[Work In Progress] Camper Van Wall Switch Hinged Cover 3D Printer Model

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File formats: stl,scad
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Size:282.3KB

The file '[Work In Progress] Camper Van Wall Switch Hinged Cover 3D Printer Model' is (stl,scad) file type, size is 282.3KB.

Summary

UPDATE: 20240703:

  • Prior hinge library used was a disaster. Any pin based design is difficult to print in place.
  • Switching to a print-in-place hinge design.

A switch box cover on a hinge. It's designed around velcroing both the hinge part and the box cover part to a cabinet wall where the switch is located.

This is a work in progress.

The box has:
(1) Hinge to swing open.
(2) Lips for ease of opening the switch cover.
(3) Tabs for velcroing the box cover closed.

The hinges are "lined up" with the box switch with 2 holes for zip tying them together as an option to gluing.

Printing in one piece looks too challenging for print orientation on a FDM printer, so they are split into two pieces. Hinges as open, box as another.

The box dimensions are customizable in SCAD. The hinge sizes should adjust based on the box dimensions automatically.

Print settings:

  • In prusaslicer: right click -> split by object. This nets you the hinges and the box cover as two separate STL items.
  • Orient the hinges vertically. One of the ends would have overhang warning; use the other end as the base plate side.
  • Orient the box like a "bowl", with hollow side facing the sky. It would print without support.
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