20 mm Mounting Studs for Festool Type Multi-Function Table
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I would like to mount a light duty vice on my multi-function tool cart surface.
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I recently modified a rolling tool cart into a multi-function workbench by machining a pattern of 20mm holes on the typical 96 mm spacing. I wanted to mount a small vice for light duty work. I therefore designed a set of tapered wedging plugs that can attach a baseplate to the hole pattern.
Because I expect to use and remove the plugs frequently I chose to embed standard steel nuts into the plugs. I used 5/16 inch nuts but M8 nuts are nearly the same size (slightly smaller) so they should also work well. A heat set threaded insert would also work but I didn't have any inserts in such a large size. To install the nut you simply pause the print at the appropriate layer (specifying a color change is one method in Prusa Slicer), insert the nut into the model, and resume printing.
UPDATE: The originals work well but I recently decided to try printing the upper (slotted) pieces from TPU. The results were very good with more grip and less chance of snapping a leg off during storage. The original pieces (and still the lower wedge) were printed from PETG to provide stable parts for garage storage and a little more flexibility.
The parts were modeled in the maker version of onShape and are available here.