Gel Electrophoresis Comb (Utah U Compatible)

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This is a DIY comb for gel electrophoresis based on the gel box instructions by the University of Utah. (https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs/gel/build_gel_box.pdf)\nI work in an Acrylic shop, so I had all necessary materials lying around except Teflon for the gel comb. I decided to print it instead and made a quick model traced from the one in the instructions.\nEnjoy your DIY biohacking project!\nPrint Settings\nPrinter Brand: LulzBot\n \n Printer: TAZ 5\n Rafts: Doesn't Matter\n Supports: No How I Designed This\nFirst, printed out the PDF from Utah U's website to ensure it would fit in the gel carrier at exactly that size. \nThen I imported the PDF into Inkscape and carefully traced over the comb design. I tried using the standard BMP trace feature, but found it sloppy and difficult to work with, so instead opted to draw and duplicate some rectangles on a layer above the image.\nNext, I used the paths-to-openSCAD plugin (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:25036) and subsequently OpenSCAD to generate the resulting STL file.