First Tool 3D Printed in Space

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This is the first tool 3D printed in space. The wrench prints as a single part that only ratchets in the clockwise tightening rotation direction. NASA then released the model file in January of 2015 to everyone for free. I printed this on my Cube 2 3D printer.

Article:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/3Dratchet_wrench

The .SLT model file:
http://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/detail/wrench-mis







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