Sheet materials Assembly Jigs Full Bundle - 72 STL 3D print files.
72 files all with the aim of helping you to hold / support sheet materials leaving your hands free to apply screws or nails.
There are a number of different permutations of the files to cater for different sheet material thicknesses, including the most common. And a fully adjustable support jig with sliding jaws for the non standard jobs.
Please note that the corner, t joints and triangle joints all have the same thickness of base to ensure they are compatible with each other.
Below I have put the description for each folder of files and the settings I used to print them in PETG HF on my Bambu Lab 3D Printer. You may find you need to adjust the settings for your needs but they will be a good guide.
File 1 - Corner Braces - 4 walls, 25% infill, no supports.
Also labeled as corner clamps. These simply slot over the corner of the 2 boards you wish to join. 6 sizes available 10mm, 11mm, 12mm, 13mm, 17mm and 18mm
There is a large and small for each size too. Meaning you can have more strength for larger panels.
I apply one top and one bottom for total stability.
File 2 - Drawer pull templates - 3 walls, 25% infill, no supports.
Save on drawer pull hardware.
11 styles of template designed to be used with a router. Taking care to follow all safety requirements.
File 3 - One handed corner clamps - 4 walls, 40% infill, some supports.
These are designed to be added to squeeze clamps, simply remove the inner jaw rubber that the clamps come with and replace with these prints.
There is one top jaw addition, a simple triangle.
There are 4 designs for the bottom.
If the prints are too tight or loose simply scale to fit.
File 4 - Sheet Material centre scribes - 3 walls, 20% infill, no supports.
The simplest and one of the most useful.
These simple prints make that easy. There are 2 styles, one for thin leaded pencils or pens and one for the thicker Pica or Tracker style ones.
There are 6 holes on each print aimed at either 12mm or 18mm sheets with 1mm ± either side. thats ½ and ¾ inch sheets in imperial.
File 5 - Right angle blocks - 3 walls, infill depends on the file you choose, no supports.
These are just clamping right angles.
There are 3 sizes, each with 4 iterations.
Small, medium and large. Each one designed for different sized glue ups.
Each size has 4 iterations,
No support
Support
Skinny, no support
Skinny Support.
Personally I find the skinny ones to be just fine with 4 walls and 40% infill, but the non skinny offer more clamping space, though it comes at a cost of filament and time.
The non skinnys were printed with 4 walls and 30% infill.
File 6 - Sliding clamps.
All pieces but the bolt are 4 walls and 25% infill
Bolt is 4 walls and 90% infill to avoid snapping.
The only piece needing supports is the track due to the dog holes on the underside.
The aim here is to have a fully adjustable clamp that you can glue a dog hole into to allow it to be set into a workbench. Allowing you to clamp a board on its edge to do jibs like applying edge banding.
If the bolt snaps which I found happened in early iterations of the design, ensure it is cool and not right after printing, and set the infill to 100% if needed. This should be enough to get the desired tension without snapping the bolt.
File 7 - T-joint supports - 3 walls, 25% infill, no supports.
Much like the corner braces, these are designed to sit on a piece of sheet material where a T joint is being made.
There are 6 thicknesses of materials that these are compatible with. 10mm, 11mm, 12mm, 13mm, 17mm, 18mm. and each thickness has 3 sizes. There is the larger option both in low and high. And my favourite for smaller jobs the mini.
Note, these can also be used as corner braces in a pinch.
File 8 - Simple triangle supports - 3 walls, 25% infill, no support.
Align the print so that the triangle support is not upright, rather lying on its side to avoid supports.
