SMT Strip Feeder V2

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Summary Parametric SMT Tape Feeders for OpenPnp or other Pick and Place machines can be customized to fit any sized tape, limited only by your print bed size. Before printing a huge array, try a small 20mm 8x1 two tray model to ensure your extruder is properly calibrated. Make sure your chosen filament has good bed adhesion as well. This design replaces the old version https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2396616 and improves performance. By default, base cut outs are disabled since this made the tape unstable and components sometimes jumped out. You can now create a ledge under the holes by specifying the tape thickness (different from height), which gives much better performance on plastic tapes. The end stop has been removed so that the tape can be extended past the pickup position to allow feed from reels without having to remove the tape to get rid of the used section. Print Settings Printer: TS3D Prusa inspired Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.3 Infill: 20% Notes: Ensure good bed adhesion and correct extruder calibration. Post-Printing Assembly You will probably want to glue the two halves together, using a bit of superglue in the slots of the press fit or if you print in ABS perhaps acetone. I fasten the final unit to the machine bed using fine craft tape. How I Designed This OpenScad I used OpenScad, which is why the part is fully parametric. The fillets take a while to render, but you could disable them – print quality is often better with rounded corners.