Zip Stitch- At Home Stitches Alternative
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I accidentally cut myself fixing my printer, so I made my printer fix me. It was on my finger which this is too large for, but trying to print on that small of a scale didn't work (yet). Instead, I decided to scale it up a bit for more serious cuts if they need air to dry. This thing is meant to be an alternative to a lofty hospital bill for those wishing not to go, or unable to go. This thing takes 10 minutes to print and is 2cm long parallel to a cut, is fairly durable, and features a locking mechanism that snaps together for easy removal. Wash your hands before removing from the bed and putting it on!! Tolerances are a bit tight, I didn't want to sacrifice rigidity bit made it as low profile as I could. It may require a bit of encouragement with a utility knife on the inside corners of the thing that holds the zip mechanism because I haven't been able to kick the slightly rounded corner 3D printers make. After that, it may take some loosening up by repeatedly inserting and removing one zip at a time to make sure it removes smooth. Adhesive.. My grandpa told me he used superglue over deep cuts back in the day, but it's 2021 and we have 3D printers! Instead of that, the superglue would go underneath the base of the zip head and zip holder. I debated making the base wider so medical tape can be wrapped around it, but kind of defeated the purpose of keeping surrounding skin open to air. Drumdevil suggested in the comments double-sided medical tape can go underneath if you have that. I am open to adding extra width to the base if only regular medical tape is had. Suggestions are open as this is a work in progress and I might add other sizes, but multiple can be printed and lined up for now. This is a 3D print-friendly design, but the concept has already existed. I just can't find the actual product anywhere. This thing mainly uses default printer settings as shown in the images, I'm going to continue to experiment with finer lines that can be used with default nozzles. No supports are needed. Level your bed for best accuracy, mesh leveling on Alex's custom firmware produced excellent results. Print with a skirt to help with sluggish filament movement at the start.
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