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Topic: 3D printed Sugakji

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I was playing around with a 3d printer at work and make a Sugakji thumb ring to try out.   

I do have question about them for the community,  are they supposed to have a close fit like the more common style of thumb rings or do should it be a bit looser so that it can rotate on the thumb? 


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Re: 3D printed Sugakji

Looser but made tight with a leather loop in the back?

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Re: 3D printed Sugakji

Nice!

Do you have the stl flie? tongue shot it yet?

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Re: 3D printed Sugakji

I did try it yesterday.  It worked all right, but going to try Mule's suggestion of making it a bit bigger and using a leather loop. Might feel better.  I also had to make the nub a bit bigger so that my index finger would grip it better. 

But I did post the latest version on thingiverse if you're interested.  http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1876671   

Any suggestions on improvements are welcome.

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Re: 3D printed Sugakji

Found this much ... https://i.imgur.com/pDtjjjo.jpg

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Re: 3D printed Sugakji

Pedro C wrote:

Found this much ... https://i.imgur.com/pDtjjjo.jpg

Thanks that is useful

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Re: 3D printed Sugakji

So it seems like it works the same as the female ring (amgakji) but the hole seems a bit rounder and also uses the leather thing :\ but I guess the roundness of the hole also depends on the shape of your thumb.
Have you used it more?

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Re: 3D printed Sugakji

I haven't gotten back to it.  It always felt like it was slipping off my thumb at full draw.  I will like revisit this concept at some point in the future but right now I have enough issues getting a clean release without worrying about the thumb ring.

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Re: 3D printed Sugakji

same

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Re: 3D printed Sugakji

Have you done anymore experimenting with this style of ring? I have been using mine for sometime but I havn't been able to shoot as much as I like and my Sugakji's have been hard on my thumb (usually a cycle of getting calluses then not being able to shoot and having to get them again). I wonder how exactly the ring should fit, I have experimented them but I can't get a way to shoot without pain and its bothering me because I like this style of ring so much.

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