CableClip Diameter Pack

A clip sized to the outside of a cable. Press the cable in from the top. The lips that hold it are 45 degrees, so the default shape does not need support.

This model was designed in OpenSCAD with AI coding assistance.

License: CC BY 4.0. You can share it and adapt it. Credit the design, link the license, and say what you changed.

Recommended print: PLA, 0.4 mm nozzle, 0.20 mm layers, 3 walls, 15% infill, no supports. Keep the adhesive and screw STLs foot-down, opening up. A tougher plastic is a reasonable later choice if the lips feel brittle. This pack was sliced as PLA.

The pictures are OpenSCAD renders.

Files and slicer estimates:

PrusaSlicer 2.7.2, generic PLA, the settings above. These lines are copied from the gcode summary.

• cableclip-adhesive-6mm.stl — Default adhesive clip for a 6 mm jacket. Slicer: estimated printing time (normal mode) = 14m 0s. filament used [g] = 1.86.

• cableclip-adhesive-4mm.stl — Adhesive clip for a 4 mm jacket. Same mount as the default, smaller channel. Slicer: estimated printing time (normal mode) = 13m 1s. filament used [g] = 1.78.

• cableclip-adhesive-8mm.stl — Adhesive clip for an 8 mm jacket. Slicer: estimated printing time (normal mode) = 15m 10s. filament used [g] = 1.97.

• cableclip-screw-6mm.stl — 6 mm clip with a counterbored screw tab instead of the adhesive foot. Slicer: estimated printing time (normal mode) = 19m 17s. filament used [g] = 2.61.

The .scad is one file for the customizer. Lettering uses Liberation Sans.

What you can change:

• Cable outer diameter, how many cables sit side by side, how tight the mouth is as a fraction of that diameter, and a little extra room inside the channel.

• Wall thickness, the wall between neighbouring cables, how long a section of cable is gripped, and the thickness of the foot.

• Mount: a pad-sized adhesive foot with a shallow 45 degree locating groove, a counterbored screw tab, or a desk-edge clamp. The clamp STL is not in this set; generate it from the customizer. It prints as a short extrusion and is turned onto the desk afterwards.

• Adhesive pad width and depth, and whether the locating groove is on.

• Screw hole diameter, head diameter, and how deep the head sits. The default hole is 4.3 mm with an 8.5 mm head, a clearance for an M4 button head. Use 3.8 mm and a 7 mm head for a #6 screw.

• For the desk clamp: desk thickness, extra slot clearance, how far the jaws reach, and a small grip tooth.

• A raised size label, on or off.

The adhesive foot is meant for a double-sided foam pad on the flat underside. The groove only marks the centre. The screw version needs a screw that matches the hole you set.

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