Apologies for being a rookie - I should not have tried adding a hashtag to an existing message, it broke the thread so adding again here for continuity.?
Agree we could add a magnet if needed. For now they remain 100% printed.?
1. The existing version was made to fit my clamps and are friction fit....just right to separate when desired but do not fall apart. Manufacturing tolerances with both clamps and the print may make this hit or miss for others.
2. My idea had the fit not been so well matched would be to incorporate a bulge on one or both sides of the top notch to snap in the clamps recess. Its almost as if the clamp was designed for a ball catch.?
3. The radiused end does nothing, it was an experiment to see if square or round avoided binding with sawdust (an imagined potential issue).?
They were printed in PLA with a gyroid infill for those having a go at it and were printed standing up with the notch at the top ensuring no overhangs in the print and making the bond layers perpendicular to the clamp force (Clamp would need to break through the pure extrusion and not separate a layer to fail). Choose your own number of layers, etc.
The length was modified a few times so two can be used facing each other holding a narrow strip. Also to slide on the table and miss the end handle (can be avoided by inserting from the other end also.)
As promised, the print file and design file have been uploaded to the "Files" section in the new 3D print folder. Members should be able to see and download it now - (non members don't see all the choices)
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Mike B
