3D-printable Thimble - (14, 16, 18 mm)
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Published on January 3, 2013
Description
A typical 3D printable thimble with dimples and flange. Available in three sizes: 14, 16 and 18 mm inner diameter.
The thimbles in the image are 3D printed at 0.1 mm on a MakerBot Replicator FFF 3D printer.
The thimbles in the image are 3D printed at 0.1 mm on a MakerBot Replicator FFF 3D printer.
Instructions
- Download the STL file for the desired thimble size.
- Import it into the 3D print software
- Scale the model to fit your fingertips
- 3D print it with the whole and flange downwards
CAD-files are also available for anyone who wants to easily modify the thimble. (Rhinoceros .3dm, .SAT and .IGES.
- Import it into the 3D print software
- Scale the model to fit your fingertips
- 3D print it with the whole and flange downwards
CAD-files are also available for anyone who wants to easily modify the thimble. (Rhinoceros .3dm, .SAT and .IGES.
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gcardinal
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March 30, 2013
said:
Great model! What are the exact settings you guys used to printed photographed models?.. I want to try the same settings and compare results. Thanks
stienman
on
January 3, 2013
said:
For those interested, the CAD original is 3DM (Rhino), but IGS and SAT (ACIS) files were also exported and included in the zip.
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3D-printable Thimble - (14, 16, 18 mm) by CreativeTools is licensed under the Attribution - Creative Commons license.
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