Bowden tube and CANbus / USB cable support clips

Bowden tube and CANbus / USB cable support clips for FDM printers
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updated January 28, 2024

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Bowden tube and CANbus cable support clips.

 

Oftentimes switching from conventional setup of gazillion wires into cable chains is a bit tough as there are certain challenges with this.

Small things can make big difference.

Challenge this simple thing is addressing and solving more than effectively is how to organise bowden tube and CANbus / USB cable sagging and prevent it getting damaged on toolhead movements.

 

 

Dimensions

  • 4mm OD, 2.5mm ID, 16mm of length
  • 4mm OD, 2.5mm ID, 8mm of length

 


BOM (bill of materials)

Printed Parts

  • Printed parts 2 - 4 clips, depending on the size of your printer and therefore - bowden tube and cable length.
     

PRINT GUIDELINES

Here are print guidelines for you to follow in order to have decent success with printing parts:

3D PRINTING PROCESSFDM (fused deposition modeling)
INFILL TYPEGrid, Gyroid, Honeycomb, Triangle or Cubic
MATERIALEnclosed printer — ASA, ASA-CF, ABS, ABS+, ABS-CF
 Un-enclosed printer — PLA, PLA+ or PETG
INFILL PERCENTAGE 40% - 60%
LAYER HEIGHTRecommended: 0.2mm
WALL COUNT Recommended: 4
SOLID TOP/BOTTOM LAYERSRecommended: 5
EXTRUSION WIDTHForced 0.4mm


Side notes to the print guidelines

A wall count of 4 is an absolute must to ensure the structural integrity of the parts. There is no need to go over the top with this. 4 walls are perfectly fine for this model.

CHANGELOG

DateChange
28.01.2024Initial version (Rev1)

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