My Utility Knife Slim
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Previously, I had made an improved version of an existing knife here on Thingiverse. However, I was wondering if I could make it more compact. Because of this, I remodeled the knife from scratch. Here's what I had in mind: 1. I wanted to make this the most compact knife possible that isn't super flimsy. I made it smaller in every dimension from my previous version. 2. I wanted it to be safe. I made sure that, when retracted, the blade isn't too close to the edge so that it is safer in your pocket. 3. I wanted to make it use as little material as possible. However, instead of just removing material from the design, I made the removed material useful. The knife now features a dual slip system so you can choose between a lighter and a stiffer slide option. Also, I removed material from the blade holder to make it easier to grip. If you are lefty, you can actually just invert the model and it will work perfectly for you. It is as simple as opening the model up in TinkerCAD and dragging one side over the other and bringing it back up to the same overall dimensions. I highly recommend printing this at the highest resolution you can for best function. Printing at 60mm/s, 100% infill, skirt, and 0.12 layer height takes less than an hour and a half on my Ender 3. Using 0.16 layer height takes just over an hour but makes it less smooth.
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