Toothpaste Squisher

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I meticulously designed this in millimeters, but Cura 15.04 reads it as nanometers. To get it to the correct size, I had to set the scale in Cura to 64.7 mm Y while locking the dimension scales together for uniform scaling. I took PrintTo3D's "extruder" and encountered trouble getting the scaling right. Additionally, some of the proportions and sizings didn't fit well on my Crest (c) tubes, so I made changes. This is the Gen 2 of my design, as I originally made the walls much thicker than required and the gap was a bit larger than anticipated. This version is currently printing on my printer, using significantly less filament and time. I also dislike how infrequently makers upload the original file. I create in Autodesk Inventor 2016 (currently) student edition and will always try to upload the original .ipt when uploading a .stl, so others can work on the original file and make adjustments or improvements as needed. Update: 20180923- I updated the files to actually print correctly at 100% scale. Autodesk Inventor natively outputs some weird scale to STL, but it has a 3D print output setting. Oops! That's the only change. I have been using the grey one for over two years and just printed a new one to test. Also, the ringing on the grey one was due to my Y belt being very slack. Update: 20190528 - Attempt 2 to get the thing to print right. Also included STEP this time if you want to edit, and deleted old versions to clean it up. Print Settings: Printer Brand: Monoprice Printer: Maker Select Rafts: Doesn't Matter Supports: Doesn't Matter Resolution: 0.2 Infill: 15-100 Filament: Hatchbox ABS was used. Material shouldn't matter Colour: Grey Notes: Printing ABS, 235C extruder, 80C bed. 0.4mm nozzle. I use rafts so I can get the prints off the masking tape I print on. They are optional in my opinion for all prints. You can print with less infill, but for something that hopefully will last for years and get used multiple times a day, high infill makes sense to me. EDIT- I now use PEI. PLA sticks something horrid/amazing. ABS at 100C sticks properly. With no slurry. But layer one flares out with no raft. PLA seems fine short term, recommend random starts. One of the OG ones I had given my mom split right down the seam.