RopeSnap - Tent line tensioner

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Are you fed up with those cumbersome line tensioners that are too bulky, demand complicated knots, get misplaced, or break and bend easily? RopeSnap puts an end to all these issues and does so with style. It comes in two versions, one with a closed side and the other with an open side. The open side allows for attachment to a rope without threading the line's end through any holes, while the closed version provides extra strength. Attaching to the line's end is done using the simplest knot available, and the resulting knot will fit partially inside the tensioner. Designed and tested specifically with 3mm paracord and elastic rope. It prints without supports in about 10 minutes on my Creality Ender 3. Printing with biodegradable PLA means that losing it in nature is not a big deal. To attach to a rope, tie an overhand knot to the line's end, thread the line through the hole at the tensioner's end from the bottom side, and then thread the returning line through the second hole and the teeth. To adjust the tension, simply tilt the tensioner so that the line can move freely and snap it back when the desired tightness is achieved.