A new form of reinforcement to strengthen your prints. The "Lucius Gale"

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Lucius Gales function like reinforcing bars in concrete or roving fibers in fibreglass layups, being 3 mm holes crosswise to the 3D print layers. These holes are used to tie all layers together structurally by gluing a post-print ABS filament using acetone or ABS slurry. The more Lucius Gales utilized, the stronger and less prone to splitting the printed object becomes. Named in honor of a grandfather instrumental in the second transcontinental railroad, these strengthening features have been proven to outperform prints without them in a test. A well-documented .scad file showcases an example cube with eight Lucius Gales, useful for structural parts. Drilling 3 mm holes alone may not yield the same benefits, as it requires infill.