Durafly Tundra Snow Skis

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I really love https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1862996, but unfortunately, they don't fit on my print bed, and I detest gluing or welding things together. This model was created from scratch in OpenSCAD to closely match workshopbob's fantastic design. These are a bit shorter, and the pivot point is closer to the center of the skis. This model isn't as stylish as the inspiration because I haven't figured out a great way to do all the fillets in OpenSCAD. Nevertheless, they should work perfectly well. I've printed a set, and they look like they will function just fine. Flight testing is yet to come. You'll likely need some support for the side spacer to print correctly. I'm considering rendering the spacer as a separate part so that this can be printed with no support needed. I used .2mm layer height, 7 bottom layers, and 3 top layers, which will give a mostly solid lower ski. Choose whatever infill you trust above that. I went 25% infill, and things seem plenty strong. You'll have to print one ski mirrored in your slicer to get a left/right pair. After printing, I placed the tip up to between the first and second cross support in boiling water for 2.5 minutes, then pressed it into a frying pan with a bunched-up paper towel on top providing pressure into the round edge. I think they turned out extremely well.