Smartbox Case Latch

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<p>Replacement latch for a Pelican style case used by SmartBox for their key programming system.</p> <p>I believe the brand is actually HUL but it has no identifying marks.</p> <p>Seems they make a lot of drone carrier boxes as well so I hope others can make use of it.</p> <p>Drive the metal pins out with a pin punch, awl, skinny screwdriver, whatever then drive the second shorter pin out the same way. I find a slightly open bench vise to be a perfect place to do this.</p> <p>Reverse the process with the new part. The vise is a great way to drive the smaller pin back in again. I had no problems driving the pin into the printed part.</p> <p>Part is oriented for maximum strength supports will be needed.</p> <p>Mine is an okay fit but if I were to reprint them I'd probably reduce the length by a milimeter or two to make it a bit tighter.</p> <p>Only post-processing was removing the infill.</p> <h3>How I Designed This</h3> <p>Scanned the item on a flatbed scanner with a backlight.</p> <p>Edited the outline to clean up a bit and give it good contrast.</p> <p>Imported and scanned bitmap with Inkscape to create an SVG.</p> <p>Imported SVG into Tinkercad and extruded, scaled and converted to its final 3d shape.</p> <p>Sliced in Cura and printed at 100% infill.</p> Category: Tool Holders & Boxes