Panfish Swimbait with Ball Joints

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I'm literally printing this prototype as I type this out. I found some files on ball and socket joints that I added to a sunfish lure in Fusion 360. This lure has three holes for BB's and with an eighty percent infill, it should sink. I'll post pictures once the print is finished. UPDATE 4/6/20: My second prototype came out well. I printed it small and rough on purpose just as a test run. Next, I'll print it bigger and use a layer height of .10 or .15 instead of .30. UPDATE 4/7/20: Prototype one point three was a great success. I printed it much bigger and used a layer height of 0.12. My first try printing just used a brim, but it came off the print bed. So, I ended up using a raft, which added to the print time, but gave me a better print overall. Unfortunately, the size I used did not allow me to put any BB's into the print, so I plan on tying a couple of lead weights to the lure or jigging it up specially depending on where we fish tomorrow. I also plan on oiling up the joints before we go to give myself a little extra movement. By trimming the balls and moving the sockets around, I was able to get each piece to move very freely for plastic-on-plastic contact.