OpenForge 2.0 OpenLock Mezzanine Support by Start2

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

A beam support for a second floor overhang, watchtower, catwalk, or mezzanine.
Kudos to Printablesceneryhttp://www.printablescenery.com/product-category/rampage-system/
Rampagehttp://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1821631
OpenLock 4.0http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1833963
DevonJoneshttp://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1882294
Design:
Using Devon Jones cut stone walls offers some advantages. The key is a consistent width and coursing. Having seen his OpenForge Multi-Floor concept (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1078471), I was looking in another direction. The OpenLock Clips allow a greater span, but until Printablescenery, released their wall design spec for second floors, there was really no other options. However to utilize their design, you need the nubs on top of your walls. Just does not fit aesthetically.
Thus, I created a concept beam one sided wall clip. (shown) Was "fat" but concept of single side overhang "clip" worked. Still should be reworked to allow side clips as the second floor just sets upon the beam, and does skid.
2nd Gen (shown) was really co-designed with the single side clip, one cross beam to support the second floor/mezz/overhang and kept in place with 2 braces. 2nd gen added holes to put in 3mm filament and spaced the holes to allow perpendicular floor spans in addition to wall overhang spans. Put the pins in the holes to match the base holes. This keeps the second floor from skidding around. Once the pins are in place it becomes easy to set up and remove.
3rd gen was an attempt to remove the "gap" created and was to use a half-clip and glue into the side of the support. Would create an odd spacing of floor clips and is only included to offer an idea for someone else in creating a specific/special design.
4th gen is the 2nd gen design with a 2mm gap spacing. Have not printed, but I think 2mm would be the smallest feasible gap as the support may not "hold"
5th Gen is a stand alone mezzanine. No gap and clips to additional floor tiles or walls. the negative with this design is printing upside down. (Printing the other designs upside down does not make a difference in the print quality) Have not printed, may need more space between the beams to fit on the wall, opposed to the "snap clip" that you get with V2 Support.