Buddy Bottle Opener

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<p>With the Buddy Bottle Opener you can enjoy the all the visually pleasing aspects of Joseph Prusa's Pug Buddy, while adding the ability to open your favorite bottled drink.</p><p>The Buddy Bottle Opener is a simple remix of the Joseph Prusa Pug Buddy that stands a little over 3.11in(78.99mm) tall and allows you to open a standard bottle. &nbsp;The base of the print has a 1.19in(30.23mm) diameter hole that is 0.50in(12.70mm) deep. &nbsp;There is a slot &nbsp;made for a penny that positions it 0.15in(3.81mm) from the base such that it sticks out 0.25in(6.35mm) into the hole. &nbsp;The penny is inserted during a pause in the print, but can be done after the fact. &nbsp;The model was strengthened by doubling the perimeter count from 2 to 4. &nbsp;The infill was set at 15% with a Gyroid pattern.</p><p>The pictures below show the penny insertion at the 38minute mark, how the printer covers it up and what the underside looks like. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>In practice, I do not have a lot of experience with bottle openers, so I used this as an excuse to purchase some bottled root beer and I have tested out this print and some earlier versions. &nbsp;All the versions I have uploaded work, but I have chosen to to publish the cleanest one today (2/26/2022). &nbsp;The history section below goes into some details of my struggles and learning experience. &nbsp;</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/139579/rich_content/d7e120c7-bcfa-41a2-b6fe-7c1cc1bc0b93/20220225_181953.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%2298d7f092-4c38-4702-a23f-8128d433dfc3%22%2C%22w%22%3A3024%2C%22h%22%3A4032%7D"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/139579/rich_content/d825b95d-7b2d-499c-bb8c-36592071d573/20220225_182104.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22f7a39b73-2b50-4b9d-a118-976c5c2f0a50%22%2C%22w%22%3A3024%2C%22h%22%3A4032%7D"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/139579/rich_content/43a31011-0568-44c7-aa1c-6606e765ff71/20220225_182235.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%2245db09dd-5976-44fa-90d3-d52b4549b7af%22%2C%22w%22%3A3024%2C%22h%22%3A4032%7D"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/139579/rich_content/cd7e8c1d-9f91-4b98-95d5-746746ec26dc/20220226_054449.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22eb5df1bc-125a-4f0e-b52d-94ad110d9c56%22%2C%22w%22%3A3024%2C%22h%22%3A4032%7D"></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>HISTORY</strong></p><p>This is the first model I created using a high poly count mesh file like “budy.stl”. &nbsp;I first tried using Fusion 360 and turning it into an object, and found that to be very very slow. &nbsp;So I ended up using Blender to do the hole cutting, and resizing and Fusion 360 to export the *.3mf files. It took me three attempts but eventually I made a successful print and posted it on 2/25/2022. &nbsp;</p><p>After forcing a penny into the slot with needle nose pliers I decided to try my first pause print, and quickly found out that the penny would not fit this way, but a dime would. &nbsp;After looking into my calculations I found I had made a typo of 0.015mm instead of 0.15mm. &nbsp;So, I corrected this and modified the slot such that a penny with the dimensions of 0.75in(19.05mm) and 0.055in(1.40mm) thickness were given a margin of 0.3mm (0.15mm X 2).</p><p>Over all, I really enjoyed making this and hope others enjoy it as well. &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;I believe the current model is in a very usable state, but I am always interested in how to improve and optimize any design. &nbsp;Time and use of this model will be the best metric, and I would be happy to make improvements.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>