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I’m designing a L-bracket which holds two box-section-like tubes and I would like the bracket to have a flexible section at the middle of the L. This is because I want the bracket to accommodate angles which aren’t quite the same as the bracket so it can flex to fit it. Is there a way to 3D print a hard section on either end of the bracket to hold the box section and have a flexible middle so it can flex. If not by 3D printing, I would appreciate any other methods :slight_smile:

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Hi @Manpreet_Saggoo,

I have some ideas on how this can be done, and my hub offers modeling services as well as printing services. If you’re interested, send me an inquiry and we can talk about it.

Thanks,

Martin

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Hi Martin, Thank you for replying. I would greatly appreciate being able to go through some ideas with you. Would it be helpful if I sent a STL file with a basic model of what I am hoping to create? I am currently in the process of designing it and I should have the basic design completed for Saturday. I should also probably mention this is for a GCSE project. Thanks, Manpreet

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Absolutely, if you send me the files as an inquiry to my hub, not as an order we can discuss the design.

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I appreciate that, thank you.

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For a look at how this might be done, you could look at the flexy hand from the e-Nable foundation. This is a hand that uses flexible material for the joints. You could print the flexy material instead of molding it, if that works better.

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Thank you for the advice, Filaflex would be suitable for the brackets. Thank you for the recommendation.