Aeroplane shaped attachment for cutlery (see instructions)

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This is a specially designed aeroplane for attaching a spoon or fork or knife at the end of it. Makes for a great simple print for your kids (or yourselves if you're avgeek enough!). This does require a customised hole to be made on the slicer prior to printing. This is because of all cutlery having various different sized handles. Please see the instructions below: 1. Find cutlery that has a flat handle with no bulges or large change in width 2. Measure height/width/length of the part of the cutlery you want to be inside the aeroplane 3. In your slicer, right click on the aeroplane STL, click "Add Negative Part", resize and insert the proportions of the measurement you made earlier. NOTE: Add .2 mm in the measurements and this'll ensure that you have a tight fit where you can insert/remove cutlery and there's enough 'grippiness' to still eat with it. 4. reposition the negative part so that it is in there lengthways in from the nose of the aircraft. If the cutlery is too long or wide, the aircraft can be resized as necessary. You can resize just the width and it'll still look overall like an aeroplane 5. If the back of the modifier sticks out of the empennage of the aeroplane, please use the design with the wider empennage. 6. Ensure supports are off!!!!!! Most 3D printers should be able to bridge the top of the opening quite easily. 7. Print - PETG may be preferred to help with temperature with hot foods. 8. Attach the cutlery to the spoon. You can either, press fit it (if the dimensions you entered in the modifier were correct). Alternatively, you can use superglue to insert cutlery, or use a slightly smaller modifier, then heat the back of the cutlery till it gets hot, then insert it into the aeroplane. Once the spoon cools, this'll create a more permanent fit. 9. Enjoy! Please ensure you don't put it in a dishwasher as 3D printed items will not handle the temperatures. There are 2 files. The thicker design is there incase the cutlery is wider and does not fit all the way into the aeroplane. Please experiment, resize and use as necessary. Feel free to leave a comment if any issues arise. Any feedback is appreciated. If the instructions don't make sense, a clearer set of instructions with pictures or a video can be made. Have fun!

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