Ratcheting capo (remix)

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<p>This is a remix of the awesome <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2567359">Ratcheting Capo by LoboCNC</a>.</p><p>Print it in place, no supports necessary. It works (surprisingly) really well. I've printed a few and I keep them in all my guitar bags because I often forget my main metal one at home.</p><p>I've tested it on both electric and acoustic guitar and it works great on both. If the strings are buzzing when played open, tighten the ratchet by one more tooth.</p><p>Consider adding some padding to the arc that touches your neck (electrical tape), it would be a shame to damage your guitar's finish :)</p><h5>Material</h5><p>You might have to gently break-loose the hinge the first time you try to bend it. I printed a couple both from PLA and from ASA and those work well. I'm worried that PETG would be too flexible for this (though it might work just fine).</p><h5>Optional rubber sleeve</h5><p>Print from a flexible filament, the softer, the better. I used FilaFlexible40 from Filatech.</p><figure class="image image-style-align-center image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/63610/rich_content/8596e962-6ae8-4c7f-a032-211ee05a22fd/4.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%2262d817ed-e3e6-4a5c-a044-4444f9d12a16%22%2C%22w%22%3A2657%2C%22h%22%3A1992%7D"></figure><p>If you don't have any flexible filament, you can use it without the sleeve. You will have to tighten the capo a bit more though, to prevent any string buzzing. Or you can just use some electrical tape to make this part a bit softer.</p><figure class="image image-style-align-center image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/63610/rich_content/198c0c54-a07e-43e5-a1b5-e8571a64427f/3.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%224c6559ca-6280-4173-9b3d-1c48566c670c%22%2C%22w%22%3A3428%2C%22h%22%3A2571%7D"></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Remix changes</h3><p>Even when printed from a stiff material, the original ratchet bent a bit and that caused the ratchet to not engage at all in the first half. I've extended the arm to the maximum amount possible, while still printing in place. I guess I could rotate the arm to extend it even more, but it works fine as is.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/63610/rich_content/1ca7bb10-463c-4f81-8483-30e717538d89/capo5.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%229d693401-2f2b-499d-802b-3f30c8449d45%22%2C%22w%22%3A2318%2C%22h%22%3A1348%7D"></figure><p>I've also designed a rubber sleeve for the part that engages the strings. You can just use electrical tape or something similar to the arm of the capo softer, but since I have access to flexible filament, I thought it would be nice to print this part too. It works quite well, especially when printed from something really soft like FilaFlexible40 form Filatech. It prevents any unwanted buzzing.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/63610/rich_content/2f41e4a8-609e-45ba-a234-b8e715c0f84e/capo6.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%227bdfc45c-ef57-426f-bf9c-9c67c9b08581%22%2C%22w%22%3A1758%2C%22h%22%3A904%7D"></figure>