Axiom Side clamp filler pad

[gerry]

I recently surfaced my spoil board. I couldn't use the side clamps because the bolts were too long for the thickness of the spoil board. I didn't want to go out searching for metric bolts, so I 3D printed a spacer to go between the bottom of the clamp and the spoil board. 

I printed these out of solid Priline TPU (flexible filament). They actually work better than the original tiny pads. You can change the thickness by changing the Z height of your 3D slicer. You don't have to create another stl. If you don't have a 3D printer, you can make them out of any suitable material and cut with a laser, mill, or a drag knife. The shape was created with Vectric Aspire and exported to stl. It's great for drawing gaskets, etc. Easier than CAD.



Filler Pad for AXIOM Side Clamp.zip (338.19 KB)

[aluomala]

Nice! I just ran into the same problem (too much material removed from spoil board). I used a piece of brass that I had laying around as a shim/spacer, but will use my trusty new 3D printer to make some of these (I make stuff I see on the internet just to use the thing, all the time now).

Thanks for sharing the file!

Allan

[gerry]

If you have Aspire, you can use it with 'create shapes from outlines'. It's best to design in mm, 'cause the slicers like that. Another fun,easy thing is to make signs, labels, etc.

For a bookmark, extrude the marker section at about 0.5mm, Then extrude the topper @ about 2.0mm. you can even put lettering, or a design on the topper. If the lettering is raised, you can make it only a couple of layers thick, the change the color of the filament.

Changing filament on my CR10S is a pain, but a 15 second option on my Prusa MK3S.


Snoopy Walking Bookmark.stl (715.6 KB)

[orgtech]

I like the idea of these clamps. I am using inserts on my spoil board. Could I just use studs with these clamps? How much thread actually goes into the clamp? Could use different length studs as spoil board thickness changes.

[gerry]

Why inserts in the spoil board? The slots are much more versatile. I could only see using it if you do a lot of repeat fixturing.

The clamps actually have about 0.6" of thread inserted in them.