3D model of lever action toggle clamp for 3D Printing.

[CJ.10E-10mm]

Hello everybody,

Does anyone know where I can obtain a 3D model of a plastic toggle clamp.

I am currently designing a set of moulds for casting resin medical components and I need to be able to hold the 2 box parts together with a standard lever action clamp on either side.

It’s the sort of thing one sees on dozens of different items every day from simple tool boxes to air-tight food containers.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

CJJ

[mcgyvr]

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@CJ.10E-10mm wrote:

Hello everybody,

Does anyone know where I can obtain a 3D model of a plastic toggle clamp.

I am currently designing a set of moulds for casting resin medical components and I need to be able to hold the 2 box parts together with a standard lever action clamp on either side.

It’s the sort of thing one sees on dozens of different items every day from simple tool boxes to air-tight food containers.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

CJJ

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And there is only a million different variations on a "toggle clamp"..

One might suggest finding the manufacturer or a site that sells the exact one you want and offers a 3d step/iges file to download..

mcmaster sells lots of mechanica stuff and has 3d models of most of it.. maybe soutchco... maybe misumi.

maybe this one http://grabcad.com/library/overcentre-toggle-clamp or similar sites like that.. 

[CJ.10E-10mm]

Dear mcgyvr,

Thank you, the linked item is a bit too heavy duty for my requirements. But thank you for taking the trouble all the same, I am most grateful.

In the event no alternative solutions are forthcoming, it seems that I will have to endeavour to purchase a product fitted with a suitable plastic toggle clamp and physically scan it and introduce it into Inventor as an image.

Thank you once again.

cjj

[Anonymous]

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Examples of suppliers:

- Elesa+Ganter

- DE-STA-CO

[CJ.10E-10mm]

Hi paul.huppertz,

Thank you for your kind suggestions. Unfortunately they only offered high performance metal clamps.

This in turn made me stop and think more of the practicality of the project; namely that I didn’t want to risk vibrating the mold assembly and thus decided upon a more traditional fine bolted fixing.

So I opted to produce matching projecting flanges in which I was able to insert M8 threaded brass inserts reference FSUK-PUH from the underside.- http://www.fasteningsolutionsuk.com/?page_id=120.

8mm threaded insert into bottom flange.         This enabled me to apply a simple M8 Thumb Screw for easy screw tight installation. http://www.wdsltd.co.uk/product/3553/thumb-screw-303-stainless-steel-wds-8917

Stainless Steel Thumb Screw.

This is the end result.

 

So a big thank you to both Paul.Huppertz and mcgyvr for their kind and valuable assistance.

Without help from fellow colleagues my learning curve would be far more protracted and fragmented.

So a big thank you to all those that have helped me in recent months.

cjj