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Lockblock - printable connector

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Many puzzle pieces have complex shapes with inevitable overhangs whichever way you orient them. I would like to try soluble support material but I don't yet have dual extruder printing capability. Ordinary support material leaves nasty marks on the downward-facing surfaces.

My latest idea was to split the piece horizontally through the middle and print the two halves facing upwards with a custom connecting joint on top of each piece. The joint consists of a triangular peg next to a triangular hole, all contained within the outline of a single cube.
The prototype was first modelled in Tinkercad and then transferred to OpenSCAD for easier customisation.
Watch the video of the first test at http://youtu.be/Fp63gR9HTJA

**Update April 2019** - make sure you check out Aaron Siegel's fabulous [Puzzlecad](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3198014) which takes this idea to the next level.
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Thingiverse
What you need to print this: Beginner Low confidence
Why?
2 colors
Single piece 2 colors / AMS
Supports 1/3
Assembly 0/3
Settings 1/3
Bed size 0/3
Post-process 0/3
Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
Colors
2 (AMS/MMU recommended)
Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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