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I modified the original to allow a cord to be passed through... only the design makes it difficult to insert the intended way (through the two holes on the reverse of the head).

A side effect of this was that I was forced to pass the cord through the larger hole and the neck - the result being that the little guy hangs in a more Gecko-like manner... which I think works out for the better.

Admittedly the cord was on the thick side - 2mm leather - a much thinner cord might work through the intended holes. While waiting for the print to arrive, I've figured out a way to implement larger holes, which I'll try in a future print.

One last point - the SS version does indeed tessellate with the WSF version... but only just... I'd need to take a file to the limbs of the plastic variant to make it fit properly... oh well, I quite like it as a stand alone piece...

Shown here in Antique Bronze Matte.

]]> mygadgetlife 2012-05-29T12:19:06-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=49063&th=9693#msg_49063 gibell 2012-05-29T13:43:50-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=49125&th=9693#msg_49125
You can see from the photos how the reverse is designed... the holes are really too small to accept a fat cord (being my first metal print, I was highly aware of printing tolerances), but I got around the issue by threading as shown. I've re-done the reverse in a way which allows greater flexibility I think... I'll order a new print of this soon!

Alas, it doesn't lie flat - but the WSF version is only flat due to the loop being extremely small to the point of being almost unusable.



]]> mygadgetlife 2012-05-29T21:19:45-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=49126&th=9693#msg_49126 gibell 2012-05-29T21:27:01-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=49137&th=9693#msg_49137 (apologies for the flash photography... it's late...)

Amittedly, this is the only way the plastic will interface with the metal without a bit of filing. But the concept kind of works...

]]> mygadgetlife 2012-05-29T22:06:02-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=49210&th=9693#msg_49210 LesleyRobinson 2012-05-31T05:47:28-00:00