PrintrBot Simple Damper Spacer

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Super simple spacer/damper for PrintrBot Simple Metal. The concept revolves around printing 2 of these and placing them under your PB Simple to effectively reduce the noise generated by vibrations through reduced contact area. Since PB Simple is fully metal, sound waves are easily transmitted but this arrangement minimizes the contact surface between the printer's base and the object it supports. This idea has been initially tested on PLA filament, but I have not yet attempted printing it with TPU, which would likely be a better choice due to its rubber-like properties. A test print was successfully completed at .25 layer height with 15% infill in PLA, but further testing is needed in TPU. If you've had the chance to try this out, please let me know if any notable differences were observed. This design was created using Tinkercad and can be edited online at https://www.tinkercad.com/things/b6W5FVS1Tyn