3D Printing 24mm retainer?

Does anyone have a file I can use to print? I figured out how to use my workplace's printer, but I'm not a design guy at all.

Thanks in advance!

Dipstick said:

Does anyone have a file I can use to print? I figured out how to use my workplace's printer, but I'm not a design guy at all.

Thanks in advance!

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You can have a look on Thingiverse here: https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=model+rocket&dwh=45dfb615bc4bb0

This one was just posted recently (not by me) https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4058299. It's for Apogee thin wall tube but I scaled it up to 102% for regular BT50 tubing. I always run a test print to check scaling before printing several at once.

John Cummings said:

This one was just posted recently (not by me) https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4058299. It's for Apogee thin wall tube but I scaled it up to 102% for regular BT50 tubing. I always run a test print to check scaling before printing several at once.

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Yes, just noticed that too. Thanks for the headsup on scaling.

Dipstick said:

Yes, just noticed that too. Thanks for the headsup on scaling.

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Also I have used one of the many 29mm retainers scaled up for 38mm and down for 24mm but again you need to play with scaling to get it exact. I’ll usually set my slicer to just print the first 5mm or so to have enough to test fit.

John Cummings said:

This one was just posted recently (not by me) https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4058299. It's for Apogee thin wall tube but I scaled it up to 102% for regular BT50 tubing. I always run a test print to check scaling before printing several at once.

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That one is actually mine. If you want anything beyond simple scaling done to it, let me know. I had to print at 0.1 mm layer height to get the threads nice.

I've made my threads a little different to make them easier to print.

Thanks for that, I printed a couple times but couldn't get the threads to spin. The last one I did at .12, so I must have been close. Was going to try scale up the retainer lid a little and see if that helped. Thanks for posting the file though!

Andrew Brown said:

That one is actually mine. If you want anything beyond simple scaling done to it, let me know. I had to print at 0.1 mm layer height to get the threads nice.

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