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Secure finger joint on opposite side

Open florianfesti opened this issue 8 years ago • 4 comments

Extend the existing finger joint edge or create a new one that is form-locking. Make the finger stick out two thinknesses and have a notch on both sides. Render a comb like piece like 3 thicknesses in width that can be slid through the space between those slots to lock the part with the fingers in place.

Have a variant that can go on each side of an edge of a box securing both walls.

florianfesti avatar Oct 07 '17 09:10 florianfesti

Perhaps a secure finger design like is used in this dice tower? https://community.glowforge.com/t/fold-out-dice-box-serrated-tab-version/25815

tzwilliams avatar Sep 24 '21 15:09 tzwilliams

That's not quite what I had in mind but this is also very interesting... and should be easy to add.

florianfesti avatar Sep 24 '21 21:09 florianfesti

For the record: Those serrated tabs are available for a while now as barbs style in the FingerJointSettings

florianfesti avatar Jan 05 '23 13:01 florianfesti

I do have code for interlocking style finger joints where the fingers are locked in place by a comb like piece on the outside. But I am not really happy with the result.

florianfesti avatar Jan 05 '23 13:01 florianfesti