{"id":285,"date":"2013-07-26T22:15:44","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T21:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.amberspyglass.co.uk\/?p=285"},"modified":"2013-07-26T22:15:44","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T21:15:44","slug":"new-eccentric-spacers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/07\/26\/new-eccentric-spacers\/","title":{"rendered":"New Eccentric Spacers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The standard MakerSlide eccentric spacer (left, below) has two new brothers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/07\/26\/new-eccentric-spacers\/eccentric_spacers-900px\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-286\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-286\" alt=\"Eccentric Spacers\" src=\"http:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/eccentric_spacers-900px-300x125.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/eccentric_spacers-900px-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/eccentric_spacers-900px-150x62.jpg 150w, https:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/eccentric_spacers-900px-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/eccentric_spacers-900px.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Both new members of the family are designed for plastic carriages. \u00a0They are wider (10 mm instead of 8 mm), have the edges chamfered on both sides, and have longer necks. \u00a0These features make them friendlier on softer materials, such as 3D-printed MakerSlide carriages. \u00a0One spacer is the same height as the original (6.35 mm, or 0.25&#8243;); 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