| tolerance material (or more accurately clearance) [message #55773] Mon, 22 October 2012 17:00 UTC |
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Hello,
I'm going to be building items with poles and holes... what I need to know is what clearances need to be between the hole and the pole...
I am looking for a snug fit but must not be loose...
I know its going to depend on the material... but surely there should be a guidelines info table that gives this kind of information... I cannot seem to find anything...
e.g. Hole 2.00mm --- pole to go through hole (tight) =?mm
I have seen people producing models for "friction tests" (see bartv) but think that we all need to know this... so should be supplied as support info?
Should also mention that I wish to print them in place at the same time without fusing together!
Many thanks in advance.
S
[Updated on: Mon, 22 October 2012 17:01 UTC]
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| Re: tolerance material (or more accurately clearance) [message #55774 is a reply to message #55773 ] Mon, 22 October 2012 17:53 UTC |
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I am a bit confused, you want snug but removable fits, while printed in place?
You can't have both yet.
On the design guidelines for each material you can find the minimal clearance for parts to be separate.
But depending on the material you should take into account that large contact surfaces need more clearance due to friction (especially s&f)
With the accuracy from the same pages you should be able to determine whether a material is suited for your required levels.
For snug fits, some sort of snap-fit is usually the way to go.
There used to be a few pages with hole and peg examples, but I guess the info itself is at least compile in the design guidelines.
Cheers!
Oops, example link: http://www.shapeways.com/materials/strong-flexible-design-gu idelines
[Updated on: Mon, 22 October 2012 17:54 UTC]
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) but you don't need to do that if the hole is open on the other end and you're careful pushing them together.
