SharkBite (Push Fit Connector) Removal Clip

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This is a removal clip for SharkBite fittings. I found the one that you can buy does not give enough room to rest your fingers, so I drew one that has flanges to grab on to. This is for 1/2", but you can scale it to whatever size you want. There are 3 files. Plain: Regular SharkBite removal clip as can be purchased at home improvement stores everywhere. 2Grip: Has 2 finger supports, one on either side of the clip to give more area to press down 3Grip: Has 3 finger supports, one every 90 degrees except for the side with the opening. Files were drawn in Autodesk Inventor 2013. Instructions I printed the 2 grip model with 4 upper and 4 lower layers at 30% infill, .3mm layer height from ABS. This was more than strong enough. Mine was a little tight. I'm not sure if it was the model or my printer, but I would scale it to 1.01 next time. For 3/4" pipe I scaled it to 1.52 on the X and Y. Z I left at 1.