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Cylinder Locking Mechanism
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Here is a concept that will be useful if you ever need to work with cylinders, interlocking tubes, bottles, etc.
When I think of joining two cylindrical objects, I immediately think of screw threads. Bottles and caps, pipes and joints, etc. While screw threads can be 3D printed, they're not optimal and usually a waste of time.
The other thing that looks like it works is the tongue and groove mechanism. However a standard rectangular tongue and groove means horizontal overhang which 3D pri
When I think of joining two cylindrical objects, I immediately think of screw threads. Bottles and caps, pipes and joints, etc. While screw threads can be 3D printed, they're not optimal and usually a waste of time.
The other thing that looks like it works is the tongue and groove mechanism. However a standard rectangular tongue and groove means horizontal overhang which 3D pri
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