Paracord Weaver Arms by largo8

Last crawled date: 3 years, 1 month ago

My son got into making paracord bracelets so we bought a wooden jig but it wouldn't make anything over approximately 14 inches. So I thought surely someone out there has created one to put in Thingiverse but I couldn't find a paracord weaver thing that I liked. So I designed one. The thing attached is the final result of several design iterations.
The intent of this design is to be used in sets of two. This weaver is designed so a yardstick can be inserted through the slot in the base so you can make a rough measurement for the desired bracelet size. The feet include flat little wings so you can clamp it to your work surface.
To complete the build you need the following items (I got them from Lowes Hardware):
1 yardstick (typically in paint department)
4 8x32 1" sheet metal screws (2 per each arm/leg)
2 8x32 nuts (2 per each arm)
2 additional 8x32 nuts or 8x32 wing nuts (1 per each arm)
2 1/4 inch plastic cable clamps (in electrical department - Gardner Bender is brand they carry)
1 set of paracord bracelet buckle (sized based on what you're making)
The yardstick goes in the long rectangular slot, place a screw through the hole perpendicular to the slot, place a (wing) nut on the opposite side. Tightening the screw squeezes the yardstick allowing the arm to stay in place. On mine I put super glue around the surface the of the hole the screw goes in to fix the screw in place - you could optionally glue the nut to the opposite side. Place an 8-32 nut in the small slot near the top of the arm. Slide the end of one plastic wire clamps through one of the ends of the desired paracord buckle. Put another 8-32 screw through the plastic wire clamp and insert the screw through the top of the arm and thread it through the nut you inserted previously into the arm.
When I printed one of the early designs, Cura defaulted to putting in supports which filled the the holes for the 8-32 screws. I highly recommend not including supports in your print settings - I think I broke the print trying to clean out the holes.
The SolidWorks model is provided as well as a single arm and double arm STL files.
Enjoy and support local scouting!