Cufflink Customizer - No support, No Glue, No hassle

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A customisable cufflink thing that can be made to your choice with any wording or initials you like. Update Added an option for text to appear right at the end of the cufflink. NB: For now, lowercase letters with tails (gjpqy) won't work as intended, but all other letters and uppercase letters do. A customisable cufflink thing that can be made to your choice with any wording or initials you like. No extra material needed, no gluing hassle involved. Design Notes I'm not a fan of having to use support materials or deal with glues. I wanted a design where you could just print one piece and be done. Letters placed on the bottom base can sometimes get squished in when printing the first layer. If letters are printed upwards, then their backing needs to be bridged, which means more complicated settings - you either need support materials or have a huge risk of your object getting broken. Side view The way I've set it up, the text is angled and it seems like that's the best position for printing them. When viewed from above you get an almost ideal look, free of extraneous flaws - no wasted ink in strange patterns. Support Options The model is created with support material completely unnecessary - all 45 degree extensions have been made carefully only where really necessary, yet letters remain looking crisp and defined as ever before Printer settings It's my personal printer preference to use a nozzle setting size double on my standard .8 mm and 0.15 mm for height. Thanks Major thanks to HarlanDMii