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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!