Casey Stott - Control Switch Plate

Control Switch Plate (2020)

A personal project of mine after teaching myself Fusion 360 in which I modeled a replacement switch plate for my family's motorhome. With the aid of a digital caliper, I designed the replacement switch plate using the existing broken plate's design and dimensions. Moreover, I added reinforcements to the areas that were broken on the existing plate to prevent a premature failure of its replacement. As the existing plate featured stickers indicating what each switch controlled, I decided to include recessed lettering in the plate to forgo using additional resources to source custom stickers. Because this plate would be in common use, I researched materials that would be durable and less susceptible to fatigue. This research led me to choose nylon as the best material for the part as it is known for its strength and durability with the added benefit of being UV resistant. To have this part 3D printed, I decided to use the Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) process as no support material is needed to print components unlike many other methods. This process also results in a far superior surface finish when compared to other 3D printing processes like Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM).

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