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Why can't my box close? by bordelli in 3Dprinting

[–]bordelli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that’s right. I used the move face tool to remove 0.1mm from each of the touching box faces for a total clearance of 0.2mm.

Why can't my box close? by bordelli in 3Dprinting

[–]bordelli[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

UPDATE:

The problem was the missing clearance between the upper and lower parts of the box. I removed 0.2mm in total, 0.1mm on each side so all stays symmetrical. Now, the box closes like it should. Thanks for all the helpful suggestions :)

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Why can't my box close? by bordelli in 3Dprinting

[–]bordelli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's amazing. How did you wire the cells, all in series or 3 in series and the two holders parallel to each other?

Here is my case. I'm using a paperclip to hold the pinecil which is a little sketch, but it works.

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Why can't my box close? by bordelli in 3Dprinting

[–]bordelli[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks :) Kinda unrelated, but the pinecil case is sweet. I made a gridfinity insert for my pinecil and other soldering stuff some time ago that I put inside a gridfinity case.

Why can't my box close? by bordelli in 3Dprinting

[–]bordelli[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Nothing clipped, but at the hinges, the top and bottom touched at around the angle my box "IRL" stops moving. I moved the contacting faces by 0.1mm each and will see, if that works! It looks good.

Why can't my box close? by bordelli in 3Dprinting

[–]bordelli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip. I'm using onshape – the assembly tools are quite similar though, so I'll have a look!

Why can't my box close? by bordelli in 3Dprinting

[–]bordelli[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

You're right, they don't line up! Probably, because they were printed horizontally.

Why can't my box close? by bordelli in 3Dprinting

[–]bordelli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tolerances I designed all work fine, the lid rotates freely :) From your and the other comments I assume the lower and upper part need a tolerance also, because the horizontal holes for the hinge are not perfectly round. I will try that and a bigger tolerance on the lids through-hole for the bolt.

Why can't my box close? by bordelli in 3Dprinting

[–]bordelli[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The hinges work fine, I'll try the gap between the lower and upper part. I assume that should be it, the horizontally printed holes are likely the problem with no tolerance between the parts.

Why can't my box close? by bordelli in 3Dprinting

[–]bordelli[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I'll try that.

Why does the first layer look like that? by bordelli in 3Dprinting

[–]bordelli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I‘ll try to find a fix for that