this was a fun quick project as i remixed some one else’s dc plug holder to accommodate 9 plugs for the centre boss of my work shop i had to do this due to the wiring harness i had made kept sparking on the metal boss plate. so i started off with the idea to make my own.
so the quick sketch i put together started with 130mm circual disk to this was going to extrude to accommodate the plugs. so i started to look for a step file to trace. but found this single or dual plug design on printables.com for DC Power Jack Mount by GcodeGearHead
so with that i fired up fusion 360 and imported the stl file as a mesh i then converted it and simplified the imported mesh after that i did a circular array for 9 of the original plug on the axis of 130 mill circle after that i extruded the circle so i could embed the holders.
i then created walls and filled in the gaps for to make it a puck
i then sealed the space in between to make it a solid circle
then put over the the printer and 1hr 43 mins later we had a working prototype that works so well i didn’t need to make any further adjustments.
i then added a lid that i made out of 3mm thick 130mm disc.
ready for gluing.
I then left it to dry next up i attached double sided m3 tape and stuck it to the celling I then connected the main feed to the female connector and the link for the segment to the male connector.
i will be adding a dimmer switch later for the segments the tool lights are on there own feed.
need to clean the cobwebs as been its in need of a spring clean have been removing cabling hence the staples all part of the deep clean.
more coming soon
