How is it made?

The current prototype of the wearable rape prevention device relies on 3D printing with a bio-friendly flexible filament with another filament for support. It currently takes about 20g of material per print.

The device is currently designed for a 3d printer with two nozzles for different filaments, with support filaments being a standard filament (PLA) while the main filament is TPU for flexibility. The particular type of TPU filament would be Texin, which is bio-compatible according to Discover Why Polymers Like Texin® Change the World. The exact infill percentages remain to be tested.

 

The latest model is available here.

 

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4 thoughts on “Device Model

  1. Recommendations for editing this post:
    1. p 1. I would leave out What is it, and just use a name, such as “Wearable Rape Prevention Device”.
    2. Instead of “The latest model is available here.” I recommend embedding a screenshot of the 3D model. Do you need help making a cropped screenshot? Also consider making an animated .gif that shows it while zooming and panning around the 3D space.
    3. I think the How does it Work heading and paragraph should go on the first page.

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    • TPU stands for Thermoplastic Polyurethane, but that’s not incredibly relevant given that the exact type of filament we would use is named and linked to. Thank you for the suggestion!

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