100% 3D Printed Heated Insert Press (HIP) v2

There are a lot of models our there of Heated Insert Presses (HIP). All of them use additional, non-3d printed parts. I wondered if I could design a completely 3d Printed heated insert press. This is the version I'm ready to publish.  

Customizing for your Soldering Iron:

in the 3MF there is plate with the Soldering Iron Adapter, ready for you to add a negative part the diameter / shape of your specific soldering iron. If you are unfamiliar with how to do so, please see the Bambu Lab Wiki. > https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-studio/subtract-a-part

Assembly Video:

https://youtu.be/zJrdnd-xw0I

Usage Video:

video 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq4Wg1k3Ov4

video 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZRmuVLcs-4

Original Tinker CAD:

https://www.tinkercad.com/things/1V7mZ8C9NNP-100-3d-printed-heat-insert-press-v2

Please comment with your successes, issues, questions. I'll do my best to answer all.

UPDATE: Sep 7, 2024

Base Model 

• Improve object strength
  • Arm Screw - Increased the infill & walls 
  • Rail pins - increased the infill & walls 

Print Profile for A1-mini

• Base Model changes + Improved Printability ion A1-mini bed size

  • Rails: Split them using cut function with a dove-tail connector
  • Put the rails on their own plate

   

UPDATE: 19-JUL-2024 (version 3)

• Added Iron Adapter for TS-101 
• Corrected issue with Arm Screw slicing / printing in two pieces. Thanks to teh community for their feedback!

UPDATE: 05-JUN-2024 (version 2.3)

• Corrected shape of Pins & Screws from v2.2 - now circular not oblong
• Flipped the rains and added support to improve print quality

Updated the 3MF file & Print Profile.

Rails:

• Repositioned the rail peg holes to not fully piece the rail, to protect the spring motion

Pins & Arm Screw:

• Added base to pins to allow for better handleing
• Made base less square and lengthened to allow for larger Soldering Irons 

Previous Updates --------

UPDATE: 04-JUN-2024 (version 2.2)

Updated the rail, pins, and arm screw after printing to make the 2.1 updates print more cleanly.

Updated the 3MF file & Print Profile.

Rails:

• Repositioned the rail peg holes to not fully piece the rail, to protect the spring motion

Pins & Arm Screw:

• Added base to pins to allow for better handleing
• Made base less square and lengthened to allow for larger Soldering Irons 

UPDATE - 01-JUN-2024 (version 2.1)

Updated the tinkerCAD model, link above, to incorporate feedback received from the community. STL files have been updated in the V2 folder. Will update the 3mf shortly.

Arm: 

• Added filets to both sides of the opening to make screwing easier

Top cap: 

• Redesigned to allow easier printing, less print failures
• Removed the ridges

Top cap & Rails:

• Added pin & holes for positioning

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