New support structure for the e-NABLE Phoenix hand palm

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An alternative support structure for the e-NABLE Phoenix hand palm has been designed. This innovative alternative provides several benefits over the traditional palm with supports:\n1) The support structure can be easily removed by hand without tools in one swift operation\n2) Eliminates the risk of shards of plastic flying across the room when smashing out the standard support structure\n3) Usually no sharp edges remain to be cleaned up\n4) Slightly less filament is used compared to the original design\n5) Printing time is reduced with this design\nPrint Settings:\nPrinter Brand: RepRap Printer Model: Folger RepRap 2020 Prusa i3 Rafts: Not required Supports: No need for supports Resolution: Layers set at 0.2mm Infill: 35% of the material is used for infill Notes: This design can be used to replace the existing palm with supports available from http://www.enablecommunityfoundation.org/designs/phoenix-hand/\nDesign Process:\nThe original left/right palm (without supports) was imported into Tinkercad and a section was removed from the top of a cube to form the roof of the support. An air gap of 0.5mm was created between the support roof and the palm ceiling in the 100% scaled version. This design is considered a variant of Jason Bryant's original concept, designed to make assembly easier, faster, and safer.