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[ratdude747]

Originally Posted by ThaddeusMaximus

Why spend the time printing something heavy and fragile (and doesn't let you see inside) when you could run a thin sheet plastic shield? I know some teams were using lexan for this but that seems overkill... scrap plastic like out of a 2L bottle seems all that would be necessary here.

Exactly. I didn't say it wasn't fixable, and pop bottle fixes are 100% valid here. My concern was more of a "if you use this type of design, take care...", not a "this design is doomed and all teams should avoid it".

Part of it is my new job as an engineer in an automotive body component plant where I'm always having to take such precautions when designing/modifying machinery. Unguarded pinch points cause me to raise an eyebrow... which maybe isn't bad?