Combined Slide and Catch for Tudor Rose Box

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There are two files in this set. Both are for the Tudor Rose Box to combine the slide and catch into a single piece. One is the original slide face with thinner vines, and the other is the remix of the slide face with thicker vines. They are meant to be printed standing upright. The intent of this remix is to eliminate the need to glue the slide and catch together, and to reduce both the filament and time needed to print. This design will push many 3D printers to the limit for overhang on the catch, and even your best prints may leave the catch area a little messy and possibly needing cleanup. You might opt to place a small manual support to give it cleaner steps, but I'm content with a little imperfection here as it's a very small area that people generally don't look at or see. I've been printing it without any support. However, I have recently found that using a raft seems to reduce vibration or something, resulting in a better quality catch and less chance of your print getting "knocked over" when printing (as can happen with a tall print like this). So I'm changing my recommendation for using a raft to "yes". I should point out there are two protrusions added to the back of the sliders to add friction, as this remix initially resulted in a very loose slider. On my Ender 3 Pro, these protrusions have been "just right" at producing enough friction so that the slider isn't too loose. But the protrusions were made with "adjustment" in mind: If you find it to be "too tight" to fit, you can trim them a little with a utility knife. If you find it to be "too loose", you can scar the protrusions with a utility knife in order to create some feathering that sticks out a little more. (Another solution I used with the original slider on the rare occasion those printed "too loose" was to glue a thin layer of felt or fabric to the surface. Unfortunately, there was no remedy at all with the original design if it printed too tight.) I may soon add a version with a slightly larger protrusion, as a couple recent prints I did with a different filament were a little "loose". I'm thinking it might be handy to have at least 2 different size protrusions to choose from for different filaments or printer resolutions.