isshin ryu Kusarigama_chain weight part _hollow for Flexible PLA

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<p>Dear All,</p> <p>the chain weight part of the kusarigama from the Isshin ryu adopting an octogonal shape- there I am strongly inspired from a real part BUT it may be bigger because the originals are made of metal (as the chain)- If I did that I am not sure it will be enough to pull or drive the chain (in practice this will be a string not a chain).<br/> Some kusarigama of other ryu (martial art school) for practice do possess a chain and a weight made of oak wood and not metal. I have one. :)</p> <p>I choose an octogonal shape, made it hollow TO BE PRINTED with a Flexible PLA or a TPU. Use printing parameter that allow you to print thick skin walls. and use higher Infill value.</p> <p>Why? because it needs to be flexible to avoid injuring your sparring partner right!<br/> You may print it in rigid plastic but do not do that.</p> <p>Please let me any comment if you printed it and tried it for practice and let me know!<br/> Update done in tpu natural fdm worked great but half the size. Only 20g. Need more weight.<br/> I also ironed the side to strengthen the columns.</p> <p>Best Regards</p> <p>Dr_Froggy_rD</p> Category: Sport & Outdoors