PLA DRAG CHAIN ALTERNATIVE

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THIS IS MY ADAPTATION FOR 3D PRINTING DRAG CHAINS IN PLA. DESPITE YEARS OF TRIALS, NO DESIGN HAS EVER YIELDED SUCCESSFUL RESULTS - BUT THIS TYPE SEEMS TO WORK BY REPLACING SPLIT DRAG CHAIN LINKS WITH A SINGLE LOOP. WIRES CAN ONLY BE WOVEN THROUGH EACH LOOP. I BELIEVE THIS DESIGN WILL THRIVE ON BIGGER PRINTERS AND CNC MACHINES. ANOTHER IDEA IS TO ADD A HOLDER LOOP FOR WIRES, BUT EACH LINK WOULD NEED TO BE PRINTED AT 45 DEGREES TO PRESERVE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AFTER SUPPORT REMOVAL. IF YOU'VE REACHED THIS POINT AND THINK IT'S WORTH THE EFFORT, LEAVE A COMMENT. I WILL THEN SHARE A FILE WITH A HOLDER LOOP AT THE TOP.