Well done man! I really enoy your videos, even though I'm just learning FreeCAD. You explain the concepts so well that they can be used basically in every CAD program, just with different approach of course. Keep it up!
Great tutorial. But how can the pin be printed without support, when there is positive clearance. and shouldn't we be breaking the support material, to get the hinge movement !? thanks for any response. and had anybody tried printing this !! will be great to get a feedback :-)
Good question. You don't really need to use support for small "bridging". Just make sure that the pin is hanging inside the middle knuckle, not in the outer ones.
Could you please make videos on making a mechanical enclosure for any of the Boards for eg., Raspberry Pi/Jetson Nano/other boards for beginners,s, and step by step by importing step file?
Thanks for the idea! I made a video for simple electronic enclosure here : th-cam.com/video/rq5UB19vXrM/w-d-xo.html But yes, making enclosure design from STEP file will be great, let me check later :)
what formula did you use to create the pin and the hole? Is that formula usable for all sizes of hinges? Meaning it does not matter if the hinge is bigger or smaller which also affects the size of the pins and the hole. I always use PLA. What temp are you recommending? I used 210 nozzle, 70 bed.
For the pin diameter, try about 1/4 up to 1/2 of the hinge knuckle diameter. If it's too small, then the pin gets weaker. And if too large then it will reduce the strength of the cylinder. For the gap, it will depends on the printer and setting (speed, acc, jerk, cooling etc). If the precision is good, you can try 0.5 x nozzle diameter. In this video I'm using 0.75 x D. For slicer setting, better not to use support, add a little more fan speed, and reduce nozzle temp a bit if necessary. Hope this will help :)
Would like to know if there will be no problem printing this hinge. Will the hole and the pin stick during printing? Do you have recommended settings for PLA printing? Thanks
For PLA, try these hints : Layer height 0.2 or less, outer wall jerk : 2 mm/s, cooling fan speed : 50% or more. Be careful with temperature and wall flow rate, don't go too high And wait for the print to cooldown before moving the hinges.
Could you post an STL? I tried making a hinge like this but it won't bend. Would like to print this model to see if it's my design or my print settings.
You're a genius thank you so much. Made hard work easy.
Glad it helped
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Great tutorial! You are very nice to listen to and explain very well!
Thank you so much!
You make it looks easy!! A little fast for a beginner (me), but well presented and very useful.
thank you for your time! great job
Glad it was helpful!
Well done man! I really enoy your videos, even though I'm just learning FreeCAD. You explain the concepts so well that they can be used basically in every CAD program, just with different approach of course. Keep it up!
Glad to hear that, thank you for the appreciation and support. Have a great day
Thanks very much, very useful!
You're welcome :)
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Great tutorial. But how can the pin be printed without support, when there is positive clearance. and shouldn't we be breaking the support material, to get the hinge movement !? thanks for any response. and had anybody tried printing this !! will be great to get a feedback :-)
Good question.
You don't really need to use support for small "bridging".
Just make sure that the pin is hanging inside the middle knuckle, not in the outer ones.
Thanks !
thank you indeed
Could you please make videos on making a mechanical enclosure for any of the Boards for eg., Raspberry Pi/Jetson Nano/other boards for beginners,s, and step by step by importing step file?
Thanks for the idea! I made a video for simple electronic enclosure here : th-cam.com/video/rq5UB19vXrM/w-d-xo.html
But yes, making enclosure design from STEP file will be great, let me check later :)
@@W3DEStudio Thanks, Maybe a case something like this design tutorial would be a lot helpful
th-cam.com/video/fJKWd6xJYU4/w-d-xo.html
Hi, Very useful. A question, If I have to put an M2.5 screw, Should I be creating a hole of 2.5 exactly or a bit extra like 2.6/2.7dia?
Thank you for the appreciation. For screw hole, we can add allowance at about .2 diameter.
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You forgot to make the bottom sides also round, this way the hinge come up when mounted on 2 flat parts
Thank you for the suggestion. Yes, we'll need to round the bottom edges for more movement angle/range.
what formula did you use to create the pin and the hole? Is that formula usable for all sizes of hinges? Meaning it does not matter if the hinge is bigger or smaller which also affects the size of the pins and the hole. I always use PLA. What temp are you recommending? I used 210 nozzle, 70 bed.
For the pin diameter, try about 1/4 up to 1/2 of the hinge knuckle diameter. If it's too small, then the pin gets weaker. And if too large then it will reduce the strength of the cylinder.
For the gap, it will depends on the printer and setting (speed, acc, jerk, cooling etc). If the precision is good, you can try 0.5 x nozzle diameter. In this video I'm using 0.75 x D.
For slicer setting, better not to use support, add a little more fan speed, and reduce nozzle temp a bit if necessary.
Hope this will help :)
Would like to know if there will be no problem printing this hinge. Will the hole and the pin stick during printing? Do you have recommended settings for PLA printing? Thanks
For PLA, try these hints :
Layer height 0.2 or less, outer wall jerk : 2 mm/s, cooling fan speed : 50% or more.
Be careful with temperature and wall flow rate, don't go too high
And wait for the print to cooldown before moving the hinges.
@@W3DEStudio Thanks
Could you post an STL? I tried making a hinge like this but it won't bend. Would like to print this model to see if it's my design or my print settings.
Is there a dark mode for this software? That white is burning a hole in my retina.
As far as I know there isn't
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