Claw (Filament Joint)
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<p>Custom Filament jointed claws my Niece and I created as a side project for our print of Lung Oriental Dragon by 7Fish</p><p>*Warning some filaments are flammable, a safer method of melting the ends could be a soldering iron plus flat piece of metal as seen in my 3W grow light project</p><p>*Updated 7/18/2019 to fix interference issues with claw</p><h3>Print Settings</h3><p><strong>Printer Brand:</strong></p><p>Creality</p><p><strong>Printer: </strong></p><p>Ender 3</p><p><strong>Rafts:</strong></p><p>Yes</p><p><strong>Supports: </strong></p><p>Yes</p><p><strong>Filament:</strong> Generic PETG Post-Printing =============</p><p><img src="https://media.printables.com/media/prints/291653/rich_content/f4b02b22-a885-4493-9b62-c2b818ad126e/img_1110.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%229e5802ea-7455-400b-8964-f9626a7ef172%22%2C%22w%22%3A2448%2C%22h%22%3A3264%7D"></p><p><strong>Tools needed to complete (note each claw requires 4 "fingers" to be printed)</strong></p><p> </p><p><img src="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/dd/99/14/3f/84/IMG_1111.JPG"></p><p><strong>Insert 1.75 mm filament through the joints</strong></p><p> </p><p><img src="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/08/1d/ac/93/19/IMG_1113.JPG"></p><p><strong>Trim then apply heat (via flame or other source) - caution some filaments are flammable - a safer method might be to use a soldering iron or other heated object</strong></p><p> </p><p><img src="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/10/ab/0e/fe/65/IMG_1118.JPG"></p><p><strong>Press the end of the heated filament using a metal object</strong></p><p> </p><p><img src="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/e8/b6/dc/d5/79/IMG_1114.JPG"></p><p><strong>With filament ends melted and pressed it forms a fairly robust movable joint</strong></p><p> </p><p><img src="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/74/b7/5a/e5/5d/IMG_1116.JPG"></p><p><strong>Fingers are completed in a similar fashion but filament runs through all 3 front fingers</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Category: Creatures</p>
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