HSW Caliper Mount (Thicker)

Remixed from the original part, to strengthen (thicken) the supporting vanes.
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I like the design of the original caliper mount, but I managed to snap a supporting vane off mine while removing it from the print bed.  

I remixed that model to thicken those vanes slightly, and now I have no troubles printing robust versions of these in PLA, with these settings:

  • line width of 0.42mm 
  • layer height 0.25mm
  • 4 walls
  • 20% infill

This model holds the weight of a regular digital caliper comfortably, when mounted with an M3 screw & nut insert from the original HSW model.

Printed 4mm taller, it can also comfortably hold two plastic calipers.

 

UPDATE-17Oct'23:  Increased the height of the lip on each vane, to reduce the risk of accidentally knocking the calipers off the holder.

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Model origin

The author remixed this model.

Differences of the remix compared to the original

At v1, thickened the vanes on the original model, which I found too prone to snapping.

At v2, also increased the height of the lips on the vanes, to make it harder to accidentally knock the calipers off the holder.

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