IKEA SAMLA locking clip

A clip to lock the IKEA SAMLA boxes so the lid does not fall off. Based on a previous work by _stew_. The length and other parameters can be adjusted.

This thing includes three versions, each implemented as a module in samla-locking-clip.scad:

ikea_samla_clip() creates a plain clip without anything else,
ikea_samla_clip_with_logo() creates a version with a customizable logo
ikea_samla_clip_with_text() creates a version with customizable text.

Currently, the clip only fits for the smallest SAMLA boxes with 5l/1gal, 11l/3gal or 22l/6gal. Other sizes are in development, see the feature/bigboxes branch.

Instructions

After cloning this repo, first init and update the submodules:

git submodule init && git submodule update

This fetches all needed dependencies:

Obijuan/obiscad, used for beveling edges
rohieb/Write.scad, a mirror of Write.scad by HarlanDMii, used for writing text in OpenSCAD
rohieb/thing-logos, a collection of logos in DXF format

The clip itself resides as a module in samla-locking-clip.scad, and should be well-documented. The file example.scad contains some examples on how to use this module in OpenSCAD. You can simply render one of the provided examples by un-commenting it (removing the // at the beginning of the line, be sure to comment the other examples by prefixing the lines with //), or just use the examples for customising your own version of the clip.

The STLs in this repo generally serve as an example. You can print them if you want, but at least the logo and text versions are meant to be edited first ;-)

Printing

Prints good with any layer height. If you have a logo or text, they can of course benefit from smaller layer heights. Also no need for infill, just print multiple perimeters. For example, with my 0.35 mm nozzle, 3 perimeters are enough to fill the whole body of the clip and make it strong, but still with enough clippyness.

Post-Printing

Put the lid on your box, clip the clip on from the bottom, turning it inwards to the top. If the clip is too tight or too lose for your box, you can heat it slighty with a lighter, torch, blow-dryer or heat gun, clip it to your box, then form it by hand so it fits tightly, and let it cool.

Licence

This thing is licenced under CC-BY-SA-NC 3.0 Unported. For a full list of the licensing terms, see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.

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ikea-samla-locking-clip

Commits

README: add printing and post-printing instructions

README: mention box sizes

$fn should not be set at global level, but in the module itself where it is needed.

repair whitespace, add vim modeline for example.scad

recreate example STLs and document them in examples.scad

README: there are no branches anymore. document dependencies.

README