UPDATE: Printed and finished, turned out awesome!
Couple notes to guide your success:
1: The bolts are scaled at 100% to their corresponding holes in the .STL file. I did this due to differing shrink factors for different filaments and printers. I printed mine in 3dMars plain white PLA.
Bolts were printed vertically with the knobs on the print surface, .06 layer height, .08 walls, 50% fill, 50mm/s speed, 210C extruder and 60C bed temp. I also used an additional cooling fan (desk fan) which seemed to help with thread definition.
In addition, I scaled the bolts at .95 on the X & Y axis, with the Z at 100%, which required very minimal fitting for a tight, smooth threading. (mostly had to file the openings on the vice body and sliding jaw, bolts were fine)
I designed this simple table top vice in Tinkercad to have a useful tool for working with small objects. Mine is still printing, so I cannot yet comment on the performance of the vice, but this is my first big design, so I wanted to share it! (assembly instructions below)
Please feel free to share any feedback or recommendations and let me know how yours turned out!
I will be uploading my finished pictures, along with any updates (if necessary)
Thanks!
To assemble
1: insert drive bolt into base
2:Thread bushing up drive bolt until it matches up with its recess on the body. Do not over-tighten/check to make sure the drive bolt can still spin freely.
3: Slide the moving jaw onto the track recessed into the body and turn drive bolt to thread into the jaw.
4: Thread clamp screw/bolt into clamp portion of body.
5: Test fit the vice in its planned location, affix optional clamp "gripper" if necessary.
6: Once fit and function tested, glue drive bolt bushing to drive bolt (not the body)
7: That should about do it! let it dry and let me know how it works.
Vice-Body_V1.2_092517.stl | 1.1MB | |
Vice-clamp_bolt_gripper_head_V1.2_092517.stl | 503.9KB | |
Vice-clamp_bolt_V1.2_092517.stl | 313.2KB | |
Vice-Drive_Bolt_Bushing_V1.2_092517.stl | 44.9KB | |
Vice-Drive_Bolt_V1.2_092517.stl | 301.0KB | |
Vice-Sliding_Jaw_V1.2_092517.stl | 1.0MB |