Fillet/Radius & Chamfer Gauge

UPDATE:

These have been updated with bigger font.

After a while of going to print, test, adjust and print again I got sick of that method and finally decided to print a fillet gauge to be able to get the fillet radius. In the past I used to print small pieces with a suspected radius, check it then adjust the full model with the correct radius. It finally occurred to me I should print one of these, so here it is.

My first design thought was to have them all attached on a rod through the middle but then I figured how it would become annoying to check tight areas hence why I designed them in separate parts, then I ended up making a neat little case with a lid to put them in.

So for accuracy and detail I've decided to print the fillet gauges using my SLA (resin) printer (Anycubic Photon Mono), mainly because I was able to put the sizes on the pieces (without having to write on or design them in a way an FDM printer will be able to print the text into them), however for simplicity and colour variety I printed the case on my (FDM, PLA) Flashforge Guider II.

NOTE:

I've had to add the 2 "stoppers" to either side to stop the lid from falling off, however they need to be glued on so to make sure the lid doesn't get stuck to the base, I stuck the pieces on then got a clamp to hold them both on then started moving the lid up and down for a minute or so (giving the glue time to dry and preventing the glue from sticking the lid down)

UPDATE:

I've added additional gauges to measure a chamfer.

Post-Printing

How I Designed This

Partially open, I went with this design simply because I through it would look cool (as well as keeping the parts together).

0.5mm breathing room.

Thought 4mm was a good size, not too small and not to big.

Printing Tips

Gauges Layout

I found the best way to print the gauges was to print them leaning back on a 20 degree angle and 5mm above the printing platform, I tried printing them straight, like on their side but without the angle and they all ended up failing, they must've moved too much because their layers were all over the place so I figured the slight angle as well as supports on the back kept them held in place very well and had little to no problems.

I did have to re-print a couple (8mm and 11mm) because on the inner radius end the tops were a little warped so I would also recommend placing supports to hold onto the top, the following pictures show how I re-printed the new gauges, and they turned out perfect (besides the sanding to remove where the supports were attached)

I went with printing them on their side so that the supports will have little effect in the fillet accuracy, granted the minimal sanding required but I'd rather them be on the side and very little on the fillets.

Case Lyout

Luckily the case only needs supports under the lid nubs on the base and in the loops on the lid (as seen in the picture) and both with no raft.