3D Printed Straw Connector V4 by amandaghassaei
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As a follow up to my original post about a 3D printed straw construction set, I've made a new shape of connector.  This new connector  joins straws at 60 degree junctions, and it has a total of 12 connecting points.  It allows you to create pyramid-like structures with three equilateral triangles as faces, and attach many of these pyramids together.  I printed this connector with an epilog printer (the grand prize in the Make it Real Challenge!)  I've attached the AutoCAD and stl files below.
darkeevee says: Jun 1, 2012. 8:39 PM
thats cool i usualy just use a hole punch and another straw
poofrabbit says: Jun 1, 2012. 5:25 PM
This is awesome!! The kids at the school I work for make things with straws for math and science, the teachers use pipe cleaners to hold them together, but as you can imagine that doesn't work the worlds greatest. These would be such the perfect solution! Nice job!
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