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awemawson:

--- Quote from: spuddevans on May 27, 2017, 06:48:26 AM ---Nice one Andrew  :thumbup: :thumbup:

Only problem is, once word gets around, everyone will be asking you for "a little favour". After all, you just have to push a couple of buttons and "Poof!!" the desired item magically appears  :lol: :lol:

Tim

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Tim,

This is already happening !

Local farmer brought me a drain down plug from his milking machine where the thread had stripped. (This is for the water wash down not for the milk itself)

What remains of the plug measures 19 tpi and the body measures OK for a very worn 3/8" BSP thread - 0.600" as opposed to 0.656" by specification.

This was drawn by sweeping a profile around 360 degrees to make the 3D form in order to create the circular groove, but this method prevented me putting the parallel knurls in the grip. Had I made that as a separate body and merged them in Fusion 360 I could have had the best of both worlds.

efrench:
Here's one way to add the knurling:

Create a sketch on the top face. Draw the profile of the knurls. Draw a circle slightly larger than the knurls.  Extrude|Cut the knurls.  If you don't want them the full length, you can use a 2 direction extrude (one direction will be minus).

You can also use the split tool to separate the knurled part from the rest of the body, then recreate the knurled part.

Note: you don't have to join the bodies in order to export as STL for 3d printing.

awemawson:
Here you go, one knurled grip just for the hell of it, and now I've got 'holes in circular surfaces' under my belt, the correct number of cross bores (three) as the other examples had four - matters not a jot functionally, but this is a learning exercise for me.

spuddevans:
Nice one Andrew  :clap: :clap:

Tim

nrml:
Did you have to apply a sealant to the printed plug to make it water tight?

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