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Re: 3D Printed Card Ejectors



That would work well for various colors, since the minimum orders apply for color card ejectors (group buy needed).

Bivar has white nylon card ejectors and card guides "Card-O-Pulls" (Digi-Key)
http://www.digikey.com/catalog/en/partgroup/card-o-pulls/27739

gb

On Thursday, August 21, 2014 3:35:23 PM UTC-5, Andrew Bingham wrote:
All,

I've recently refurbished the 3D printer at our makerspace and was looking for objects with fine detail (small holes and thin walls) to test it out.  I decided to print up some S-100 card ejectors; some pictures are attached.

I initially started with a 1:1 clone of the original geometry (Rev C) but those failed (partly because the fresh N8VEM SMB S-100 card I used to test was a VERY tight fit; I think it needs one or two light passes with a file on either side of the edge connector, comparing it to a vintage card it looked *slightly* oversized).  I ended up beefing up the parts on either side of the card by a factor of ~2 (Rev D) which also made the width match the roll pins I was able to get at the hardware store.

I tested the final version with 10 insertion/removal cycles of the very tight fitting "new" S-100 card.  No issues at all.  The I think the ones with the "original" thickness might work with the card edge filed down for a more reasonable insertion/removal force.  It took about 14 minutes to make 1 ejector and probably 25 minutes for 2, so if it was started while soldering up the card, the ejectors would be done before the card.  I think I could fit up to 16 of them on one printer bed if I wanted to make a bunch at a time.

One advantage of this is you could have color-coded ejectors; filament for the printer comes in all colors.  It is possible to place the finished part on a rack above some acetone in a jar and the acetone vapors will melt the surface a little bit and make the finished parts smooth.    

Andrew