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Gallery, Projects and General => Gallery => Topic started by: Joules on November 27, 2015, 02:14:12 PM
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Hopefully this one will lead to domestic bliss...
A disaster with the oak floor meant it needed relocating to a better room. Once I repaired all the board edges and removed the sheared screws :jaw: It was time to design and print a jig for drilling the boards so the screws don't find any cables or pipes when its fitted onto bedroom floorboards.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y253/joulesbee/3D%20Prints/IMG_0053_zpszengjkbb.jpg) (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/joulesbee/media/3D%20Prints/IMG_0053_zpszengjkbb.jpg.html)
Draw the profile of the oak board and extrude the curve to create the solid model, then remove a 6mm rod from the 3D model to complete the jig body. Silver steel top hat to guide the drill.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y253/joulesbee/3D%20Prints/IMG_0054_zpsgw1bkclc.jpg) (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/joulesbee/media/3D%20Prints/IMG_0054_zpsgw1bkclc.jpg.html)
The top hat is a nice firm fit in the print, it better be as it has around 400 screws to cope with.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y253/joulesbee/3D%20Prints/IMG_0055_zpsjn0l8kjw.jpg) (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/joulesbee/media/3D%20Prints/IMG_0055_zpsjn0l8kjw.jpg.html)
27.5 degree pilot hole, that'll do nicely.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y253/joulesbee/3D%20Prints/IMG_0056_zpsy4tsjc06.jpg) (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/joulesbee/media/3D%20Prints/IMG_0056_zpsy4tsjc06.jpg.html)
Test screw installed and no splitting along the tongue. The jig took a couple of hours to print as I wanted it to be pretty dense, but as I still needed to model the idea to get the angles and dimensions right it's still a fraction of the time (for me) needed to machine one and make the insert. I find the 3D printer really handy for these type of jobs, no hunting round for suitable stock and virtually no clean up after printing. That reminds me, I need to clean the swarf off the lathe now.
Joules
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:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: Nicely done Joules :thumbup:
Rob