I finally got around to creating a parametric version of the 3D printed mount I’ve been using for the past few years. Typically I’d just open a previously designed thing in OpenSCAD, make some adjustments, and export an STL to print. Eventually I realized that I should just create a bunch of variables so I can easily just make minor adjustments each time and not have to do a bunch of find & replace operations.
The result is Adjustable Rectangular Mount v1 which you can find on Thingiverse and Youmagine.
It’s a work in progress, and it still needs some tweaking, but I figured it was worth releasing to the world. (Hey, make it better if you can!) It doesn’t work for all sizes and configurations, but for most of my needs, it’s good enough.
I should probably do more research on how to improve things by reading through other OpenSCAD code, but as mentioned, you’ve gotta start somewhere. I’ll probably be using this one quite a bit in the future, and I’ll update it as I can.
This mount specifically expects that you can use screws (or bolts) to mount it to a surface you can screw into or drill through. I also often add some double-sided foam tape to the inside of the mount and stick it directly to the object being mounted.
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I downloaded & tried the SCAD version of this. The screw hole parameter didn’t work as I expected it to. I figured it would change the size of the hole, but it seems to move the location of the hole along the foot instead.
Thanks for testing it, Chris. It’s still a “work in progress” and I’ll take a look at it again and see how things can be improved.