Gearhart sock knitting machine cylinder and ribber

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This is a sock knitting machine cylinder with customizable slots, so you can print out as many different sized cylinders as you'd like to have now. This one is based on a Gearhart cylinder because I didn't have any other option, but I made the code easy to understand and update so it can be modified to fit other machines too. I printed out a 60 tooth cylinder and tested it on my machine (check out the photos). The fit isn't quite perfect yet, but that may be due more to the material (PLA is more flexible than pot metal) rather than to the model. The measurements for my print are unchanged from the defaults in the model. When printing, I'd recommend using supports for both the bottom and the spring slot. I didn't use supports for the one cylinder I've printed so far, and needed to do a fair amount of cleanup before the spring would fit into the slot. I've now added a ribber (not sure if Customizer is working properly yet -- I can't get it to show me a preview of only the ribber or only the cylinder, though my code matches the documentation as best I can tell). If you know what's wrong with it, let me know! I'm not 100% sure the fin for cylinder/ribber alignment on the bottom of the ribber is in the right place -- I tried to line it up with a slot. It's also possible that this placement may vary depending on your cylinder or other variables, so I'm considering ways to make it adjustable. I printed out a new 60 tooth cylinder and tested it on my machine again (check out the photos). The fit is still not perfect yet, but that may be due more to the material than to the model. I added a ribber to my print job and am now testing how well it works with my knitting machine. I've updated the ribber so that it can be printed in two parts: one for the cylinder and another for the needles. This will make it easier to use on different machines. Let me know if you have any problems with this update!