3D Printed Rotary Vise for Electronics - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2023, 06:46:25 pm
content: Anyone seen a PCB vise like this one - 3D printed or not? I ran across it on Thingiverse. I don't need the sponge holder on the bottom but otherwise I like the design. I'm going to print the parts and try it.https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6333559

author: themadhippy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2023, 06:51:31 pm
content: reminds me of a mike stand with a few extra bits

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2023, 07:22:23 pm
content: Oh yea it does.I'm going to get started on it today and see if I like it. It can't be any worse than the holders I already have.

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2023, 07:24:20 pm
content: There used to be things very similar to that, made of metal, in electronics shops in Hong Kong. I haven't seen one in quite a while, but I expect they are still around.

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 18, 2023, 12:37:33 pm
content: Got two parts printed.

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2023, 12:36:17 pm
content: More parts done. This is the shorter threaded rod. A longer one is available to print, but let's see how this goes for now.

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2023, 06:52:02 pm
content: I like the colour choices, to mimic a nice clean bolt and rust nuts.

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2023, 09:59:52 pm
content: I kept thinking this vise reminded me of something - I just realized what it was.

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2023, 08:09:59 pm
content: Well here's the final vise with the short king bolt. It's a good design and the parts fit together well. I really like this design and plan on using it a lot. Now I will print the longer king bolt and see how it fits.

author: rteodor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2023, 08:27:35 pm
content: xrunner, at what layer height did you print ?

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2023, 09:29:00 pm
content: Quote from: rteodor on December 20, 2023, 08:27:35 pmThe screws and nuts I used 0.15 mm, the base was at 0.2 mmNote: Until about a year ago I used a 0.4 mm nozzle, but then switched to a 0.6 mm nozzle for faster printing speed. Unless you need meticulous detail as I did when doing a lot of model RR scenery, you can use a larger nozzle and it is barley noticeable quality difference.

author: rteodor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2023, 10:52:40 am
content: Useful tool. I plan to make a second oneOn the nozzle: I changed the diameter from 0.4 to 0.6 in the Prusa slicer just to check what would be the time saving, but print time decreased only one minute from 2h:09m. Maybe some other expert settings have to be changed ?

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2023, 12:48:41 pm
content: Quote from: rteodor on December 21, 2023, 10:52:40 amIt depends on the file you are printing. For example, for the parts for this model, try the holder_bottom. I have 20 % infill, 0.2 mm layers (lots of other settings of course but we can't go on about all of that minutia).For the 0.4 mm nozzle, Cura slicer gives 3 hours zero minutes.For the 0.6 nozzle I get 2 hours 20 minutes.That's a40 minutestime savings, which is significant.But for the kingbolt the times are 2 h 15 m for 0.4 nozzle as opposed to 2 h 11 m.So you see how it goes, but overall the 0.6 nozzle is faster, how much depends on the movements and type of part design. I think longer nozzle movements where it is simply pouring out plastic and not having to retract is where it will start saving a lot of time. Stick with it!I printed the longer king bolt, 135 mm vs 100 mm. It came out great. Personally I don't see any need for the shorter one now.Since I have all the files sliced I'm going to make a second one myself, but with different colors. Maybe holiday colors Hmmm ...

author: rteodor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2023, 03:18:49 pm
content: Yeah my initial try was on one of the 'kingbolt' files. But when I checked on 'bottom_holder' and look to more details it started to be interesting: the time saving is still low, 2 minutes only, but the used filament increased.Later edit: The print time is shorter too. I can not tell if this is because of the printer or because of the print settings only.

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2023, 03:24:57 pm
content: Quote from: rteodor on December 21, 2023, 03:18:49 pmShould be way more time savings than 2 minutes -waymore. I'd have to look at a lot of other settings to find out why your slicer isn't giving you more time savings. Trust me, it really does cut down the time or I wouldn't have stayed with the 0.6 mm nozzle.

author: rteodor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 23, 2023, 09:02:31 pm
content: After watching some videos I got the feeling that my old version of the slicer could be the problem. It does not change any speed settings after changing the nozzle diameter.For now I don't want to update and experiment - its a tool that I just want it to work. But I will keep this in mind and get a 0.6 nozzle with the next filament order. Thanks for the tip.

author: vav
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 25, 2023, 01:42:43 am
content: Nice, but hot air will not be friends with this holder.