2338 The Spring Loaded Latch
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
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I already know a lot about 3D printing, but this video is absolutely awesome at explaining the process and printing practices for this. If someone asks me about beginning CAD and already knows a teeny bit about 3D printing, I will show them this video. I really enjoyed it :)
awesome mate - thank you very much
Ah! i did a little latch using a spring as one of my first experiment, the aim was to be able to set the angle of an articulation, so i put a gear attached to one arm, and a bit was pushed in place unless pulled back manually, holding the gear in a position, surely there is a name for that, as it's not exactly a complex idea, but it was fun to get there as my first ideas didn't work well. The final challenge was printing a sprint small enough to fit the 5mm by 2 box i had cornered myself into in this design, with 1mm between open and closed position, the one i got to work is far from perfect, it had to be bent at first, but still does the job.
Really glad i found your channel from browsing models on thingiverse, very informative.
nice one mate - thanks for taking the time to share this
How timely... came home today to a broken torsion spring in my garage door .... waaaahhhhh!
Clever mechanism, Rob! Thanks for sharing this inspiring project ✌️
cheers mate
'In-spring' project?
Summer always feels spring loaded for me
lol
Lol, I fall for puns every time.
Very nice build!
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you too!
Worst spring I ever dealt with was a Ford Ranger rear leaf spring. Designed to rust completely and snap under load. Usually requires fire to remove.
Same.
2009 Ranger.
Once they hit a certain point, they burst in a cloud of rust and pixies.
look up "planned obsolescence." hopefully you don't get as angry about it as i did.
2001 explorer 😵
i have heard that a lot surprisingly enough but my friend works for a ford dealership and he says it is a common problem
Somehow Ford always has a particular design flaw which will stir any given working man to vent almost on demand.... It is a remarkable thing...
Nice work.
I think you're right about the challenge of opening it... maybe moving the lever to the top, (similar to how a seat belt is designed) would make it easier.
it would mate - but then i did want this to be a challenge to open for little fingers
Great explanation. It is amazing the variety of widgets you explore. Thank you for sharing.
cheers mate
wow, that explanation is so simple to understand. great video.
Glad it was helpful!
I wonder what the Lock Picking Lawyer would have to say about this lock.
he'd pick it with a cigarette lighter
lol - indeed mate
A lock is only as secure as its weakest point.
Grabs a hammer.
@@ChadLuciano If it's printed in PLA, a cup of boiling water would be sufficient.
I have just enough filament to print out that great bearing you designed before I need to order two more spools. I've redesigned my dual axle tesla turbine from the ground up, so thats next.
Sounds great!
Very cool. I'd maybe have used clear cover plates as it's cool to watch the lock function.
loving these new videos!
My favourite "gadget" is the "living hinge " !! get printin, Rob !! 🤔
😎👍☘️🍻
i like the living inge too mate - but it's mostly a job for laser cutters isn't it?
@@ThinkingandTinkering No, Rob, they are mostly (mass produced ) by injection moulding but I imagine a 3d printer could make 'em ?..
From Wiki..
"A living hinge or integral hinge is a thin flexible hinge (flexure bearing) made from the same material as the two rigid pieces it connects.
Plastic living hinges are typically manufactured in an injection molding operation] that creates all three parts at one time as a single piece, and if correctly designed and constructed, it can remain functional over the life of the part."
😎👍🏻☘️🍻
One of my favourite mechanisms
cheers mate
THE BOW
Used to hunt.
Used to drill.
Used to start fires.
And the second musical instrument after hollow log.
amazing invention and so simple!
Robert, I enjoy your explanations and for this old fart I'm still impressed that I learn more. Please, never stop :-)
lol - awesome mate and thanks very much
I like it, especially the 3rd spring. Maybe try a squeeze to release mechanism to lever the side latches apart to be a little more ergonomic.
good idea mate cheers
Nice! Looks like great fun to have a 3D printer, maybe someday for me. Great video!
You should!
you are beautiful great man.. thanks for your effort all this years.
oh wow - cheers mate
Fantastic teaching skills to explain the line of thinking, congratulations and please continue to provide audio in other languages.
I will try my best
Pretty neat 👏
glad you liked it mate
Brilliant!
cheers mate
Looking like a James Bond villain in this one Robert, I like it lol
lol - all i need is a white cat!
Brillant!
cheers mate
Springs and gears ! Pulleys and wheels 😊
awesome things lol
you just gosta love the logo and the idea behind the channel name.
Thinking and Tinkering, TNT.
Brilliant.
So i was thinking and tinkering a bit with a name for my channel.
(do take this as a joke a bit).
I thought of FNS.
So during the day we can have TNT on for 12 hours, to provide knowledge to the kids....
While at night we can have FNS on for the adults?
No?
ps, its a joke. not the part about how the TNT and the channel name came together, brilliant. The other bit is.
just to be absolutely clear.
You just never know.
lol - i got the joke mater - good one lol
Brill! 👍
cheers mate
Great Channel ❤
wow - thanks mate
Ingenius. ❤
cheers mate
❤
cheers mate
Super cool
cheers mate
hey Rob, what software are you using?
@@martins4463 tinkercad
i use a variety but this one was done in tinkercad
I couldn't quite find the video on Nitinol heat engines,
video number 1498
@@ThinkingandTinkering Hmm I think the video was taken down
Yeah bud i noticed that abs is much better then pla for printing springs the abs springs wil always go back in the printed shape.
And the pla wil bot go back to the that shape.
Pet.g i want to test next time
it is mate - bu lots of folks don't like the smell of ABS
Thanks Rob. Yet another great video.
Too bad he doesn't use a microphone near him.
Yelling at the camera is not very professional.
I am not a professional - just a guy tinkering and doing a few youtube vids
cheers mate
Cool! :)
Thanks! 😄
Thumbs 👍
cheers mate
I'm pretty sure you're a good person.
A quick tip about internet: it isn't advisable to expose personal data here. Not all people here in internet are good people.
I'm pretty sure that you loved Mrs, P___, but consider not putting her name (together with both her birth year and the last year), and with your second name here (As your channel is named R___ M___-S___).
I'm just trying to say about safety/security procedures on internet, okay? I'm not trying to annoy you.
(And sorry for my poor english - not my native language)
I appreciate the concern mate but you are overthinking it - publishing name DoB, DoD in wide circulation media is very common practice that predates the internet by many centuries.
🙂
cheers mate
💅
cheers mate
Found you
awesome
KISS
for sure
Good learning tool. However, it has no practical use in real life. The plastic would break instantly if it was used to secure something heavy duty
cheers mate
Beats a spinning piece of plank on a chicken coop door
Brilliant!
cheers mate