FrodRamp V4 - Pool Ramp for Animals

prusaprinters

The 4th iteration of a pool ramp designed for Frods (frogs), lizards, and other small animals that get stuck in the pool. We're still testing it in various pools around the world, to find out if it has any further flaws. Check out the story here.If you do print it, send me a video or let me know how it goes at through instagram. We still haven't seen an animal actually get saved with it, so please share your experience!Also, it's free to download and print, under the condition that you print 2 and give one to a friend with a pool - to help save more animals! I mean, I won't know if you don't print two, but you'll know you didn't… :pThis version has several improvements over V1, after testing it in multiple pools.Replaced the ladder with a rampChanged the angle of the ladder so non-aboreal animals can still get out.Increased the boyancy of the plarform to support a 230gm animalUpgraded the ladder to be extendable, to work with more pool heightsOptional extender to support more pool variationsCan connect multiple extenders together (like lego)Platform can't disconnect from the ramp anymoreAdded ribs to the pool ledge piece to increase gripUpdated to be printable without supportsPrinting Instructions:I've been increasing the solid layers on the bottom of thenplatform and extender to 6, and the walls to 4 to increase it's water resistance.The main file has 1 extender, but you can print as many as you need to match your pool. You'll likely only need 1 or 2 though.I've included the GCode files with my settings, printing on an MK3s with Filaform PLA+.The rest is pretty straight forward, it shouldn't need supports.Let me know if you have any questions.