{"id":82972,"key":"Welder_Plug_Cover","title":"Welder Plug Cover","latest":{"id":1112613,"timestamp":"2024-06-18T23:00:17Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"{{777 notice}}\n\n[[File:NEMA 6-50 Plug Cover.JPG|thumb]]\n\n{{Device data\n| manufacturing-files = https://www.youmagine.com/designs/nema-6-50-plug-cover\n}}\n\n{{Project data\n| authors = User:Djtauche\n| years = 2019\n| made = No\n| replicated = No\n| cost = USD 0.42\n| type = Welder plug cover\n}}\n\nI currently have a job lined up with a welding company as a Mechanical Engineer upon graduation and thought about how male electrical receptacles were treated. Female ends/outlets for welders already have covers for their receptacles. When a plug gets wet or dirty, the operator typically blows it off; this plug cover mitigates the causes for this need. This cover is for a NEMA 6-50 plug.\n\n== Bill of Materials ==\n\n# Any filament works\n# A 3D printer\n# A computer\n## Open source file, stl, and used g.code can be found on [https://www.youmagine.com/designs/nema-6-50-plug-cover YouMagine]\n\n== Tools needed ==\n\n# [[Athena Build Overview|MOST Delta RepRap]] or similar RepRap 3-D printer\n\n== Skills and knowledge needed ==\n\n* Basic 3D printer knowledge\n* Basic slicer knowledge\n\n== Technical Specifications and Assembly Instructions ==\n\n# Download STL, or customize a new model and download\n# Slice STL file in slicer of choice (10% infill should be sufficient)\n# Print part (print time is about 1.5 hours)\n# Insert NEMA 6-50 male plug into printed plug cover\n\n== Common Problems and Solutions ==\n\nThe main issue would be from tolerances. Current design has a 0.5mm tolerance for the plug. This may need to be adjusted if the cover falls off or does not fit.\n\n== Cost savings ==\n\nA cover like this cannot be found easily on the market if at all, but this print would cost $0.42 if a $20 1kg spools of PLA was used.\n\n== Benefited Internet Communities ==\n\n* [https://weldingweb.com/ Weldingweb Forum]\n* [https://weldtalk.hobartwelders.com/ Hobart Welding Forum]\n* [https://forum.millerwelds.com/ Miller Welding Forum]\n* [https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/ MIG Welding Forum]\n* [https://www.fabricationforum.com/forums/welding.4/ Metal Fabrication Forum]\n\n== References ==\n\nNo references due to this being a new idea.\n\n{{Page data\n| keywords = 3D printing, welder plug cover, shock risk reduction, osat\n| sdg = SDG08 Decent work and economic growth\n| published = 2019\n| organizations = Michigan_Tech's_Open_Sustainability_Technology_Lab, MTU, MY4777\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| language = en\n}}\n\n[[Category:How tos]]\n[[Category:OSAT 3D-Printable Designs]]\n[[Category:3D printing]]"}