Rainbow Phoenix by TedXaptes

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The "Rainbow Phoenix" is an upper extremity prosthesis comprised of a non-assembly frame and a tensioner system. The frame is printed finished and you only need to connect the cords and screw their pins. There are only two .STL files in the archive, one for the frame and one for the pin. Although inspired by E-nable's Phoenix family of hands it is not a derivative work. It only shares some characteristics (about the same: position of the fingers, size of the palm, pins). A comparison was made with the Phoenix V2 using the Cura slicer. I don't have a printer so I couldn't do an actual test/comparison (I have a Phoenix V2 home but I don't have the prototype of my prosthesis. Blame the Covid lock-downs). That means that I cannot guarantee for any of these:
10 grams lighter
23% faster print times
Less filament, cheaper
Less components (17 < 28) (more robust ?) (numbers might be off by a little)
No frame assembly required, no human mistakes during assembly, doesn't have joint pins.
Negatives:
If the print fails the frame becomes useless.
The frame cannot be repaired. (but it's super cheap so I don't know if these points matter)