<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — How would you make a hinge for this?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/3989/how-would-you-make-a-hinge-for-this/ Sat, 21 Sep 2013 22:06:18 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: How would you make a hinge for this?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36970/#p36970 Glad to be of help...Good luck!

]]> Sat, 21 Sep 2013 22:06:18 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36970/#p36970 <![CDATA[Re: How would you make a hinge for this?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36969/#p36969 Thank you. I can pare off the hinge part and scale it down. I like the clasp too but it has to be somewhat watertight (literally, to keep the batteries dry).

]]> Sat, 21 Sep 2013 21:32:01 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36969/#p36969 <![CDATA[Re: How would you make a hinge for this?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36964/#p36964 BTW, here they are if you want to scale them or alter...they scaled up to about 28 inches across!

]]> Sat, 21 Sep 2013 19:03:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36964/#p36964 <![CDATA[Re: How would you make a hinge for this?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36963/#p36963 Happy to post it back to you, but I'm pretty sure it's not to size...for some reason, when I imported it into Solidworks, it got scaled up.  Also, I just sketched to the STL image so that's another inaccuracy variable.

Can you post or PM me the particulars of the mating component, or the recess size dimensions this door fits into?

]]> Sat, 21 Sep 2013 18:42:26 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36963/#p36963 <![CDATA[Re: How would you make a hinge for this?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36960/#p36960 Ironman, that is excellent. Who do I have to kill to get that STL?

]]> Sat, 21 Sep 2013 18:18:26 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36960/#p36960 <![CDATA[Re: How would you make a hinge for this?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36904/#p36904 If you mean the 3D PDF, that's an option under "save as" in Solidworks...

If you mean the model itself, I imported the STL and used the graphic to trace geometries to create a solid model; then modified it for the hinge and snap-tab.

]]> Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:09:26 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36904/#p36904 <![CDATA[Re: How would you make a hinge for this?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36903/#p36903 Nice, Not to get off topic but how did you do that?

]]> Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:04:50 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36903/#p36903 <![CDATA[Re: How would you make a hinge for this?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36902/#p36902 How about something like this?  Just a thought...(just point and click to rotate, etc)

]]> Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:02:06 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36902/#p36902 <![CDATA[Re: How would you make a hinge for this?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36898/#p36898 Actually Iron Man I did that once. The bottom side of the cover has an electric wire and contact that runs down to the batteries so it really needs a hinge to keep everything in place and stress off the wire. Good suggestion though.

]]> Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:14:38 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36898/#p36898 <![CDATA[Re: How would you make a hinge for this?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36896/#p36896 Heartlander,

Just looked at the STL...why not consider a non-flexing design and just insert the bottom tab into a mating recess with a screw or screws holding it closed at the other end?

]]> Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:56:50 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36896/#p36896 <![CDATA[Re: How would you make a hinge for this?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36894/#p36894 Does anyone know if you can cement PLA Flex to ABS? Te batt cover is 2MK thick. Maybe  could print the bottom 1MM of Flex, to get the hinge property, then the top 1MM of ABS to get the stiffness I need. Glue the two layers together. (I almost said, print the Flex layer, readjust the Z stop up 1MM and print the ABS on top of the Flex). Hmm...

]]> Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:26:23 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36894/#p36894 <![CDATA[Re: How would you make a hinge for this?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36893/#p36893 Kind of, Can you show us what its connecting too? It may be stiff enough for this purpose.

]]> Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:23:52 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36893/#p36893 <![CDATA[Re: How would you make a hinge for this?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36892/#p36892 I have some Taulman 618, I'll give that a try. I wonder if plastic paints (Fusion, etc.) will stick to it? Looks like it cools white.

Steve, the batt cover needs to be stiff since there are electronics and a switch behind it. I take it you're concerned about the nylon being too soft.

]]> Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:22:21 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36892/#p36892 <![CDATA[Re: How would you make a hinge for this?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36884/#p36884 Nylon. Here is a link to a gas can cap I made. The flexibility is incredible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs9PNCxEa5o

How rigid will the battery cover need to be?

]]> Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:45:41 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36884/#p36884 <![CDATA[Re: How would you make a hinge for this?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36872/#p36872 Print it in nylon, perhaps?

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