This is version 5 of a plastic replacement buckle that I designed with the FDM 3d printing process in mind:
1. No support is needed
2. Prints in only 30 minutes
3. Optimized print orientation for strength
4. Designed to counter possible elephant's foot
https://www.printables.com/model/871988
Hope you like it :-)
Thanks to everyone who supports my work :-)
I've found this buckle tends to disconnect instead of breaking, which is just fine for what I wanted to do with it.
Made a few in varying sizes with both PETG and ASA. Printed one in 3/4 size to make a quick disconnect from my keychain for my car key. Printed one in 1/2 size to keep my stylus with my laptop.
The male part should probably be printed with PETG or something else that can handle a little bit of flex. (edited)
Nicely designed, no support, even almost no brim (I've used internal only on woman side).
Printed on Bambu X1C with ABS. (edited)
Thanks for the model. I printed one of these in PETG, but I did not like the fit at all. There was no room or tolerance. The fit would either be too tight or too loose. I then printed one with TPU. That made all the difference in the world. They grip enough to keep the bits in, but are loose enough to easily remove the bits. The one in black is printed with 83A TPU, the two in green are printed with 95A TPU. Both work great, but I like the feel of the 83A a little better. To make the larger ones I just increased the scaling on the Z axis a fair amount to hold the 24mm shank bits. I also lowered the Z position on the build plate to have some of the bottom of the holder below the level of the build plate. This cut off some of the bottom of the holder. This was done because increasing the Z scaling increased the height, but it also created a thicker floor, which was not necessary. The taller ones work great with the taller shanked bits, and the original size works great with the 12mm tall shank bits. I'm not sure what you printed your with because it didn't say in the description, perhaps you already used TPU. You may want to add a comment about using TPU, it really worked well for me.
Is this the sum of all your previous caps designs? you have so many that it's kind of confusing to open all of them to compare and understand the differences! :(
@Pfsen_43597 Sorry for the confusion that is why I made this listing that combines them all :-) I am not trying to make life difficult for you.
It did not fit any of my encoders and pots, the hole is slightly bigger. A little bit of glue fixed it all though. I love the big variety of knobs.
It works!