Repair/Retrofit for Tea Light Display, Change to Magnetic Door Latch

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Repair/Retrofit for Tea Light Display, Change to Magnetic Door Latch

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0.16mm layer, 4 walls, 15% infill
0.16mm layer, 4 walls, 15% infill
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NOTE: This is not a complete model - it is a retrofit/repair for the model located here.

 

The Tea Light Display by JamesThePrinter is fantastic and I love it, however the small door latch tabs on the case portion are very fragile and prone to breakage. To fix mine, I retrofitted the latch with magnets. First, I modified the door by removing the latch portion and replacing it with a magnet cavity. Then I created an insert that fits inside the latch cavity of the case; this insert has a cavity to accept the case magnet.

The retrofit kit is assembled on one plate within a .3MF file and contains the four items needed; the door, the door handle, the case magnet insert, and the snap ring (scaled up from original in X and Y by 1%.

I glued the case insert into the case and then press fit the magnets to the case and the door. Two 4x2mm magnets are required (4mm diameter by 2mm thick). I use this glue for the insert and also to glue the knob to the door - it works very well… “Weld-On SciGrip 16 Fast Set”.

 

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Hallo, vielen Dank für deine Arbeit. Ich hatte mir auch schon überlegt wie ich das lösen könnte. Hatte mir überlegt Magnetfolie zu benutzen. Das habe ich aber noch nicht getestet. Deine Lösung gefällt mir sehr viel besser. Die werde ich bestimmt mal testen. Danke sehr
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Oh, I had to run this through Google translate "Hello, thank you very much for your work. I had already thought about how I could solve this. I was thinking about using magnetic foil. But I haven't tested that yet. I like your solution much better. I'll definitely test these out. Thank you very much" You are so welcome...enjoy! Gern geschehen...Viel Spaß!
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