Frieze Holder

thingiverse

There's an unsightly spot on my balcony wall that I wanted to cover up. Since a light panel was already installed there, I figured a frieze or collection of reliefs would be a great way to showcase its plasticity when lit from above. I'm drawn to ancient art, especially the kind you see in Italian museums or in London, Paris, and Berlin - all those cities have impressive collections that were actually acquired through, shall we say, "acquisition" rather than donation. When I searched for designs on Thingiverse, I found very little of what I was looking for. Yeggi.com turned out to be a treasure trove, though, and I also discovered some fantastic reliefs on scantheworld (https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Scan%20The%20World). After printing several bricks with a height of around 4 cm, I found that they all had similar thicknesses ranging from 8 to 16 mm. Because these small decorative pieces don't weigh much, a minimalist frame should be sufficient. To design it, I used a board that's roughly 18 mm wide and came up with various lengths since I wanted to reuse existing holes in the wall. The board fits into holders that get screwed into the wall and have an arm to hold one or more boards. As usual, I've included the freeCAD source for this design - it's parametric, making it easy to adapt and resize to meet your specific needs.