Replicator Hood Support Clips
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Published on June 30, 2012
Description
These small clips mount on the diagonal front piece of the Replicator Hood by Dave Randolf: thingiverse.com/thing:23386
I love this hood, but one of the minor annoying things was that the sloped piece on the front sagged a little bit, since it was unsupported except at the edges. These clips join the sloped piece to the top and front at a couple of points, fixing the sag and any vibration of that piece. In addition, the lower clips have an extra slot, that can be used to hold the front cover out of the way when it is removed.
I was really surprised that this improves the rigidity of the hood dramatically. It's a must-do if you have one of Dave's hoods.
I love this hood, but one of the minor annoying things was that the sloped piece on the front sagged a little bit, since it was unsupported except at the edges. These clips join the sloped piece to the top and front at a couple of points, fixing the sag and any vibration of that piece. In addition, the lower clips have an extra slot, that can be used to hold the front cover out of the way when it is removed.
I was really surprised that this improves the rigidity of the hood dramatically. It's a must-do if you have one of Dave's hoods.
Instructions
Nothing special to print.
The major issue is that you have to remove one of the sides of the hood to slip the clips in. If you assembled the hood, you probably know enough to tape the nuts in place before removing the side.
Note that the clips only logically fit in place one way, the hood edges won't match if you try to place them in backwards. The lower edge clips are obvious since they have the extra slot to hold the front cover.
The major issue is that you have to remove one of the sides of the hood to slip the clips in. If you assembled the hood, you probably know enough to tape the nuts in place before removing the side.
Note that the clips only logically fit in place one way, the hood edges won't match if you try to place them in backwards. The lower edge clips are obvious since they have the extra slot to hold the front cover.
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Replicator Hood Support Clips by garyacrowellsr is licensed under the Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons license.
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Initially printed at 20% fill. They came out as hollow walls. Revised to 100% fill, 0 extra walls. Much better. They went on a little loosely though, but that could just be my acrylic. Otherwise they act as advertised and removed the sag in my angled panel.