Introduction
This project was inspired by MakerBot's Mechanical Hand Design.
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Instructions
- All parts except the fingers are preprinted.
Design your own extensions.
Use TinkerCad, download something from Thingiverse or create your extensions in clay and use 123D Catch to create a model. - Open blender
- Import this file into Blender.
- Import one of your extensions into blender as well.
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Align the end near the hole if the fingerRod to intersect with your extension.
- Select the rod, then Shift +Left click on the extension.
- Add a modifier
- Select Boolean.
- Select Difference
- Select fingerRod
- Select Apply
- In Main window deselect all.
- Click on the fingerRod and move it away from the extension.
- Select the extension and File>Export>Stl.
- Open in ReplicatorG and print
- Repeat for other 3 extensions if different
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- Glue extensions onto FingerRods
- Attach small rubber-bands or springs: