From: daniel watson <ozzloy@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2013 23:36:25 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: make caster standoff height more obvious
X-Git-Url: http://challenge-bot.com/repos/?p=challenge-bot;a=commitdiff_plain;h=aa19128c3fb1d542bf87ee0b04245b4fa94b471e

make caster standoff height more obvious
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diff --git a/3d-printables/caster-standoff.scad b/3d-printables/caster-standoff.scad
index 322f502..fbf81cc 100644
--- a/3d-printables/caster-standoff.scad
+++ b/3d-printables/caster-standoff.scad
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ $fn = 60;
 ball_diameter = 12.7 + 0.80; // extra bit added for printing imprecision
 ball_radius = ball_diameter / 2;
 
+standoff_height = 65; // kyle eyeballed
+
 wall_thickness = 1;
 holder_floor = 3;
 holder_arms_length = 10;
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ holder_radius = ball_radius + wall_thickness;
 holder_diameter = holder_radius * 2;
 
 standoff_radius = holder_radius; // 0.580 / 2 inches from spec sheet
-standoff_height = 48 - holder_height; // eyeballed
+standoff_lower_portion_height = standoff_height - holder_height;
 
 // eyeballed caster flange height, (0.580/5) inches, times 2 to be stronger
 caster_flange_height = 5;
@@ -68,13 +70,13 @@ module ball_holder(){
            center = true);}}}
 
 module caster_standoff(){
-  cylinder(h = standoff_height,
+  cylinder(h = standoff_lower_portion_height,
            r = standoff_radius);
   deck_flange();
   for(ii = [0:3]){
     rotate([0, 0, 45 + 90 * ii])
       deck_flange_reinforcement();}
-  translate([0, 0, standoff_height]){
+  translate([0, 0, standoff_lower_portion_height]){
     ball_holder();}}
 
 caster_standoff();