A 3D model of a replacement clip or latch, made from your measurements or photos for 3D printing

Example result

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A shelf bracket with countersunk screw holes

The bracket from two sides

Seen from above

Size: 24 × 60 × 60 mm, one part. Files:

• model.stl and model.3mf;
• model.obj, model.glb and outline.dxf;
• model.js, with the legs, the hole positions and the screw sizes at the top;
• a README.

The README suggests printing it on its side so the layers run along the legs, in PETG with 40% infill and 4 walls. It is a bracket for light shelves, and its strength depends on the plastic and the printing.

Client: someone who needed one more bracket like the ones under their kitchen shelf, to the same size. Task: an L-shaped bracket with 60 mm legs, 24 mm wide and 5 mm thick, with a rib in the corner and two holes per leg for 4 mm wood screws, countersunk so the heads sit flush.

The client and all details are made up.

About this service

A 3D model of a clip or latch to replace one that broke: the catch of a box or case lid, a cabinet latch, the battery cover clip of a remote, a cable clip. Many clips snap in by bending, and how well they do depends on the size and the material, so measure the slot or hook it engages, the thickness of what it holds and the old part, with a caliper if you can; photos with a ruler help. You get a ZIP archive: STL and 3MF to print, OBJ, GLB, a DXF outline, the code with the sizes at the top, a README with printing advice and pictures from four sides. From Standard the file has 2 or 3 versions of the snapping size. Strength is not guaranteed. No child-safety locks, gate latches, seat-belt or vehicle safety parts, or covers over mains wiring. We do not print or ship parts.

What is included

• What you getA ZIP archive with model.stl and model.3mf for 3D printing, model.obj for 3D editors, model.glb for viewing on the web and in augmented reality, outline.dxf with the outline seen from above for CAD and laser cutting, model.js with the main sizes as named numbers at the top, a README with printing advice and 4 PNG pictures of the 3D model from four sides, also shown on the order page. A latch and its catch lie side by side, ready to print separately.
• From the broken partMeasurements and photos of the old clip and where it goes
• Snap fit to testFrom Standard, 2 or 3 versions of the hook or slot size side by side
• Latch and catchIn Premium, both parts, so they match each other
• Rounded edgesEdges and chamfers that help it slide into place, from Standard
• Printing adviceWhich side down, layer height, infill and a material that flexes, in the README

How it works

1. 1
   MeasurementsYou measure the old clip and the place it snaps into, and take photos with a ruler
2. 2
   3D modelWe build the 3D model and check that it is a closed solid of the sizes you asked for
3. 3
   Try itYou print the variants and see which one snaps in and holds
4. 4
   ChangesYou send what to change, with measurements, within your package

What we need from you

What the clip or latch holds and how it works: snaps in, slides, turns on a pin or hooks over an edge. The old part's sizes in mm, even if it is broken: length, width, thickness, the hook, and the hole or pin it turns on. The place it goes: the slot or catch it engages, the thickness of the wall or lid it grips and the space it must fit in. Photos of the old part and the place, from above and the side, with a ruler or a caliper in the frame. Which size must snap exactly, for the variants. Whether it works in heat or sun, and the material, if you know it.

We will ask you:

• What does the clip hold, and how does it work?
• The old part's sizes, in mm
• The place it clips into
• Which size must snap exactly?
• Your printer and material

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