Springy Clip

Early on while printing out OpenLOCK terrain, I learned the clips were too rigid and not easy to insert or remove from the ports on the pieces.  Luckily, I stumbled across a solution by eleotlecram which solves the problem, springy OpenLOCK clips.  These clips really do work and the solution is ingenious.  With these clips, I no longer struggle locking my terrain pieces together or taking them apart.

OpenLOCK clip version 5.4

springy OpenLOCK clip by eleotlecram

The only problem I found with the springy clips from eleotlecram is they break too easily in the middle.  This may be a problem specific to my printer or the filament I'm using.  I solved this by remixing the springy clip design, but with thicker walls in the middle.

springy OpenLOCK clip by Stryfell Studios

Here is a side by side comparison of the clips.

side-by-side OpenLOCK clip comparison
OpenLOCK clip version 5.4 (left)
springy OpenLOCK clip by eleotlecram (center)
springy OpenLOCK clip by Stryfell Studios (right)

Other users have uploaded remixes of the original springy OpenLOCK clips to Thingiverse/Cults3D and I have uploaded mine to Cults3D as well.  I cannot recommend enough that you try out one of these springy clips.  If you are constantly locking and unlocking terrain pieces, you will find using them much, much easier.