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OpenSCAD source code: garden fence pole cap with hooks for deer netting
// Deer Fence Hangers
// Ed Nisley KE4ZNU May 2021
Layout = "Show"; // [Build, Show, Cap, Hook]
// net grid spacing
NetOC = 55.0; // [40.0:5.0:70.0]
// stake OD
PoleDia = 23.0; // [20.0:30.0]
//- Extrusion parameters must match reality!
/* [Hidden] */
ThreadThick = 0.25;
ThreadWidth = 0.40;
HoleWindage = 0.2;
Protrusion = 0.1; // make holes end cleanly
inch = 25.4;
ID = 0;
OD = 1;
LENGTH = 2;
function IntegerMultiple(Size,Unit) = Unit * ceil(Size / Unit);
//----------------------
// Dimensions
Notch = 5.0; // hook engagement
WallThick = 3.0; // min wall and end thickness
Shell = [PoleDia,PoleDia + 2*WallThick,NetOC + 2*Notch];
HookBlock = [10.0,Shell.y/4,2*Notch]; // hanger inside length
LegendBlock = [0.7*Shell.z,Shell.y/2,2*ThreadThick]; // legend size
//----------------------
// Useful routines
module PolyCyl(Dia,Height,ForceSides=0) { // based on nophead's polyholes
Sides = (ForceSides != 0) ? ForceSides : (ceil(Dia) + 2);
FixDia = Dia / cos(180/Sides);
cylinder(r=(FixDia + HoleWindage)/2,
h=Height,
$fn=Sides);
}
//----------------------
// Pieces
module Hook() {
//%Cap();
translate([Shell[OD]/2 - Protrusion,HookBlock.y/2,0])
rotate([90,0,0])
linear_extrude(height=HookBlock.y)
difference() {
scale([1,2])
intersection() {
circle(r=HookBlock.x);
square(HookBlock.x,center=false);
}
square(Notch,center=false);
}
}
module Cap() {
difference() {
rotate(180/6)
PolyCyl(Shell[OD],Shell[LENGTH],6);
translate([0,0,-WallThick])
rotate(180/24)
PolyCyl(Shell[ID],Shell[LENGTH],24);
translate([-Shell[OD]/2,0,Shell[LENGTH]/2])
rotate([0,90,0])
cube(LegendBlock,center=true);
}
translate([-(Shell[OD]/2 - LegendBlock.z/2),0,Shell[LENGTH]/2])
rotate([0,-90,0])
resize(0.8*LegendBlock,auto=[true,true,false])
linear_extrude(height=LegendBlock.z)
text(text=str(NetOC," ",PoleDia),
size=6,spacing=1.00,font="Bitstream Vera Sans:style=Bold",
halign="center",valign="center");
}
module Hanger() {
Cap();
for (k=[0,1])
translate([0,0,k*Shell.z])
for (a=[-1:1])
rotate([k*180,0,a*60])
Hook();
}
//----------------------
// Build it
if (Layout == "Cap")
Cap();
if (Layout == "Hook")
Hook();
if (Layout == "Show")
Hanger();
if (Layout == "Build")
translate([0,0,Shell[LENGTH]])
rotate([180,0,0])
Hanger();
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