7mm Dutch style cableclamp

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The Story I needed some 7mm cableclamps, but I'm too lazy to alter my daily commute to a hardware store to purchase them. I didn't like the straightforward designs available here on Thingiverse, so I replicated the typical Dutch cableclamp design with slight modifications. Nail Size The nail should be approximately 2mm thick. If the nail fits very tightly, it might be wise to heat the nail (holding it with pliers), and melt it through the hole. Smashing a nail that's too large through the hole can cause the plastic to break. If you don't have spare nails, you can print the one provided in this project - just kidding! Other Cable Sizes To accommodate different cable sizes, simply adjust the scale. Scale 1 equals 7mm, so if you need 12mm, calculate 1/7 * 12 and enter that number into the scale parameter in your slicer. Here's a table for MM Diameter to scale conversion: Cable diameter (MM) | Scale | Nail size in MM ------------------------|-----------|------------------- 0.143 | 1 | 0.3 0.286 | 2 | 0.6 0.429 | 3 | 0.9 0.571 | 4 | 1.1 0.714 | 5 | 1.4 0.857 | 6 | 1.7 1.000 | 7 | 2.0 1.143 | 8 | 2.3 1.286 | 9 | 2.6 1.429 | 10 | 2.9 1.571 | 11 | 3.1 1.714 | 12 | 3.4 1.857 | 13 | 3.7 2.000 | 14 | 4.0 2.143 | 15 | 4.3 2.286 | 16 | 4.6 2.429 | 17 | 4.9 2.571 | 18 | 5.1 2.714 | 19 | 5.4 2.857 | 20 | 5.7 3.000 | 21 | 6.0 3.143 | 22 | 6.3 3.286 | 23 | 6.6 3.429 | 24 | 6.9 3.571 | 25 | 7.1 3.714 | 26 | 7.4 3.857 | 27 | 7.7 4.000 | 28 | 8.0 4.143 | 29 | 8.3 4.286 | 30 | 8.6 Print Settings Notes: Use a maximum nozzle thickness of 0.4mm to avoid missing parts. Cura indicates that any infill takes approximately 4 minutes, regardless of the setting, so I recommend using 100% infill since it needs to withstand some bending and hammering.