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remove the frame posts from panels, more trouble than they're worth

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the panels had posts that would drive into the frame column (the frame
column needing to be a bit wider at the top and bottom accodringly).
this was an attempt to assist the friction fit of the whole stick in
tandem by having the panels contribute to the position and rigidity of
the frame pieces. in practice I think this didn't really contribute
anything major to that problem, and instead made the panels hard to
connect, and way harder to remove, while also having a visual defect in
that the panels were usually separated slightly due to having to fit
exactly in the frame columns.

this goes back to the old design where the base panel is a flat sheet
and the frame column holes are uniform. everything seems nicer this way,
and the overall build is simpler.

Signed-off-by: Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
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Brian S. Stephan 2024-04-04 16:33:29 -05:00
parent 0513da125f
commit d70a2f90c6
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@ -164,32 +164,7 @@ module levermountcountersinks() {
}
module base_panel() {
difference() {
union() {
cube([panel_x, panel_y, panel_z], center=true);
// add posts that sink into the frame, just to give
// a somewhat more sturdy/tight connection
translate([panel_to_frame_point_x, panel_to_frame_point_y, -panel_z])
scale([1.5, 1.5, 0.1]) frame_hex_bolt_hole();
translate([-panel_to_frame_point_x, panel_to_frame_point_y, -panel_z])
scale([1.5, 1.5, 0.1]) frame_hex_bolt_hole();
translate([panel_to_frame_point_x, -panel_to_frame_point_y, -panel_z])
scale([1.5, 1.5, 0.1]) frame_hex_bolt_hole();
translate([-panel_to_frame_point_x, -panel_to_frame_point_y, -panel_z])
scale([1.5, 1.5, 0.1]) frame_hex_bolt_hole();
}
// the posts mentioned above need space for the actual hex bolts
// used in connecting to the frame
translate([panel_to_frame_point_x, panel_to_frame_point_y, -panel_z])
scale([1, 1, 0.1]) frame_hex_bolt_hole();
translate([-panel_to_frame_point_x, panel_to_frame_point_y, -panel_z])
scale([1, 1, 0.1]) frame_hex_bolt_hole();
translate([panel_to_frame_point_x, -panel_to_frame_point_y, -panel_z])
scale([1, 1, 0.1]) frame_hex_bolt_hole();
translate([-panel_to_frame_point_x, -panel_to_frame_point_y, -panel_z])
scale([1, 1, 0.1]) frame_hex_bolt_hole();
}
cube([panel_x, panel_y, panel_z], center=true);
}
module base_bottom_panel() {
@ -360,16 +335,6 @@ module frame() {
translate([-panel_to_frame_point_x, panel_to_frame_point_y, 0]) frame_hex_bolt_hole();
translate([panel_to_frame_point_x, -panel_to_frame_point_y, 0]) frame_hex_bolt_hole();
translate([-panel_to_frame_point_x, -panel_to_frame_point_y, 0]) frame_hex_bolt_hole();
// slightly larger holes than the posts in the base_panel
translate([panel_to_frame_point_x, panel_to_frame_point_y, frame_z/2-panel_z-5])
scale([1.55, 1.55, 0.2]) frame_hex_bolt_hole();
translate([-panel_to_frame_point_x, panel_to_frame_point_y, frame_z/2-panel_z-5])
scale([1.55, 1.55, 0.2]) frame_hex_bolt_hole();
translate([panel_to_frame_point_x, -panel_to_frame_point_y, frame_z/2-panel_z-5])
scale([1.55, 1.55, 0.2]) frame_hex_bolt_hole();
translate([-panel_to_frame_point_x, -panel_to_frame_point_y, frame_z/2-panel_z-5])
scale([1.55, 1.55, 0.2]) frame_hex_bolt_hole();
}
}