes of hinge, and different depths of cutaway. models.zip contains several pieces : -- octagon, hexagon, pentagon, square, triangle -- hollow and cutaway -- a range of hinge sizes depending on shape size to adjust hinge strength The good : -- less plastic -- faster prints -- symmetric hinges -- range of hinge sizes to balance strength and ease of assembly -- fun with glow-in-the-dark ABS : https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_KLnvj61OxTo/Tbh6JxKqlkI/AAAAAAAACqc/RJWNnHgdTYo/DSCF2997.gif The bad : -- fragile hinges ( depending on printer calibration ) -- overly tight hinges ( depending on printer calibration ) -- large force required to assemble larger hinges
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