Detour into Home Decor - Still Refining Snap-Flex Version 2

You're awesome!

These past 2 months have been incredibly hectic (largely by my own doing) and your support makes it possible for me to keep pushing forward, iterating on designs, and learning new things.

Thank you!

We started off this month with a new twist on the Snap-Flex design with the Snap-Flex Twist. I followed that up with a few cute smaller models. Now I'm finishing off the month with a new experiment - Home Decor.

The Stria - Pendant Light, Vase Mode: https://than.gs/m/1042321

The Trysta - Pendant Light, Vase Mode: https://than.gs/m/1042457

The Hestra - Pendant Light, Vase Mode: https://than.gs/m/1042357

These are a brand new thing for me, so I'm not sure how well they'll resonate with current followers.

Please check them out, flip through the images, check out the assembly video, and then Like and Download these models so I can get a little more traction on them.

I'm normally not a "Like, Download, Follow" kinda guy, but it would be really helpful on these as I test out something new.

I would also LOVE to see how these turn out for you. I'm really excited to do more home decor, and seeing Makes of these would bring me SO much joy!

Snap-Flex Updates:

Thanks for checking out the Snap-Flex Twist at the beginning of the month. Getting it to move, snap, and hold just right took a ton of time because it flipped around a lot of the design from the traditional Snap-Flex models.

I still feel like there's much room for improvement with the Snap-Flex twist, but for the timebeing I need to redirect that time and energy to refining Snap-Flex V2.

I've received feedback from a few folks that they've broken some of their Snap-Flex models. As a result, a large portion of my re-design is to strengthen the joint without sacrificing too much range of motion and snap-strength. I won't go into all of the details, but a simple summary is that I have a few variables:

1. Snap-Strength (ie. how well the joint holds and resists wearing out)
2. Joint Strength (how strong the chainlink is overall/how well it resists breakage)
3. Range of Motion (how flexible & posable the model is)
4. Size (How big or small the joint can be while still functioning)

These are all related in some way, and changing any one of these variables affects ALL 3 others. It's a delicate balancing act that take a lot of re-design, printing, testing, and yanking on dragons.

I have to accept that I'll never get the PERFECT design, so I'm hoping to settle on one of my variations soon.

In the meantime, I would love to hear what you value most in these designs. Of those 4 variables above, which are the most important for you personally?

As always, I appreciate you! Thanks so much for joining me on this journey!

~Tom (Mimetics3D)