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Sidewinder Fidget Knife
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I was inspired by a cool new knife design introduced in the Sidewinder knife from Craighill. The knife has two sets of wave pattern scales that pivot past each other as the knife opens and closes. I’ve recreated the knife in two 3D printable version that I find to be a nice fidget toys. The two version are:1) WITH a ball detent: This version has a printed ball detent to hold the blade while in the closed position and allows the flipper tab to deploy the blade with reasonable force. The mechanism and action are more true to the original design and a typical flipper tab knife. 2) WITHOUT a ball detent: This version easily flips in and out with the flick of your wrist (the flipper tab is not used to open this version). I realized during the design phase that this version makes an even better fidget toy because of the quicker flipping action. PrintingPrint setting of 0.2mm layer and 15% infill with PLA work well.I printed all my test versions without supports, but it does require pulling o
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