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By: Owen Busler
New: 26-01-2015 14:10
Updated: 27-10-2016 20:34
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Hello CD,
This year our robot called for some interesting placement of our air tanks. The COTS Clippard mounts weren't going to work so we designed a new mount that fit right into our bot. We successfully printed and tested these and they hold quite tightly. If your team would like to use these go ahead. You might need to change your mounting holes to fit your robot.
Here is the link to the cad:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lt0g92hm5qyhfqo/Team%20303%20Clippard%20Air%20Tank%20Holder.stp?dl =0
Good luck with the rest of your season!
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26-01-2015 16:16
TylerS
Re: pic: Clippard Air Tank Mount
These were printed on our Makerbot Replicator 2 with pla, if anyone was curious.
27-01-2015 02:27
TheHolyHades1
Re: pic: Clippard Air Tank Mount
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Originally Posted by TylerS
These were printed on our Makerbot Replicator 2 with pla, if anyone was curious.
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27-01-2015 09:26
Qbot2640
Re: pic: Clippard Air Tank Mount
We printed some Clippard tank mounts last year with our Replicator 2, and they do work rather well, but keep in mind they are very brittle compared to the provided mount material...I'd recommend having spares, and possibly even a plan B.
27-01-2015 09:35
Daniel_LaFleur
Re: pic: Clippard Air Tank Mount
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Originally Posted by Qbot2640
We printed some Clippard tank mounts last year with our Replicator 2, and they do work rather well, but keep in mind they are very brittle compared to the provided mount material...I'd recommend having spares, and possibly even a plan B.
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Even though this year there is no defense; without bumpers running into your alliance partner can cause some fairly hard shock to that mount.
The last thing I would want to see is a charged high-side plastic air tank bouncing around in a robot.
27-01-2015 14:14
Owen Busler
Re: pic: Clippard Air Tank Mount
We are using PLA from makerbot, i do not know the settings of the top of my head. I do believe it is a 10% infill.
Thanks for the warning. We will be bringing numerous extras. To test them we mounted it to a piece of plywood, then we proceeded to drop it and hit it with a hammer. It held up!
29-01-2015 23:36
Camren
Re: pic: Clippard Air Tank Mount
I don't know if I would use PLA or ABS to make a mount like this. As stated above it can be quite brittle. You can find different versions of PLA and ABS with additives to make it less brittle, but If your printer can handle 300 celcius than buy a roll of PolyCarbonate. It would make a much better mount.
30-01-2015 00:32
TylerS
Re: pic: Clippard Air Tank Mount
Yes PLA and ABS are both brittle when compared to other substances. As Owen said though these were dare I say abusively tested to make sure they'd hold up. Additionally they are kept inside our robot perimeter... We will report back after the season with how they held up.
30-01-2015 00:56
DarkRune
Re: pic: Clippard Air Tank Mount
Mmmm... Always thought zipties were the proper way to mount air tanks... Well these look pretty, we're going to need some air tank mounts, gonna pass this along to the CAD guys, probably print at a higher infill.
Thanks!
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