Volksswitch - the People's AT Switch (Version 3)

This remix is in homage to the "flexure bearing". I don't know why it's called a bearing. I prefer to think of it as a flexure "spring". I first became aware of this concept when I looked at Drew Browning's switch "DIYAT Switch V5 (microswitch, radial flexures)".

It occurred to me that a flexure spring design could solve many of the problems that I've encountered in trying to design a 3D printable, button switch:

• it's hard to find a commercial spring that is just the right length, just the right diameter and just the right stiffness - it's so much better if you can 3D print the spring to your specification

• many button switch designs place a collar around the button in order to provide stability but the button inevitably rubs against the collar when depressed causing a scraping sound and feel - with a flexure spring the button sits stable on the spring, a collar isn't even necessary.

• buttons that sit on traditional coil springs can wobble from side to side and can even get caught under their collar once depressed - a flexure spring works to keep the movement of the button mostly vertical and causes the button to right itself quickly once released

Download the files and then go to my website at: http://volksswitch.org/index.php/volks-devices/volksswitch-proof-of-concept/volksswitch-remixes/23-december-2018-mechanical-remix/ to learn more about additional parts that are needed and how to assemble everything. If you're interested in helping to improve on the design of the Volksswitch go here (https://wp.me/P9evBA-7) and provide your contact information.

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