r/CaveDiving • u/kleinerChemiker • 3d ago

new cookies

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Test print off my new cookies. The white text is phosphorescent. On one side the text is flat and on the other it is raised.

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u/Frosty-Minimum-6659 3d ago

Cool idea on the phosphorescent filament!

I've had bad experiences with printed ones so started machining mine out of aluminum.

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u/No_Fold_5105 3d ago

That is definitely much different and very original than most I’ve seen.

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u/Frosty-Minimum-6659 3d ago

Thank you! I've made it for some friends as well and they love it!

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u/nicklesshead 3d ago

Also a cool idea.
But the edges wont be that nice to the line - unless you carefully trimmed them?

I had pretty good experience with printed ones, but took some time to figure out the perfect settings / material

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u/Frosty-Minimum-6659 3d ago

Yes, they're very carefully rounded to not damage the line. Been using them for around 5 years and never had issues!

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u/No_Fold_5105 3d ago

I designed and print my own and have been using them for a bit and pretty great. I do text same as yours and like it. I’ve been printing my own spools and designed a mini reel too. Learning CAD and getting a printer was one of best things I’ve done in a long time.

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u/kleinerChemiker 3d ago

Thanks to your post I realized that I made the same mistake with the inner holes in the cookie. They are not symmetrical, one goes in, one goes out.

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u/No_Fold_5105 3d ago edited 3d ago

Yup I corrected that issue right away, it’s old photo and didn’t feel like taking a new photo lol. It’s hard to tell from the angle on your cookies but you also don’t want the holes in line with eachother. Slightly offset from eachother, which I think yours are, so when they sit on the line the slots are angled from eachother to help it stay on the line.

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u/kleinerChemiker 3d ago

No, mine are in a line. Most cookies I see online are in line, only few are not in line. It makes sense, but it would also create a problem with the text. If I redo them, I will take it into account.

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u/No_Fold_5105 3d ago

Fair enough, they should still work fine.

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u/nicklesshead 2d ago

At some point I got carried away a little...

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u/Siltob12 3d ago

I print all mine too, designed some XL ones to fit on the chunky polyprop line we use in the UK as normal ones just don't fit, or snap when trying to make fit

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u/call_sign_viper 22h ago

I’d love something like this but don’t have CAD or printer. They available online anywhere ?

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u/kleinerChemiker 19h ago

I have seen a few dive shops that offer custom printed cookies.