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Originally Posted by Stl-986
glued in place? Not seeing how this will stay secured with just glue. where the red pieces attaches to the brownish piece is going to be a week point also. All for new ideas.
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Well, first off the surfaces of the 3D printed parts won't come out slick, and the tolerances I'm using are very tight. The smaller red piece that the bottom of the cup/can will rest on is exactly the same size as the slot it will be pushed into. It's possible that I won't be able to push it in without loosening those tolerances, but also possible that once I push it in, there'll be no getting it back out even if I don't use any glue on it.
As for the part that will be inserted into the bracket, I've made the tolerance only 1mm. I'm looking for it to be tight enough that it will be secure, but not so tight that it can't be removed.
The bracket itself will be the same thickness as the opening I'm putting it into. It should be a very tight fit, and if I need to, I will give it more thickness in subsequent printings until it is secure. If I have to use some double-sided tape to help hold it in place, that's always an option too.
These are all just what I'm hoping for. The first print is always a test. Usually it takes several tries to get everything exactly right.
I've already thought of one thing I'm going to have to change before I even print the first test piece. The space where the bracket will be isn't level. It's higher at the face of the console than it is as you go back into the console. I'm going to have to angle the arm of the cupholder that goes into the bracket downward to get the cupholder to sit level. If I print it as is, the cupholder would be angled forward (toward the console), and any cup or can in it wouldn't be level.
See? Even before I've made the first test print, I'm on to version 1.1.