Complex Chain Mail – Möbius Elastic by patdunne

Complex Chain Mail – Möbius Elastic

patdunne

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Published on June 1, 2011

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Your creativity is your only limitation when designing complex engineered textiles or chainmails. In this example, a 3 sided Möbius link not only generates an interesting structure but actually generates an “elastic” network of links each can be stretched when pulled in a all directions.

Consider chainmail's that transition into plates, chainmail's where the links get progressively thicker in regions enabling controlled zones of opacity and flexibility.

The application of spikes to every link combined with hooks for quick release and fastening, enables some interesting novel textiles for applications in fashion. I might upload my " MacroFur" design if i can find it.

Feel free to download - Enjoy!

Pat

Instructions

Build on a 3D Printer. Preferably SLS as there are no support structures to deal with. Double Scan the cross-sections to get dense ballistic grade nylon isotropic mechanical properties.

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patdunne on June 2, 2011 said:

Ok I figured it out - the file management system does not like the correct spelling of "M
Ã¶bius" so i renamed everything "Mobius" - it's a good thing there are not many engineers in Germany!

patdunne on June 1, 2011 said:

I have re meshed the stl so its now gone from 30mb to 9mb - hopefully that will resolve issues on download and graphic render -

Note to self: When creating stl's of chain mail files optimize the mesh resolution of each link before replication -

schmarty on June 1, 2011 said:

It looks like there was an error while uploading the file. Maybe a hiccup with Amazon S3.

I hate to ask you to re-upload it, but right now Thingiverse doesn't have the file. :)

DaveD on June 1, 2011 said:

Anybody else getting access denied messages on this one file?

Other Things seem to be ok but I can't download this one STL.. :(

PieterBos on June 1, 2011 said:

Same here 'access denied' :'(

merlinjim on June 1, 2011 said:

You can do this by hand if your rings are at least 3/8" for 14ga wire (smaller rings don't have enough internal space)

I never made a big piece of this because it's hard...

Take three rings, one closed and two open. Put the closed on so an open one goes through it and close that open one. Take the last open one and put it through both existing rings.

Make four of those; then re-open the rings in the middle one
and attach one ring to one ring of each of the others. Rinse and repeat to create a sheet.

There's probably a way to do it without opening and closing so many rings; I can't visualize the topography to make it happen however. I guess in theory you would just make every other one ahead of time, a
nd link three together with three open rings at a time...

patdunne on June 1, 2011 said:

Put down the medieval hand making approach and use 3D printers. I've printed an entire mobius chainmail (with 3 spikes on every link) jacket on an SLS System. it has a tendency to gather leaves.