3D Printed Print In Place Plate Holder

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Does anyone know where Matt is? When I broke one of my wife's plate holders, I quickly designed, printed, and replaced her old plastic placeholder with a 3D Printed Plate Holder. This innovative design prints in place without requiring any assembly. As a "print in place" design, the plate holder works perfectly either with minor cleanup when using a brim for extra hold-down force or no cleanup at all when not using a brim. This feature makes it incredibly convenient to use. I've included the file "Plate Holder, Print In Place.stl" which is the original "print in place" design. If your slicer cannot print this file, you can use the files "Left.stl" and "Right.stl" to merge the model prior to printing. My final prints were made at a .15mm layer height with 20% infill, and I didn't use a brim. However, as shown in the video, if your printer has difficulty with warping, you can add a brim which will require some additional cleanup before using it. For smaller diameter plates, a small dot of cyanoacrylate glue may be used to secure the hinge in place. As usual, I probably forgot a few files or made other mistakes, so if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I'll do my best to help. This project was designed using Autodesk Fusion 360 and sliced with Cura 4.1. The final prints were made in PLA on both an Ultimaker 2+ Extended and an Ultimaker 3 Extended.