HAPPY PIRATE PEN/KNIFE WITH SECRET MAP COMPARTMENT

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<p>For those places where weapons are OK, but writing instruments are for sissies!&nbsp;<br><br>There's a hiding place in the hilt for a treasure map too, (or if you must, that latest poem you are working on that you want to keep secret from your pirate companions).<br><br>With a blade that could have been forged in ice, complete with the Happy Pirate stamped as evidence of authenticity, your enemies will shrink away in terror.<br><br>Before your adventures begin however, there's a bit of building to do.<br><br>The blade is a simple print - I use 0.2mm layer heights with PrusaSlicer set to 0.2mm QUALITY. &nbsp; PETG would be preferred to keep the "spring" preserved - mine is in PLA, and is perfectly fine, but after quite a lot of testing, I have bent the spring outwards a bit to provide a bit more pressure on the clip - you can easily do that by dipping it in a cup of boiling water for a few seconds and then bending to your preferred shape.</p><p>The Pen is a standard Bic-type Biro inner, cut to 70mm long (this has the potential to be a bit messy, so don't do it on your mum's best table cloth.) - The opening is deliberately tight and becomes too tight in printing - just twirl a drill bit in it by hand (or a bit of sandpaper on a toothpick) to make it a firm press fit.</p><p>The blade guard is best printed with a bit of support in the opening (PrusaSlicer's paint-on smart fill is brilliant for this). &nbsp;I have printed one without support and in reality couldn't tell the difference as my printer easily bridged the width of the opening, so the choice is yours.</p><p>The handle/case is also best printed with a tiny bit of support, standing vertically on a small raft. &nbsp;Again, I used paint-on smart fill in Prusa slicer to identify the 1mm surface at the opening of the handle and used support in conjunction with a two layer raft. &nbsp;I've printed half a dozen of them in testing without a failure so really recommend that!<br><br><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/128589/rich_content/63f8a93c-3c87-4fa5-b1ab-4d96434ce42c/22-02-04-at-11-59-58.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%2230c216ed-04df-469e-8780-ec3b8508417e%22%2C%22w%22%3A1350%2C%22h%22%3A1080%7D"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/128589/rich_content/da4a2273-bea9-4dfa-95cf-72921f4131a9/22-02-04-at-12-01-10.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%2208c186b0-df8c-44fb-b053-5773367d072e%22%2C%22w%22%3A1350%2C%22h%22%3A1080%7D"><br>&nbsp;</p><p>This was created for a PrusaPrinters flash competition and while I've tested a few versions it hasn't been developed as far as I would prefer. &nbsp;Therefore - if you have any issues at all with printing or final assembly I would GREATLY appreciate your feedback so that I can address them!</p><p>&nbsp;</p>