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Desk benchtop cable fascia filler plug grommet (4598980)
by Steve Malikoff (1944GPW)
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I installed a mains powerboard in a caravan and had to
cut a hole through a vestibule benchtop.
The largest (electric drill) hole cutter saw I had was
50mm and was just enough for the power plug to go
through, so I needed to have a filler plug that did not
rely on clipping into a ring.
This design just fits the hole in the panel or desk
directly, and provides support against the cable rather
than having a sharp edge of a disc put pressure on it.
The script is fully customisable for hole sizes and
depths, as well as four styles of plug body, and three
choices of flange edge.
For my 50mm dia holes I found a printed size of 49mm
fitted snugly, depth 10mm and a single 7mm diameter cable
slot. This also fitted a factory-cut hole in my caravan's
cupboards too.
For a desktop filler plate, use the FLUSH TOP option to
have a smooth top.
For places where it is more difficult to reach into (such
as the back of the inside of a cabinet - see photos) use
the FINGERGRIP style.
I printed one with a flush top for the desk and the rest
with grips for internal cabinet partitions.
*The options as described below are shown across the
annotated diagrams.*
These are:
**CABLES** How many electrical or other cable cutouts,
default is for a single cable. Set to 0 for a sealing
plug.
**CABLE_DIA** The diameter of the cable. For my
powerboard, 7mm was an optimum fit for my application.
**HOLE_DIA** The diameter of the hole in your desk,
table or bench top.
**HOLE_DEPTH** How deep you want the plug to go. 10mm
was adequate. (This does not include the top plate
thickness)
**LIP** Width of the flange around the top of the plug
(added to radius). 5mm was fine.
**WALL_THICK** Sidewall thickness. 2mm was fine for me.
**PLATE_THICK** The top flange plate. The default is the
same as wall thickness.
**PLATE_EDGE** The style of the flange plate's edge:
square, rounded or chamfered. For a thin plate it doesn't
matter too much.
**INSET** The FLUSH TOP style is for a smooth surface
suitable for a desk.
The BOTTOM style has a flanged lip at the top, and
filled-in floor.
The FINGERGRIP style is the same as the bottom style
but with a finger grip bar across the plug (like a sink
plug).
The NONE style has no enclosing surface, just a wall-
thickness ring and flange, for air circulation.
**FINGERGRIP_WIDTH** How wide you want the grip bar.
(Only applicable to FINGERGRIP style)
**FINGERGRIP_UNDERSIDE_RECESS** Underside cutout of the
grip bar. When printing at 100% infill, saves a solid
block being made.
**FLEX_SLOTS** Vertical slots through the wall periphery
to give some flexing. This is omitted for the bottom and
grip styles.
**FLEX_GROOVE** An additional reduction of the diameter
where the flex slot fingers join the flange.
**TIE_LOOP** Add a means of tying a string to the plug.
I printed mine from white PETG. This is ok, but I think
white ABS would have been more opaque. But, I'm happy
with the results.
**This script and the models it generates are placed in
the Public Domain.**
I do not warrant this program nor the models it generates
as fit-for-purpose for anything, use entirely at your own
risk.
There are bugs and limitations to the geometries
generated (feel free to fix them), but for many
situations it should work fine.
As a courtesy please leave my name as the author of the
program.
Thanks, and I hope you find it useful.
Date Published: 2021-01-05 00:29:31
Identifier: thingiverse-4598980
Item Size: 3309346
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