Children's Loom 16,5 x 22 cm

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<p>This is the 3D printed version of the popular children's loom.</p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><p>This loom consists of 6 parts, but only 4 are essential (I hope I got all terms right- if someone knows better, feel free to comment).</p> <ul> <li>The <b>Frame</b>: The yarn can be mounted to one hole on the side and then threaded up and down between the merlons, while the head is installed, in the pit.</li> <li>The <b>Head</b>: is used to lift the yarn by rotating it in its pit.</li> <li>The <b>Shuttle</b> transports the yarn.</li> <li>The <b>Reed</b> is used to move and press the yarn down.</li> </ul> The optional parts: <ul> <li>The <b>Reed-Socket</b> can be used to place the reed upright permanently under the yarn.</li> <li>The <b>Thread Lock</b> can be clipped over the upper merlons to avoid unthreading.</li> </ul><p>The components all together fit onto the MK3S heatbed and don't need any supports, if paced correctly. Particularily the head components need to be rotated 45° with the flat side facing down.</p> <p>A 0.3mm layer hight is also more than sufficient. There are no fine detailed parts in this design. The pit for the head part becomes a bit steppy, which showed to be useful as the rough surface better holds the head part in place, when rotated under tension.</p> <p>I decided (and recommend) printing the loom in PETG. The problem I encountered with PLA is, that the heatbed is 10°C colder on the edges. As this print nearly fills the whole printing space, some PLAs tend to warp and lift up on the edges. I guess, increasing the overall bed temperature would be an alternative remedy, but I personally do like PETG just a bit more than PLA, anyway.</p>