Turning gears with base... low-volume version

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This is a significantly scaled-down version of my original design. The base has hollowed-out sections at the bottom that cut filament use in half, and these sections feature rounded corners designed to ease the stress on your machine during printing. Sharp corners can be tough on CNC machines, but gentle ones are much easier to handle. The mounting posts have been enlarged to a larger diameter and now include a 0.1-inch hole for a wood screw and large washer that securely hold the gears in place. The walls of the gears are only 0.8mm thick - twice the size of my nozzle - which reduces printing time and filament use, but the bottom side of the gears is 0.5315 inches thick for added strength and stability. This model is also slightly smaller than my previous one, specifically designed to fit on my 7.8-inch by 7.8-inch print bed with some extra space to spare. You may notice that I made one gear shorter than the other in this design. This required adjusting the twist radius of the extrusion so the gears would mesh properly, but it also added a nice touch. My printer is currently swamped with work, or I'd be printing this object right now, but I'll post images of it as soon as I can get to it.