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I enjoy Irv's clear, concise FreeCAD tutorials so much I created a variation of Irv's cable holder.
I adjusted the table clamping widths. I reduced the top clamp to only 7mm and I did not angle the bottom table clamp, but sloped it for easier printing. I also shortened slots and added a groove to set the connectors in.
Irv's FreeCAD tutorial is excellent but I prefer to switch to the Mesh work bench and manually create the mesh object and not rely on the mesh export defaults in the Parts Design workbench.
You can slice the STL file with supports but I dislike trimming supports. I paused the print at layer 178 (26.7mm) and scotch taped a piece of folded cardboard at the top of the vertical riser that acted like a support and got a decent print. If you adjust the thickness of your clamp for your table that layer number will, of course, differ.
You may find the STL and FCStd files here
I adjusted the table clamping widths. I reduced the top clamp to only 7mm and I did not angle the bottom table clamp, but sloped it for easier printing. I also shortened slots and added a groove to set the connectors in.
Irv's FreeCAD tutorial is excellent but I prefer to switch to the Mesh work bench and manually create the mesh object and not rely on the mesh export defaults in the Parts Design workbench.
You can slice the STL file with supports but I dislike trimming supports. I paused the print at layer 178 (26.7mm) and scotch taped a piece of folded cardboard at the top of the vertical riser that acted like a support and got a decent print. If you adjust the thickness of your clamp for your table that layer number will, of course, differ.
You may find the STL and FCStd files here
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