38mm Corrugated Gun Belt

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<p><strong>Warning: The current version of this belt broke after just a day and a half of use. The limiting factor appears to be tensile strength. To address, I'm considering polycarbonate filament and/or even thicker extrusions.</strong></p><p>Use the models that Cisco provides for his original <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/45964-caterpillar-belt">Caterpillar Belt</a>. Just print them at a different scale, with substantially different slicer settings, as outlined below. The result is a taller and stiffer belt which I hope will be suitable for supporting a holster. Belt height is 38mm (1½"), a sturdy size widely supported by holsters which still fits the belt loops of most pants.</p><h3>Setup for Belt</h3><p>This setup is suitable for nozzles from 0.35 to 0.85 mm.</p><ul><li>Material: PETG</li><li>Spiral vase mode</li><li>Solid bottom layers: 0</li><li>External perimeter extrusion width: 0.96mm</li><li>XY size compensation: 0.36mm (to make my wider extrusions possible)</li><li>Layer height: 0.52mm or 80% of nozzle size, whichever is less</li><li>Scale:<ul><li>X &amp; Y axes: 98%</li><li>Z axis: 38mm</li></ul></li></ul><h3>Setup for Buckle</h3><p>This setup is suitable for nozzles from 0.25 to 1.0 mm.</p><ul><li>Material: PETG</li><li>Perimeters: 2</li><li>Infill before perimeters</li><li>Layer height: 0.1mm</li><li>Combine infill every: 3 layers</li><li>Top fill pattern: Monotonic</li><li>Infill: 100%</li><li>Elephant-foot compensation: 0.2mm</li><li>Ironing: 12% flow, 0.3mm spacing</li><li>Scale: 126%</li><li>Rotation: 90 degrees clockwise (rear of buckle at rear of bed)</li><li>Seam position: Rear</li></ul>