After becoming more familiar with the limitations of 3D printer I decided my original design needed a major overhaul. I decided to only 3D print the clamps, with the rest being made from a scrap acrylic rod and aluminium wire. The actual paper holding would be done by filing cabinet folders which hang off of the wire. 3D printing is best for small complex objects, which was just clamps in my original design, so I decided to save a lot of time by only using 3D printing for that which it is best suited.
Once I had decided on a design the 3D modeling and printing went smoothly. The only issues I ran into was some difficulty removing my printed part from the build plate, and the holes in the parts being a tiny bit smaller then expected, but both issued were resolved with a bit of elbow grease and the right tools (a scraper for the first one and sand paper for the second). Looking back I probably should have designed a larger margin of error for the hole diameter to save me some time sanding, but luckily it was a easily solvable problem. In general the project was a success, and I was quite lucky to have as few issues as I had.
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