Hi All,
Im new to shapeway so im trying to read lots before i ask silly questions but i cant find an example of this.
What im after is a tube and an end cap that fit tightly together but can be pulled apart with a bit of force. I want to end up with something that is reasonably splash proof.
Im pretty sure the easiest way to do this is have the end cap slide into the tube but my query is how to get them to fit tightly but not too tightly.
What ive come up with is the cap having fins around the outside that are just big enough that they will have to bend to enter the tube (see pictures).
An alternate is make the cap just much simpler but put a grove in it and fit an o-ring
Anyone got any other ideas?
From what ive read so far
-i will print them seperatly so they dont fuse
- for a part to slide into another part a gap of 0.1 - 0.2 mm is required (obviously my fin design will bend that rule).
Anyone got any thoughts on dimensions for my fins to get a reasonable flex but not breaking from being used regularly. (eg width, depth and amount of overlap with the tube)
Thanks for any thoughts.
the cap
the tube (about 21mm x 40mm)