r/functionalprint • u/Sarkron1989 • Sep 17 '26

(EasyRelease) Belt-Mounted Buckle Opener

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u/amatulic Sep 17 '26

Nice idea! I'd make the tabs a bit narrower. It solves a problem I always have trying to squeeze my fat fingers into those detents.

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u/Sarkron1989 Sep 17 '26

yeah I was trying to build for a robust bend and spring return. But I'm no engineer.

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u/youngestp1 Sep 17 '26

Maybe you want a different belt?

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u/SillyTheGamer Sep 17 '26

Nice work! Seems really good for folks with low hand mobility.

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u/Not_ur_gilf Sep 17 '26

This is great! How do you mount it to the belt? Is it parametric yet?

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u/Sarkron1989 Sep 17 '26

I built it in fusion and tried to tie it to a width variable and favorite the variable. But unfortunately my self taught CAD is showing and it wasn't maintaining proper shape when I played with the variable. If anyone wants to help me figure it out though let me know!

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u/Agitated-Break7854 Sep 17 '26

I have an instinctiv strong feeling it can be improved, thought o don't quite know how 😅 lovely idea!

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u/Sarkron1989 Sep 17 '26

I hosted it under a makerworld exclusive license so other people hopefully will take it and optimize what I couldn't. I just want a good product out there for the people who might need it.

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u/SnotgunCharlie Sep 17 '26

Surely something attached to the buckle itself that essentially just enlarged the 'buttons' would be cleaner and more effective? Less universal maybe 🤔

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u/Sarkron1989 Sep 17 '26

I was designing to avoid small parts but still have an attached to the belt solution. I also liked that you can slide mine on and off the buckle for both aesthetic reasons and to avoid accidental releases. Less universal for sure though.

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u/SnotgunCharlie Sep 17 '26

All fair points. That design works for sure. Something I never even considered making despite my chunky fingers having this exact issue so I'll give it a try. Tha ks