Electrical box cover - 3D printing makes it easy

[Mcgyver]

Just a simple projecting showing how handy 3D printing can be. I bet lots of guys are thinking "what would I ever use one for" whereas after having one its like what a pain it would be not having one.

I had a cheapo amazon DC controller and wanted to recycle an enclosure I had



I printed it in two pieces that were then bolted together. This is only because ideally you want to print stuff with a complete flat side down and all feature facing upward. As this had features of both sides, its a way to accomplish that








I also printed a little cover plate on the back so no wires could make contact with the case. Its a light press fit on but once install in the box is captive.



Why three switches? One switches the polarity for reverse, the other is start stop so I'm not using the cheap unit switch and also facilitates the larger toggle extension and the third is power on/off to the controller (never leave these cheapo electronics plugged in, some are a real hazard inside and I have not seen one that is CSA approved)

 

[Dan Dubeau]

Looks great. I agree. Tough to imagine not having one now, as they're great at "filling in the blanks" on little projects like this.

 

[slow-poke]

Never ending uses. My printer has been working overtime last couple of days. I'm tooling up and needed something to stop TTS collets from rolling around in the Collet drawer.

 

[jcdammeyer]

I bought my 3:1 sheet metal shear/brake/roller and a corner notcher to be able to more easily make boxes. The plan was to add XY positioning and holders to sheet metal to add punching to the 3T arbor press. I thought last year buying that small box pan brake would move me in that direction too but that PA unit, without a lot of changes is a POS.

Now all I do is 3D print boxes and holders and covers etc. I can't imagine not having one.