GraveDigger - TPU 3D-printed shoes

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<p>I made these shoes as a project while I learned grasshopper. Proceed at your own risk. <strong>They're not comfortable, and you may break your ankle in them.</strong></p><p>The design is a TPU torture test for your printer (I used Shore 95A-ish). My unmodified MK3S did fine, not sure how yours will perform.&nbsp;</p><p>Expect to print them a few times and spend 6+ hours with assembly/cleanup.</p><ul><li>Uppers: TPU:&nbsp;<ul><li>Use Prusaslicer's paint on support to put a little support dot on each post.&nbsp;</li><li>You may have to turn/adjust the shoe to get it to fit in a mk3s build envelope.&nbsp;</li><li>I did need support for the upper surface of each foot (see pictures).</li><li>Used a soldering iron to punch in shoelaces holes as desired.&nbsp;</li><li>Also had to use the soldering iron to smooth out the inner surfaces to the TPU blobs wouldn't cut my foot.</li></ul></li><li>Lowers (TPU):&nbsp;<ul><li>Paint a support onto just the bottom surface so it will stick.</li></ul></li><li>Sole (PLA):&nbsp;<ul><li>Don't print it solid. I used 3 x 0.4mm perimeters with a 15% gyroid infill.&nbsp;</li><li>Support in the 3 areas highlighted in the images.</li></ul></li><li>Tread (TPU):&nbsp;<ul><li>Nothing fancy here, had to clean it up with a hobby knife to get some pegs to fit.</li></ul></li><li>Insole: (TPU):&nbsp;<ul><li>13 percent gyroid infill, you may have to tweak based on body weight. You want it pretty stiff.</li><li>Printed in the orientation shown (don't let the support onto the angled edges, or you'll never get it off and it won't fit in the PLA sole.&nbsp;</li><li>Removing this support was a bear and messed up the bottom surface, but you'll never see it.</li></ul></li><li>Shoelaces: 1/8 thin waxed shoelace, I used these from Amazon. They weren't an exact color match: VSUDO Waxed Round Shoelaces, 1/8" Thick Shoe Laces for Oxford or Dress Shoes (2 Pairs-Yellow-140CM)</li><li>Mirror everything to get right/left pairs.</li><li>Sizing (appx): See the image for international sizes.<ul><li><strong>&nbsp;8.5 US womens</strong></li><li><strong>12 US mens</strong></li></ul></li></ul><p>To assemble, glue everything in place with superglue.&nbsp;</p><p>Don't make anyone else wear these, and <strong>don't be surprised when they're not comfortable.</strong></p><p><strong>If you make a pair, please take a picture/video and post it. I'd love to see how they turned out.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>