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|image = Caster-joint.scad.png | |||
|designers = [[User:Tim|Timothy Schmidt]] | |||
|date = 2013 | |||
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|parts = [[Frames]], [[Bolts]], [[Nuts]], [[End caps]], [[Casters]] | |||
|techniques = [[Bolting]], [[Tri joints]], [[Shelf joints]] | |||
|tools = [[Wrenches]] | |||
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|reversible = true | |||
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[[Category:Techniques]] | |||
=Introduction= | =Introduction= | ||
Casters are one of the most widely used [[:Category:Parts|parts]] and come in many shapes and sizes, often with a 4-hole mounting plate. | |||
=Challenges= | =Challenges= | ||
Mounting the caster securely through all four mounting holes near a tri-joint (which tend to be at the corners of projects, exactly where casters want to be) isn't easily accomplished. | |||
=Approaches= | =Approaches= | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Caster-joint.scad.png|Stronger caster joints | |||
Caster-joint-suboptimal.scad.png|Weaker caster joints | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
One corner configuration secures the caster at two points and centers the vertical frame member on the caster. The other applies significant force, with the possibility of a bending moment on the caster mounting plate. | |||
=References= | =References= |
Latest revision as of 10:01, 25 September 2021
Technique: Caster joints
Reusability | Reversible |
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Designers: | Timothy Schmidt |
Tools: | Wrenches |
Parts: | Frames, Bolts, Nuts, End caps, Casters |
Techniques: | Bolting, Tri joints, Shelf joints |
Introduction
Casters are one of the most widely used parts and come in many shapes and sizes, often with a 4-hole mounting plate.
Challenges
Mounting the caster securely through all four mounting holes near a tri-joint (which tend to be at the corners of projects, exactly where casters want to be) isn't easily accomplished.
Approaches
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Stronger caster joints
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Weaker caster joints
One corner configuration secures the caster at two points and centers the vertical frame member on the caster. The other applies significant force, with the possibility of a bending moment on the caster mounting plate.