Semi open universal cable drag chain

prusaprinters

UPDATES: 2020/04/01: Added Fusion 360 source file. There's plenty of various cable drag chains out there on Thingiverse but I haven't found any that allows installation without disassembly of wires. Apart from that the chains I've seen were quite bulky. That's why I designed my own version i Fusion 360, allowing me to customize all the features of chain link: height (12 mm) length - distance between link hinges (20 mm) width - outer distance between walls (20 mm) diameter - outer diameter of flexion (80 mm). I can also change clearances/tolerances and a few more attributes. Let me know if you need other dimensions or higher/over clearances. Thanks to tolerances (here 0.25 mm) the chain links can be printed assembled or separately. It's important to print slow, not more than 15-20 mm/s. After printing the links might be fused a bit. Use a little force to crack them loose. For each link you can also grab and squeeze join with two fingers and swing the adjacent link a couple times. That will clean the joint from any residues. If you're not sure about capabilities of your printer/filament then you can check it with my economic fidget spinner tolerance test: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2949885 Here you can see the chain in action dragging Y axis cables in my Tevo Tarantula: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF8_3mJsSMU Check out my other designs: https://www.thingiverse.com/DaVinci2000/designs Print Settings Printer Brand: TEVO Printer: Tarantula Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.2 Infill: 25% Notes: For best results print slow, 15-20 mm/s. PLA should be fine in most cases. Print lid/s flat (up side down) Category: 3D Printer Parts