Headless Gourd Shaped Pocket Size Ukulele for 200mm Printers

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Some folks have asked about printing my gourd-shaped ukuleles (for example, http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1868201) on smaller printers since the unibody design requires delta-style printers that can print the unit vertically with a height of approximately 500mm and dimensions of 200mm x 100mm in the X-Y plane. Although accommodating smaller printers is anticipated in my Gugulele scripts (https://github.com/bguan/gugulele), it may be unclear to casual users how to adjust the parameters for this purpose. To clarify, I have created a pocket-sized ukulele model with a scale length of 280mm (~11") that can be printed on printers with dimensions of at least 200mm x 200mm x 50mm in Print Size (X Y Z), and it is designed to be printed horizontally. The individual pieces are meant to be glued together. The through-body grooves have been added for two carbon fiber rectangular rods (such as http://www.acpsales.com/.125-x-.325-Rectangular-Rod.html) that can counter the strain from string tension. The tuner holes are placed at the tail end, and the design is compatible with most ukulele and guitar tuners ranging in price from $5 to $50 units, but some trimming may be necessary. I have not yet printed or assembled this particular model, so please let me know if you have successfully made one.