Project:Drink and Ball Holder for Table Kicker
| ProjectInfoBox Drink and Ball Holder for Table Kicker | |
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| Status: | done |
| Initiator: | LabCrow |
| Materials Used: | PETG |
| Tools Used: | 3D-printer impact drill |
Idea
To protect the Kicker table in the homeroom from spilled drinks a separate holder was needed. The Idea was to combine this model with a tray or store module for multiple of the game balls.
Creation Steps / Process
Important was the maximum diameter (in this case the beer cans) of the beverages found in the space to ensure that the holder will be used as intended. Also the minimal height for smaller cans and the minimal diameter was recorded so that nothing can get stuck in it or tilt too much.
Using Onshape I designed a one part model that includes 2 drink holders and a slide for up to 4 balls that can be printed without the need for supports. Since it will hang in the homeroom for hopefully some time it's better for it to be quite robust:
I reinforced it around the screw holes preventing layer splitting when fastening and connected the three parts in a second dimension reducing possible levers. As material I choose PETG to have a slight advantage over PLA regarding the longevity (more than that shouldn't be necessary).
After drilling I embedded dowels to fasten the model to the wall with 4 M4 wood screws.
Learnings
- To create the smooth slide for the balls I had to improve my understanding of lofts regarding giving them enough information to control the resulting shape better.
- I also learned that sometimes it is better to create fillets without the fillet command but rather using tangent circles and negative extrudes.
- Since I haven't really used an impact drill before, this was also something new for me.
