Si-Tech Orust gluing jig

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I was wondering how to glue a Si-Tech Orust neck seal system to my diving drysuit. The thing is just flabby, which makes it pretty difficult to get into position and to glue consistently, given that you have only about 20mm gluing surface all around to work with in the first place. I was skeptical about winging it with sticks & clamps. So I made this gluing jig which acts as a stiff support and as a press die of sorts which you can then secure around your drysuit neck opening with clamps to get an even and consistant pressure. Printed it out of good ol'PLA, it is nice and stiff. I couldn't be happier with the tolerances, everything fits just right, the collar won't come loose on the male die. Be aware that you need a biggish print bed for each die to print in one go. Otherwise, you'll have to split it into different parts which you will then assemble. It will work just fine. I would also advise you to assert how much filament you have left on your spool before starting to print one of those dies: each one required in the ballpark of 350-400 grams of PLA to print using 1.6 wall thickness and 20% infill, which makes it plenty strong. Also consider tweaking your bed & extruder temps, for these have a ginormous footprint and the sides will want to curl up on you. Or have your printer enclosed for that print. If it is useful to you, please tell me so and share it, and if you want to support the humble designer, you're most certainly welcome.