A little 3D printer work

[manwithtools]

The rubber feet on my Dewalt DW723 saw stand were shot. Replacements were no longer available, so a little bit of Fusion 360 design work and some 3D printer work and I have new feet. Probably not as durable as the original rubber ones, but at least they wont scratch the floor like the raw metal legs would.





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[noid]

The rubber feet on my Dewalt DW723 saw stand were shot. Replacements were no longer available, so a little bit of Fusion 360 design work and some 3D printer work and I have new feet. Probably not as durable as the original rubber ones, but at least they wont scratch the floor like the raw metal legs would.





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Good job, if you care, you could make an inverse 3D printed mold, pour in rubber and bam you've got yourself a new rubber foot.

You can do this pretty easily in Spaceclaim; you can take the solid, and there is an "enclosure" option under the prepare tab.

 

[californiamilleghia]

thanks for the tip

 

[joey1320]

Great work.

I so want to add 3d printing to my hobby repertoire but haven't done it yet.

 

[manwithtools]

Thanks, supper easy to do in Fusion 360 as well. Just model a "cut" instead of a "join". Not so sure that rubber is the material of choice, I don't think it will mold so well with typical home equipment. Maybe Urethane..

 

[rlitman]

Good job, if you care, you could make an inverse 3D printed mold, pour in rubber and bam you've got yourself a new rubber foot.

You can do this pretty easily in Spaceclaim; you can take the solid, and there is an "enclosure" option under the prepare tab.../QUOTE]

Interesting! I've actually got a 3D printer on order, and can see how this would be a useful thing to add to me repertoire.

 

[Meursault74]

Good work. 3D printing looks very interesting and useful.

I probably would've cut up some old racquetballs and shoved them on the ends of the legs. Add duct tape if needed.

I don't have 3D printer, I do have old racquetballs and duct tape.

 

[rlitman]

...I probably would've cut up some old racquetballs and shoved them on the ends of the legs. Add duct tape if needed...

LOL, I once replaced the feet on a portable Honda generator with tennis balls. It worked for a while until they fell apart.

 

[gm54210]

For these types of prints, you can go with one of NinjaTek's filaments (Ninjaflex or Cheetah). Slightly harder to print, but astoundingly good for flexible/resilient parts.

 

[Mas78]

Since I got my 3d printer last winter I've done some stuff similar to what you did for the feet. I had to make a new cord wrap for my miter saw ect. as well.
for those of us that are cheaper try OnShape free version for a 3d cad software. Not as nice as Solidworks but WAYYYY cheaper. I haven't tried Fusion360 to compare it but if I remember right Fusion360 was in the $400 a year to be able to use it.

 

[noid]

Since I got my 3d printer last winter I've done some stuff similar to what you did for the feet. I had to make a new cord wrap for my miter saw ect. as well.
for those of us that are cheaper try OnShape free version for a 3d cad software. Not as nice as Solidworks but WAYYYY cheaper. I haven't tried Fusion360 to compare it but if I remember right Fusion360 was in the $400 a year to be able to use it.

Design spark mechanical is a free version of Spaceclaim.

You can also use Fusion 360 for free for non-commercial purposes (yearly renewal required).

 

[mfs54729]

I've been using FreeCAD, which as it's name implies is a free CAD tool. I think I tried a few other CAD tools but decided to stick with FreeCAD at least until I can figure out what I am doing.

 

[noid]

I've been using FreeCAD, which as it's name implies is a free CAD tool. I think I tried a few other CAD tools but decided to stick with FreeCAD at least until I can figure out what I am doing.

Direct modeling is the latest and greatest; instead of constantly putting in values you can push and pull directly on the solid.

Its way more intuitive then using most CAD out there.

One of the founders of Solidworks left and started Spaceclaim; its the best offering for direct modeling right now IMO.

The UI between Design Spark Mechanical and Spaceclaim is near identical with the latter being more capable; so it makes for a nice free platform to learn on and then grow into Spaceclaim if you ever need too.

 

[Meursault74]

LOL, I once replaced the feet on a portable Honda generator with tennis balls. It worked for a while until they fell apart.

I grew up watching the A-Team and MacGyver on Television and I had a book on Thomas Edison as well. I've been known to make it work with what I have lying around. It may not be pretty, but it usually works.

 

[Mas78]

I didn't realize Fusion 360 had a free version, I'll have to check it out.
I use solidworks at work and had it at home until Solidworks discontinued their home use program.

 

[will335i]

Great work.

I so want to add 3d printing to my hobby repertoire but haven't done it yet.

Do it. I am so happy I took the plunge.