Today we bring you a fully customizable boat rail fitting that can also be used for shower rails, clothes rails, etc.

This was created by request for one of our followers and is currently untested.

Update: This design can now also be used for rectangular tubes (as of version 1.2).

This design is completely free and shared under a permissive license. Your support is hugely appreciated.

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OpenSCAD Customizer Options

This design has the following Customizer options:

Material

• Material_Thickness - Thickness of the material

Tube

• Tube_Profile - The shape of the tube
• Round_Tube_Inside_Diameter - The inside diameter of the round tube
• Rectangular_Tube_Inside_Width - The inside width (Y axis) of the rectangular tube
• Rectangular_Tube_Inside_Height - The inside height (X axis) of the rectangular tube
• Min_Tube_Length - The length of the tube on the shortest side
• Tube_Angle - The angle to tilt the tube
• Tube_Bevel_Percentage - The amount to bevel the end of the tube (as a percentage)
• Grub_Screw_Hole_Diameter - Grub screw hole diameter. Not threaded. Will require manual tapping.

Base

• Base_Type - The type of base (round or rectangular)
• Screw_Hole_Diameter - The diameter of the screw hole
• Screw_Head_Diameter - The diameter of the screw head
• Screw_Head_Countersink_Angle - Screw countersink angle (82 and 90 are common)
• Screw_Padding - The minimum amount of padding around each screw
• Base_Bevel_Percentage - The amount to bevel the edge of the base (as a percentage)

Material

We recommend printing this in a durable filament, such as ABS, nylon or even metal!

Versions

• 1.4 (25 Apr 2021)
  • Improved screw positions for round base with non-square rectangular tube
• 1.3 (25 Apr 2021)
  • Fixed issue with bevelled corner for rectangular tube profile
• 1.2 (25 Apr 2021)
  • Added rectangular tube profile (Tube_Profile option added and Tube_Inside_Diameter option replaced with Round_Tube_Inside_Diameter, Rectangular_Tube_Inside_Width and Rectangular_Tube_Inside_Height options)
  • Improved preview performance
  • Fixed bug when Rectangular Base_Type selected and Base_Bevel_Percentage set to 0
  • Fixed round tube quality issue when Tube_Angle set to 90
• 1.1 (1 Apr 2021)
  • Increased polygon count for smoother finish
  • Added base type option (Base_Type) and a new base type (rectangular)
  • Added screw padding option (Screw_Padding)
• 1.0 (31 Mar 2021) - Initial version

Printing

Recommended slicer settings:

• Resolution: 0.1mm - 0.2mm
• Infill: ~50% or higher if you need it to be extra durable.
• Supports: Should not be required
• Rafts: Not required, unless you experience adhesion issues.

License

The "Boat Rail Base" models (.stl) are licensed under the CC BY license by Code and Make.

The "Boat Rail Base" code (.scad) is licensed under The MIT License by Code and Make.

Note: 'BSD' license has been selected as it is the closest available option in the list.

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