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Gizo Spiders: Leg Splice

This being the season for decorative spiders, two more appeared:

Gizo spider assortment
Gizo spider assortment

Wedding photographers have trouble getting the proper exposure for both the bride and the groom, too.

Only one of the 32 legs came loose from the platform:

Gizo spider - failed leg
Gizo spider – failed leg

The upper part of the leg captured the loose segment and glommed it into a blob:

Gizo spider - failed leg - detail
Gizo spider – failed leg – detail

Fortunately, one of the clearance test pieces was an isolated leg and joint, so I amputated the grisly mess, matched the cut in the test piece, and hot-melt-glued the pieces together:

Gizo spider - spliced leg
Gizo spider – spliced leg

Not quite perfect, but good enough for the purpose.

Given the 3% failure rate, I think the legs show such small contact areas really do justify a brim. Adding a brim to the main body would mess up the joints, but I think PrusaSlicer can add brims to specific parts. More study is needed.

Orange eyes for the win!

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