Entropy Reduction

Personal log of yet another digital native.

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Project maintained by andre-abadi Hosted on GitHub Pages — Theme by mattgraham

Purpose

• Repair broken leg of Hape stroller
• Use 3D printing to make sure the fix is strong enough to withstand use
• Provide an environment for best effect of polyurethane glue

References

• Product web page for Hape Stroller E3603
• Self made design:
  • Thingiverse: Hape Stroller Fix
  • Github: hape-stroller-fix.stl

Actions

• Calipers to measure up the dimensions
• Prototyped in TinkerCAD
• Printed first prototype as a 5mm slice of the final to check cross sectional fit of pram leg
• Printed whole thing
• Inserted the printed part
• Wet the wood
• Applied polyurethane
• Inserted the remaining part of the pram leg
• Pressed hard
• Waited 24hrs

Pictures

Observations

• Fit was great, had allowed +0.5mm from measurements of calipers
• Printing it the easiest way worked well
• Colour matched well
• Overall a very effective solution