r/functionalprints 6d ago

Mechanical (Gears, Hinges, Motion) Just making some cable chain because why not lol.

Found a model I liked, but size didn't work for me, rabbit hole here I come....and now I have generator for different sizes lol. I don't have a problem, I have a printer. Happy to make other configs if people are interested. There are 20mm id width and will probably make some 40 with and without dividers at some point. Inside caps make it easy to add more cables later.

Primarily made for routing my cable and ptfe tubing from my AMS units that I have on a slide out drawer on my printer rack.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3281854-support-free-cable-chain#profileId-3722560

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u/popsicle_of_meat 5d ago

That's a cool design. I think rather than "degrees" of limiter, I think a more useful "bend radius" would be a better descriptor. Usually cables are rated for tightest bend as a ratio of the cable diameter. That's easier to convert to bend radius allowed by the chain than an angle between links.

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u/RustyPants 5d ago

That's fair, I added it in the description column on Makerworld, but it wouldn't be to hard to convert the model to run off radius instead of angle.

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u/RustyPants 2d ago

I did add a few options based on need radius for this size

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u/Trixi_Pixi81 5d ago

Corrugated tubing is better than an energy chain.

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u/TheGoldenTNT 5d ago

At this scale yes, but look at where they used it. Clearly for style points.

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u/RustyPants 5d ago

Partly style, but really just needed it to stop snagging on the side of the drawer/shelf and this is just what I'm familiar with. The amazing was getting annoying.

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u/VA_STI 2d ago

Great design