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@3dprinting I've always wanted to make a drill bit stop to make holes with controlled depth. Since I need to drill 37 15mm deep holes for the FilaBilly Humidor's rack ends, and the screws are supposed to arrive today, today is the day to actually make one.
The bit is centered between four flexible arms (PETG). The drill depth is set by how far I insert the bit into the chuck. This is another @rahix inspired design-for-printing thing.
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Fused Filament Design Addon
A short while ago we posted here about an excellent article by @rahix describing some really interesting and useful design approaches for fused filament style 3D printing. If you haven't checked out that article it's really worth a read.
Brilliantly Rahix has worked on some macros which make it trivial to apply some of the excellent design techniques to your FreeCAD project.
https://blog.freecad.org/2025/05/23/fused-filament-design-addon/
#Addon
Finally had the time to take some of the topics from my blog post about design for #3Dprinting and make them into a proper #FreeCAD addon!
You can download "FusedFilamentDesign" from the FreeCAD addon manager.
Also check it out here: https://github.com/rahix/FusedFilamentDesign
(This addon also integrates the macros I mentioned here a few weeks ago)
Alright, M3, M4, M5, M6, and M8 parameters for the rib thread macro all look good after testing.
The same parameters can be used for both vertical and horizontal orientation. For horizontal rib threads, ensure they are rotated so there is no unsupported rib floating at the top.
Next up: I wrote a #FreeCAD macro for rib thread forming, rule R5.4 from my Design for 3D-Printing guide.
https://github.com/rahix/FreeCAD-Macros/tree/main/RibThreads
I didn't even have time to verify all the thread sizes yet (because I'm not home and no mobile 3D-printer yet), so if someone wants to help out here, please do :)
Just created a #FreeCAD macro to automatically generate fully parametric geometry for the R3.5 overhanging counterbore trick from my Design for 3D-Printing guide. Been doing this manually way too often!
https://github.com/rahix/FreeCAD-Macros/tree/main/UpsideDownCounterbore
I have written down all that I know about designing functional mechanical parts for 3d-printing. Took two years, but I finally managed to finish it... Please let me know what you think!
The 3d-printed DIN-rail wire management system is published now: https://www.printables.com/model/1263657-din-rail-wiring-system
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