Dental flosser

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My object is to have a toothbrush sized handle with a line of dental floss under tension to get right around all my dental nooks and crannies. The back molars are difficult to get to in my mouth and the dentist was giving me a hard time about not flossing properly. The first model was made from a dinner fork with the middle prongs removed, the second was made of a similar sized aluminium strap bent into shape. Now I have a 3d printer I thought it would be fun to print one. The challenge: To make an easily printable flosser, which takes a 5m spool of dental floss direct from its case; can unspool and lock as required; add tension to the other end of the dental floss with some ratchet type arrangement, and bingo - the Uberflossenthing The flosser is super manoeuvrable and it is easy to get right round all the teeth and give 'em a good old flossing. I was using some Oral B floss which was good, and then changed to Colgate which has broken a few times. (When you find a thing that works.....) Printing on my machine is with no support structure and the spools and spindles are printed vertically with the max amount of accuracy and strength available. The ratchet on the waste spool locks very nicely and makes a very satisfying clicking sound. December 2018. I've just had the all clear from the Dentist for two years running. The flosser is still going strong. definitely the Oral B tape is the biz. I like the minted. Merry flossing and a happy new year