Business Card Glider

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You know the inner struggle that comes with ordering business cards and seeing that 1000 cards cost only $2 more than the 250 cards you really need, but you think "why on earth would I need so many cards?". Maybe this business card glider will come to your rescue. The glider features a handy rubber-band launcher for high-speed acrobatics. Both pieces print together standing upright, with little bridges connecting them that help support each other while printing. Just snip them apart after printing. Print Settings Printer Brand: MakerGear Printer: M2 Rafts: Doesn't Matter Supports: No Resolution: 0.2mm Infill: 50-70% Notes: Aside from the weighted nose, the fuselage prints up pretty much solid independent of the infill percentage. Therefore, you can trim the weight of the nose by varying the infill. I used 65% infill, but it'll depend a little bit on the weight of your cards. Post-Printing You'll need three business cards (3.5" x 2.0") and one rubber band to make this glider fly. Take one of the cards and fold it down the middle for the V-tail. Folding is easier if you first scribe the fold-line with a small screwdriver tip. Slide the folded card into the tail section. A barb in the slot should hold the card in place, but if it wants to come loose, just put a piece of tape across the underside of the card, taping it to the tail section. Slide the other two cards into the wing slots at the angle shown. Small nubs in the slots create a friction fit, but if your cards want to come loose, just tape the underside of each wing to the printed wing stub. You may need to trim the flight surfaces, bending the trailing edges up or down, to help level out the flight. And as always, never aim the glider at people, pets, or siblings.