Clamp Replacement Foot

Custom replacements for ball-in-socket style feet/pads for clamps.

These feet can be found on many clamps of different styles and brands, so I decided to make a parametric file to speed up the creation of these replacement parts.

Files:

• .STL 
• .3MF - with print settings for Prusament PETG with Carbon Fiber
• .F3D - Fusion360 parametric design

Settings:

• I used PETG-CF for mine. Initially, I tried PC-CF however the sockets were far less compliant and tended to break.
• I've added 5 perimeters, making most of the socket perimeters.
• 0.10mm layers improve layer bonding and help make the socket smoother.
• 100% infill for strength, with the Hilbert Curve pattern to prevent warping or deformation. (I heard that worked somewhere, though I haven't done many tests with or without it using PETG-CF)

F3D Main Parameters:

• BallDiameter - Diameter of the ball that goes in the socket
• Tolerance - Additional tolerance between the ball and the socket
• OpeningDiameter - Diameter of the opening into the socket
• FootDiameter - Diameter of the foot pad
• FootThickness - Thickness of the foot pad
• CutDepth - Distance between the bottom of the socket, and where the relief cuts begin
• CutWidth - Width of the relief cuts
• CutCount - Number of relief cuts
• TransitionAngle - Angle between the foot pad (horizontal) and socket wall
• TransitionFillet - Fillet radius between the foot pad and socket wall
• ToolNumber - As these were made for our tool library, all tools have an individual tool ID
  • If you don't want to use these, suppress or delete the last extrusion
  • Editing this value requires the Fusion360 Parametric Text Add-in