Snake Puzzle

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I'm making a Rubik Snake clone using 20lb monofilament line for tension. It's about 25cm long. Print Settings Printer: Flashforge Dreamer Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.2mm Infill: 20% Notes: Printed in ABS. Two layers top and bottom for links, four layers top and bottoms for buttons so they're mostly solid. Print "links 1" and "button" in first color, print "links 2" and "button" in second color. Post-Printing Assembly: Place the links in order, then thread the monofilament line through them one way, then through the holes in one button, then back through the links the other way. Cut the line, leaving enough to tie, thread both ends through the second button, and tie a knot while pulling the line tight. How I Designed This: I printed http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:31253 but found with my print that the pins didn't hold the links tight enough for the snake to hold its shape. I recalled Rubik's Magic used monofilament and thought it might work for this as well, which it does fairly well.