Hidden Blade Part Mods

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Improvements are being made to some of Stonedge's Hidden Blade parts. MainBody: Channels have been added to inner walls to reduce friction with outer blade latches. Recessed sinks for M3 Hexnuts have also been added on the bottom of bolt support holes. Printing this part with support is recommended. Gear Ratchet: The ratchet system has been redesigned to feature rotating latch locks. This reduces the torque necessary for the gear to retract/reverse and improves the strength of lock with gear for forward rotation. The string pull distance has been slightly increased, by less than 5mm. Authored for CCW locked rotation, simply mirror the Wheel_Z part about the XZ plane to support CW rotation. Two M2 x 12mm bolts with hex nuts are required, which should be inserted through the bottom of the wheel. To apply outward force on the RatchetLocks, a small rubber band can be balled up and stuck between the two ratchet locks. As long as they extend outward and protrude from the central wheel column, it will work fine.