K-Cup Recycler v6

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This is a remix of my 1st K-Cup recycler. [Original Model](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4247578) The two main differences with this version are: 1. Elongated finger grips to help turn the Gripper. Easier for weak fingers. 2. A blade guard to hide the blade while retracted. Considering some people may prefer the old version without the elongated grips, I decided to post this as a separate model. As before, The only two parts that are not printed are the standard household razor blade and a ball-point pen spring (5mm x 30mm). You must glue the retainer (orange) to the gripper ring (dark purple). This is the only part that needs to be glued. If you don't, it will fly apart when you try to eject your cut lid. See pictures describing where to place glue. The "Print All" file will print the entire project. However, each individual component is also loaded in case you want to vary colors or reprint one damaged part. [v6 in action](https://youtu.be/uOaDPQGgUpI) Update 12/31/20: I was having some razor blade slippage with my original tray. I've upgraded the tray with a deeper razor cut-out and and a tapered edge to hold the blade down at the outside edge. This changes how you insert the razor blade. It should be inserted at the outside edge first, then snapped down into place. See picture. This holds the blade far better. I just hope all brands of razor blades have the same dimensions. I haven't tried any others yet.