Magnetic cable guide by mindlessgreen

mindlessgreen

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Print Profile(3)

All

P1S

P1P

X1 Carbon

X1E

A1 mini

v2 0.05mm tolerance

Designer

50 min

3 plates

4.5(2)

v3 0.1mm tolerance

Designer

50 min

3 plates

v1 0.01mm tolerance

Designer

50 min

3 plates

4.0(1)

Open in Bambu Studio

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149

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Description

Magnetic/screw clamp/holder/guide for wires/cables etc for light weight application

- Attach using magnets or screw
- Fits a magnet of 6mm diameter and 3mm height
- Three different magnet tolerances (print profiles):
- v1 0.01mm. Very tight fit
- v2 0.05mm. Snug fit (Recommended)

- v3 0.1mm. Just fits (Might need to be glued down)
- Three different sizes (Plates).

- Enable brim if you have bed adhesion issues.

Tiny
The overall diameter is about 12mm
Fits a cable/wire etc of ~4mm
Filament usage: 1.32g
Print time: 15mins on P1S

Small
The overall diameter is about 12mm
Fits a cable/wire etc of ~4mm
Filament usage: 1.64g
Print time: 18mins on P1S

Large
The overall diameter is about 14mm
Fits a cable/wire etc of ~7mm
Filament usage: 2g
Print time: 18mins on P1S

Comment & Rating (19)

@pnwnerd

Print Profile

v1 0.01mm tolerance

Overall, this is a cool set of cable holders. I did find that the 6x3mm or 6x2mm did not fit the hole at the bottom, they were just so close, but didn't fit. I ended up using a heat gun to warm up the plastic then pushed in one of the magnets (I'll go back and do this to the others later)

@mindlessgreen

Thanks for the feedback. I just forced it against a hard surface to push it in. Perhaps there should be a variant with a tiny bit more tolerance.

@user_847700201

Print Profile

v2 0.05mm tolerance

walls spread apart very easily. maybe adding a ring on the very end would help. otherwise nice print and threads nicely

@mindlessgreen

Did you try to force something large in there? If there was a ring, then you wouldn't be able to use a cable with something at the end of it like a plug or a lamp right?

@user_847700201

Replying to @mindlessgreen :

Hey 😊 No, the cable was under 2mm. I see, you're right, a circle would prevent to put the cable. what about printing a circle (threaded or not), to slide in before the screw then? 🙂 that would hold the walls and act as a washer

@mindlessgreen

Replying to @user_847700201 :

Hey :) I see what you mean. Or why not have the whole screw on the outside right? That was in fact the first design that I had. See the picture here. I didn't upload it because I thought the sharp edges of the threads might damage soft wires. Nice discussion. I am open to new ideas and suggestions.

@LivingOoal

Boosted

Needed something to clip to ethernet cables when not in use at work and the large variety we're the only ones that fit both the Ethernet cable and the same size of magnets I have on hand (The print calls for 6x3mm but 6x2mm will work if not pushed all the way in + glued) Printed great with Polymaker PLA Pro

@radf_printing

Got any in use pictures?

The designer has replied

@Woogie

Took me a minute to figure it out too. Put a cable in the slot and screw it down. There is a magnet in the bottom, so now you can attach your cable to metal surfaces.

@mindlessgreen

Good question! I will take some pictures.

@radf_printing

Replying to @Woogie :

Haven't tried printing it yet even, but hard to imagine if I really want this part without showing it in use!

@kennyboy

Boosted

The holes were too small to fit the magnets, so I had to resize the holes. The measurements of the holes were 5.5-5.6mm which are too small.

The designer has replied

@mindlessgreen

Hmmm. That seems way off. I measure 5.9 or 6.0 across multiple prints. Isn't it 6.01mm in the slicer? Anyway, I have now added a new print profile with more tolerance. Hopefully that works better.

(Edited)

@kennyboy

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Replying to @mindlessgreen :

Yeah, but imho because of the squish of the first layer 6.0mm doesn't really work. For other prints that use the same magnets I've measured the diameter of the holes to be around 6.4-6.5mm to be easier to push the magnets into and still not pop out easily. But not an issue since I just use negative part to widen the hole. Thanks for being so helpful!