GlazClip- Greenhouse Pane Clip

If you've ever owned a cheap aluminum greenhouse with those cheap plastic panels that are held in with those fiddly little W shaped wires (which I learned very recently are called glazier clips or english wires), you know they often do not hold up against a fairly intense storm.   And more often the clips get lost in the grass or who knows where and you're left searching for your panes across the neighborhood.   

I've designed a simple clip to secure your panes that clicks into the aluminum channels much like the W shaped glazier clips do but provides more contact on the panels once they are pressed into place.  This ensures that your panels stay in place even on the windiest of days.  

Using only a couple grams of PETG each they print quickly and hold up to exposure outdoors.  

Before printing:

I highly recommend cutting the model down to a 6mm section and doing a test fit as there are many variations of these greenhouses on Amazon and EBay these days with wild tolerances. 

Printing Tips:

• Use PETG, ASA, or another outdoor rated filament that will not creep over time. 

• .20 mm layer height. (A smaller layer height works too but takes longer.)

• 3+ walls are recommended as opposed to more infill. 10-15% infill is really all thats needed.   

• Print the model standing on end vertically.  If laid flat on the bed the clip may experience failure between layers when pressed into the channel. 

Installation:

Place the clip against the channel with the bottom edge first and then press firmly against the top until it pops into place.    

Note: I've found during testing iterations that doing the reverse can result in damage to the plastic panels which are often pretty brittle due to long term UV exposure.