Camfive Replacement Hinge

prusaprinters

<p>Designed for a Camfive laser engraver, but seems usable for any basic hinge need.</p> <p>The black one in the back is the original, but that's the last picture I'll ever have of one since they're all gone now.</p> <h3> Instructions</h3> <p>Printed it solid at .3 layer height. A bit of warping on the underside of the upwards curve, but did not effect the final product's functionality at all.</p> <p>The model turns around and fits into itself. No need to mirror.</p> <p>Uses a .25 bar for the hinge pin and fits very snug but usable on a larger door without anything to hold it in place when mounted horizontally. Haven't done any vertical testing.</p> <p>The original was injection molded was designed to be mostly hollow. I'm assuming to save a bit of plastic, but at the loss of any long term rigidity. So after 2 of them broke within a year, I designed my own . Now I have replaced them all, and threw away the old unbroken ones.</p> <p>Edit: after a couple weeks of frequent use the hinge separated at the first layer of the loop under the pressure of the strut. Printing it vertically with supports seems to make it a lot stronger, and I'm hoping not to have this issue. Normal situations shouldn't be a problem, but this thing weighs as much as a car hood and lifted itself off the hinges when they popped, so it was way more pressure than anticipated.</p> Category: Parts