Mini Articulating Spine Keychain

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These print-in-place “mini spines” are fun to print and feel really weird to hold and move. Use them as keychains, fidget spines, or offbeat decorations. Two five-vertebrae chains are included, one with a loop at the top and one without. Separate vertebrae are provided to make your own chain as long as you want! See here for text embossed vertebrae that can be added to your design: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4916377. See here for video: https://youtu.be/bVlRynm7T5Y The spines must be printed as oriented, with the spinous processes point up. Changing the orientation of the file will result in improper printing of the inner ball joint between adjacent vertebrae. The transverse processes that stick out sideways to not need support. Therefore, you only need to support the base of the vertebral bodies and the “loop” if you are printing files with a top loop. In order to adequately support the curved bottom surface of the vertebral body, try raising the object 3mm off of the build plate, and using the “Line” support in Cura, with the density increased to 40%. After printing there will be some small adhesions on the inside ball joint and in the facet joints. Just do some gentle spinal mobilization and they will release and move freely. Be sure to let your print fully cool first! If the plastic is still soft, the connector may break when you try to move it. To build your own, import the number and types of vertebrae that you’ll need to the same origin point within your software of choice. Leave the top vertebrae at the origin, and move the rest of the vertebrae back in increments of 15mm (i.e. move the second vertebrae 15mm, the third vertebra 30mm, and so on.) You can make the spine as long as you want, limited only by the size of your build plate. Note that these are not anatomically correct! For design purposes, each vertebra is modelled off of the same vertebra, L3. The vertebral foramen has been filled in to provide strength and minimize overhangs, and the articular processes have been considerably reshaped to allow smooth movement. Here are more of my anatomical designs you might enjoy: Novelty: Wearable Spine: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4982223 Skull Jewelry Set: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4980129 Happy Halloween Spine: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4979522 Eyeball Windchime: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4978632 Fingerbone Windchime: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4962956 Skull Windchime: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4962814 Creepy Custom Embossed Spine: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4916377 Mini Articulating Spine Keychain: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4891846 Big Bowl O’ Back Bones: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4881377 Vertebral Stacking Blocks: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4868387 Anatomically Correct Voronoi Heart: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4636146 Vertebrae with Secret Compartment: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4633188 Brain Puzzle: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4158232 Anatomical Heart Puzzle: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4146688 Educational: 6-Piece Magnetic Female Pelvis Model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4946668 Fryette’s Laws Teaching Tool: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4887712 Hip and Pelvis Model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4875641 Flexible Three-Quarter Spine Model with Display Stand: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4863003 Full Size Anatomically Correct Human Foot Model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4849504 Full Size Anatomically Correct Human Hand Model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4841107 Full Size Anatomically-Correct 18-Piece Magnetic Human Skull Model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4830026 Full-sized Anatomically Correct Articulating Spine: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4801717 Articulating Lumbar Vertebrae: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4637241