TEXAS A&M LETTERMARK — EARLY PREVIEW v2 — NOT YET PHYSICALLY TESTED
Blocksmith Works · Rich and Codex · 15 October 2026

Design width:3 inches (76.2mm), excluding the wider supporting base.
The positive UPPER contact shoulder follows the outer design with nominal1.524mm(.060in) margin,
with nominal0.75mm rounded upper exterior edge. A&M connecting webs below the relief keep the letters one piece; those internal web areas are an exception to per-letter offset spacing.
Negative geometry is unchanged fromv1.
All files use millimeters. Print at100% scale with flat underside down.
Includes positive/negative STLs and reinforced Bambu Studio project containing BOTH.

DESIGN / FIT
Letter-group base follows exposed letter outline with 1.524 mm nominal margin; two minimal short connecting webs bridge internal letter gaps below forming relief. The margin rule has an explicit exception at those support webs.
Original 76.2 mm wide, 6 mm raised letter relief is unchanged above Z63.501 mm.
19.05 mm centered socket retained in lower foot: 8 mm design offset through Z32 mm, stepped taper to upper contour by Z44 mm; at least3 mm socket wall clearance verified throughout socket height.
Original v1 matching negative retained unchanged.
0.75 mm rounded upper outer base edge; recessed underside branding 2.08 mm high by0.5 mm deep.
Prototype has not been sliced, printed, or physically used.
Turn the negative over about its front/back (Y) axis to align the mirrored cavity.
Nominal felt allowance is3.5mm in XY and3.5mm vertical over forming features,
not an exact3D surface-normal offset. Narrow expanded cavities may merge.
Do not scale only one part or mix designs/revisions. Prototype on scrap felt first.


PRINT SETTINGS
The3MF retains the P1S/0.4mm template:5walls,15%gyroid,0.2mmlayers,
5top/3bottomlayers,supports off. Both objects have the same reinforcement settings.
Select your actual printer,nozzle,filament and bed and inspect the complete slice.
These static files do not inherit online Workshop Printer Setup.
Positive retains one nominal19.05mm underside socket with curved roof. Longhorn and A&M have wider lower flared sections to preserve socket walls; the upper contact shoulder stays tight.
Retained sockets have no extra dowel clearance. Both undersides have recessed website marks.
Inspect surfaces and smooth printing artifacts before felt contact.

EVIDENCE AND LIMITS
Serialized meshes, mm dimensions, package integrity and configured settings checked.
See DESIGN.json and CHECKS.json. No installed-slicer or physical printing/forming,
material,heat,steam,release or hat-fit result is established by these checks.
Thin horn tips,star points,outline ridges and letter gaps may form less sharply
than they appear in CAD. Start with scrap felt and report the design/version.

CREDIT / REFERENCE
Tooling geometry generated by Blocksmith Works from the user-supplied reference.
Original tooling geometry is provided under CC BY4.0; that grant does not convey
rights in university reference artwork,logos or marks. No affiliation or endorsement
is implied. Texas state geography is used as a silhouette. Keep credit and identify
changes to the tooling. Reference artworks have not been reassigned to Blocksmith.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Built by Rich and Codex—because the cost of making a hat was just too damn high.
