String "Climbing" Christmas Tree

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Climbing Christmas Tree: A Novel String Climber Based on a Dual Spool Design. The Climbing Christmas Tree is another innovative string climber inspired by the dual spool mechanism of this ingenious device: https://www.youmagine.com/designs/string-climbing-mechanism. Rather than actually climbing the string, it merely appears to do so. Comprising 9 distinct parts (11 in total), and requiring only the purchase of embroidery floss, the assembled Climbing Christmas Tree cleverly utilizes the "String Climbing Mechanism" and demonstrates how ancient string climbing toys, some dating back over a century, functioned. A touch of "bling" was added by my wife. Prototype video available: Designed using Sketchup Make 2016, sliced with Cura, and printed in PLA on an Ultimaker 2 Extended.