Hexagon Shelf Connectors

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For a comprehensive guide on constructing these shelves, visit my Instructables at this link: [Custom Hexagon Shelves](https://www.instructables.com/id/Custom-Hexagon-Shelves-Using-3D-Printing/) \r\n\r\nCreate your own custom hexagon shelves! I aimed to build a set of robust and entertaining shelves for our home, so I decided to design my own hexagon shelves. Each component was printed with 3 walls using a 0.4 mm nozzle and 20% infill to make the vertical walls solid and as strong as possible without printing the parts completely solid.\r\n\r\nThese connectors are designed to hold 1" thick dimensional lumber, though you may need to adjust them slightly to fit your specific materials. With minimal sanding, these parts had a snug fit on unfinished 1" x 8" premium pine boards. Each branch of the connectors also features a countersink hole sized to fit a #6 wood screw.\r\n\r\nAs you design your shelf, you will need to print a connector for the front and back of each corner. In the finished shelf, I used 16 of the triple connectors and 24 of the double connectors, which used a total of about 1 kg of filament.\r\n\r\nMy preferred aspect of this style of shelf is that you can utilize two basic parts and some wood to design any hexagonal pattern you want, so have fun with it! Good luck!\r\n\r\nNote: The original files were exported in centimeters, resulting in the parts being off by a factor of 10 in most slicers. I've replaced those files with new ones exported in millimeters. Everything should be correct now, and I apologize for the mistake!\r\n\r\nUpdate: Added a part sized for 20 mm wood based on a request. They are sized exactly for 20 mm, so you may need to sand the boards or adjust the part up a tiny bit to ensure everything fits correctly. Enjoy!