Clamp Replacement Foot

Custom replacements for ball-in-socket style feet/pads for clamps.

These feet can be found on many clamps of different styles and brands, so I decided to make a parametric file to speed up the creation of these replacement parts.

Files:

• .STL • .3MF - with print settings for Prusament PETG with Carbon Fiber • .F3D - Fusion360 parametric design

Settings:

• I used PETG-CF for mine. Initially, I tried PC-CF however the sockets were far less compliant and tended to break. • I've added 5 perimeters, making most of the socket perimeters. • 0.10mm layers improve layer bonding and help make the socket smoother. • 100% infill for strength, with the Hilbert Curve pattern to prevent warping or deformation. (I heard that worked somewhere, though I haven't done many tests with or without it using PETG-CF)

F3D Main Parameters:

• BallDiameter - Diameter of the ball that goes in the socket • Tolerance - Additional tolerance between the ball and the socket • OpeningDiameter - Diameter of the opening into the socket • FootDiameter - Diameter of the foot pad • FootThickness - Thickness of the foot pad • CutDepth - Distance between the bottom of the socket, and where the relief cuts begin • CutWidth - Width of the relief cuts • CutCount - Number of relief cuts • TransitionAngle - Angle between the foot pad (horizontal) and socket wall • TransitionFillet - Fillet radius between the foot pad and socket wall • ToolNumber - As these were made for our tool library, all tools have an individual tool ID • If you don't want to use these, suppress or delete the last extrusion • Editing this value requires the Fusion360 Parametric Text Add-in

Design and description by Kyle Myers , licensed CC-BY-SA.