Braun Series 7 Beard Guards
Description
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These are beard clipper guards for the Braun series 7 360 flex. There is a beard attachment that comes with guards up to 7mm. I made clipper guards for that attachment that are the standard clipper sizes 3-8.
Chart of Standard Clipper Guard Sizes
| Clipper Guard Number | in | mm |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | ⅜ | 9.5 |
| 4 | ½ | 12.7 |
| 5 | ⅝ | 15.9 |
| 6 | ¾ | 19 |
| 7 | ⅞ | 22.2 |
| 8 | 1 | 25.4 |
Printing
The model has 2 primary ways to print. You can decide to print with or without the color outline around the text. With the color makes it easier to tell the number of the guard, but makes the print slightly more complicated. Without makes the print easier but contrast isn't as great and supports required under the numbers. I'll show you how to do both below.
Recommended Print Settings
Prusa Preset: 0.10mm FAST DETAIL
Infill: 15%
Generate Support Material: On
Auto Generate Support Material: On
Overhang Threshold: 15
Support Material Style (Style): Organic
Top Contact Z Distance: 0.2 (detachable)
These setting are to make the print have support material that is easily removable after the print considering the supports will be printed on the part and not the bed.
With Color Outline
Files: Base & Blade
Blades will print flat side down. 5 bladed needed for each guard.
The Base has 2 parts in the stl. One is the actual base for attaching to the clipper and the other is the color inserts. These are the steps to set up the base for printing.
| Step | Description | Task |
| 1 | The top of the guard where the number is showing is flat so we want that facing down when we print. |
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| 2 | There are 2 parts in the file so they need to be split into different parts so we can print them separately. DONT MOVE THE POSITION OF THE NUMBER OUTLINE AFTER SPLITTING. We are going to print the number outline (white part) then print the base (black part) on top of it with 2 separate prints. |
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| 3 | We want to print the color outline before printing the baser so we need to change the type of part the base is. |
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| 4 | Now the most difficult step, Slice and Print. |
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| 5 | After that print is done, DON'T REMOVE THE ITEMS FROM THE PRINT BED. We are going to print the base on top of it. Change the type of the STL_1 back to “Part” and make the outline (STL_2, STL_3, STL_…) a support blocker. |
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| 6 | Now just slice and print the the base and it will print around and on top of the number outline. Once its done the outline will be adhered in the base. |
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I've included a separate STL of the color outline for each guard length in case your slicer software can't do what is above. This will just require you to manually align the outline which is slightly more annoying but should do.
The color outline can't be printed separately and inserted after printing. The tolerances aren't sufficient enough for this. If you want to reduce the radius of the color outline then you can try, but it wasn't intended for that.
Without Color Outline
Files: Base_Mono Color & Blade
Blades will print flat side down. 5 bladed needed for each guard.
The top of the base is flat so that needs to be printed on the plate. Use the above settings and you should be good. The supports might be hard to remove though.
Assembly
This is the most annoying part but should be straight forward.
After all parts are printed you need to remove the supports under the guard locks (the edge that slides onto the clipper) and the supports for the blade spots.
From here you will need super glue. I like Loctite's Gel Control but any super glue will do. Place some glue in the blade slot, hold the blade in there until it is somewhat stiff (20-30sec, depends on glue). Then for extra security I place some glue along the edge where the blade and base connect. Do this for all 5 blades and your good to go. Wait 24hr for it to solidify and your good. If you have some white fog like residue on the guard then I like to spray WD-40 on the white areas then give the residue a healthy rinse with water. This should clear up some or all of the white fogging.
Extra Notes
The design of these is optimized for a more accurate final product which is why the assembly process is annoying. If anyone wants to remix this, message me and I can give you the solidworks part files or STEP files.
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