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[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Not to be a stickler, but a dove tail is a sliding joint- the dovetail itself is a trapezoidal section with the narrow side facing the part it’s on.

The slot is similarly cut so it slides into place.

This is (basically) a fat biscuit join, which is good. Peg designs might be better - prefer pyramidal pegs, they self center and have more surface area for glue, and they print neater when they have suboptimal orientation to the print bed.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

And this is, in fact, a dovetail. It slides into place. He just happened to do it on a curve. He shows it in motion at 4:00.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

These all do slide together if I am not mistaken. They are just what I would call non traditional shapes... Though I watched the video a few days ago and maybe forgot something.