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ER32 Collet Tray in plastic
Joco:
So I have a nice bundle of ER32 collets, 20 in all but having them in their individual boxes is a bit fiddly. So after looking at the online costs for wooden trays which only held 18 units I thought about this 3d printer sitting there and crying out to be used. Hmmm ... little trays of 4 Collets, 5 of them and I have my 20 collets covered. I can also arrange them in my draws to suit better than a big single long one ala the wooden ones being sold.
First order of business was to mock up a design for a single collet and them move from there.
Pic #1: A hacked up version with minimal infill and high speed printing just to get it off the print bed fast. Visual inspection looked promising.
Pic #2: And it fits. Perhaps not as high as I would like, so next version will be 5mm taller which will hold a little more of the collet body while still having a good amount to grab a hold of. Got to love the ability to model and modify this sort of thing until you are completely happy with the result. :thumbup:
Then its on to making a version for holding four and mass producing a few of them.
Cheers,
J.
Jo:
And you could make them in different colours to help find the ones you use most :naughty:
These 3D printers are looking more interesting :noidea:
Jo
Joco:
--- Quote from: Jo on January 04, 2017, 11:23:57 AM ---And you could make them in different colours to help find the ones you use most :naughty:
These 3D printers are looking more interesting :noidea:
Jo
--- End quote ---
They are a great way to mock up an idea before heading to making it in something more solid. Also if you are into your own casting I have seen some great write ups of using them to make forms. It's a cool tech thats for sure but just another tool that has a place. I'm having some fun with my homegrown RepRap. :cheers:
Jasonb:
You could add some form of keyway or dovetail to the sides then you could lock them all together like a jigsaw puzzle rather than have all the individual blocks moving about.
Myself I just drilled a few holes in some 6mm Melamine faced MDF to take my 21 metric and 5 imperial collets. Few spacers on te back and they drop in nicely.
wagnmkr:
One of many different designs on Thingiverse ... http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11141
Free for all, just give credit to the designer of whatever you print.
I have printed er16 and er32 ones.
Tom
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