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Bearingless Snitch Try 2
by dragonmama
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Getting mildly obsessed with converting spinners to not needing bearings (makes them less of a choking hazard risk around wee ones & special needs kids - the bearing can be popped out and swallowed as evidenced by a recent news story). Here's a conversion of my Golden Snitch fidget spinner to be bearingless. Still haven't upped my game enough with the 3D design to get the wings looking nicer, and with the lack of a bearing the only way to do a full circle for the ball part of the Snitch would be to print separate & glue it on at my skill level. I'd be thrilled if someone made a mod of this that was capable of having the Snitch be a ball, added in some details on the ball and/or wings, etc - if you've got the capabilities please tinker this! Bearingless spinners, as far as I can figure, MUST be printed WITHOUT supports (need the gap internally) so that complicates making this a more fully realized 3D effect. I'd be thrilled to see someone make caps for the one that requires a bearing to
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