The Paraglider
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Designer: Marcus Mendenhall
Description:
This is mechanically a derivative of the Phoenix Reborn hand. It has a major difference, though. All the joints are cut parametrically in OpenSCAD, after the scaling of the main shape, allowing standardized steel dowel pins to make high-precision, strong joints. It also supports Delrin or PTFE tubing bearings inside the pins for smooth joints, and Igus adhesive bearing tape laterally in the joints to further lower friction. The goal is to eventually make everything parametric in OpenSCAD, so that the design can be highly customized with simple pull-down menus.
Files and Resources
STL Files: Generated using OpenSCAD (see instructions on GitHub)
Source CAD Files: Link
Instructions: Link
Assembly Materials Kit: Not available
Video Tutorials: Not available
e-NABLE Device Color Customizer: Not available
Yes, I was thinking a spot that acrylic nails could be attached to. There are also adhesive wraps (like stickers) that could work. Not something that sticks out that would interfere with the silicone grips. Another problem with people painting directly is that the acetone used to remove polish would change the surface texture of the fingers in that area and then you would have an inconsistant mess. It would have to look natural for those that don’t decorate them.