Ideal NASA Chainmail Hex for FDM(STEP included)

Ideal Hexagonal NASA Chainmail model for FDM.
25h 24m
2× print file
0.20 mm
0.40 mm
131.00 g
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updated June 13, 2023

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A lot less flexible than the last NASA hexmail model I printed, but I specifically printed this one because it is stronger (the previous model I found and printed broke for at least two-three people I gifted a print to)

This one is far more robust and I expect it to last a lot longer.

Shown acting as a launchpad for a massively scaled up fidget rocket toy.

Printed well. I think the d9 is slightly too small to play around with but works perfectly as a coaster. I'll be trying a larger print next.

Cool stuff, but the files weigh a ton.

Printed a whole bunch to make a base for LARP armour. Prints really well, slightly on the heavier side, but behaves almost like fabric. (edited)

That looks fantastic! Did it all link together? I just saw this shown on the main page so I saw this before even looking at the file specs, and it looked like a massive shirt.

Iridescent blue PLA for the first two layers, metallic blue PLA Pro for the rest.

A fun but challenging print, printed in PLA-CF