I oscillated between button head and flathead screws for the ABS plate. Ultimately, this process reaches an asymptote:Ī hinge and steel plate for the magnet need to be installed on the console lid part:įlash photography makes the ABS plate sparkle but it is in fact quite dark. Hours spent spend in the design process.Ĭombined with a jig which is printed to drill holes in the 3/32' ABS plastic sheet: Note: the above photo is of parts that didn't work. The iterative process of design, print, test fit, wash, and rinse repeat: I picked up a couple of these hoping they would fit in the center console:īut, alas, they are about 8mm to large. On Monday I will get some parts ordered in 3/32.Īlso today I went to the hardware store & got a selection of M3 and M4 machine screws. That pen holder is an annoyance that I will probably delete. Four 3D printed side parts with a hinge and magnetic latch: So the (hopefully) final draft looks like this. Here I found I needed to do some trimming to get the sides to fit.īut with that the hinge placement looks good. Here you can see the tongue and grove technique I'm using to fit the side parts together. Like the fact that the screws almost protrude out the other side of the wall. My third attempt on the part with the magnetic latch is close but still needs some minor touches. Second draft of the front part with the latch (latch hole wrong size) and does not fit console. Basically this means printing a part, testing fitment, changing the design, and repeating until it works.įirst draft of the front part with the latch (latch hole wrong position) and does not fit console. So I switched to 6mm thickness and started working fine tuning the parts. My first draft with 4mm sides proved flimsy: I mistakenly requested 3/16' instead of 3/32' so it is much thicker than I want. With the dimensions of the cover, I had TAP Plastics make one out of ABS plastic. Where the latch and hinge would be located and how it would fit. Then I used cardboard to get a rough idea of how it would work. I removed the center console cover insert so I could mock up a tray that fit.

Here's my progress on a hidden console lid compartment:

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