Workshop blast gate automation

Cheers @byron.

I’m on to prototype 4 now which corrects/improves the design now that the plastics are included. I’ve made a drilling template for the base plate, so I’m hoping most of the bugs are resolved. There are a lot of holes, mostly tapped, and marking them out each time is a pain in the arse. 
I tried 3D printing a template that went very wrong and damaged the print head by bunging it up with melted plastic. It actually ruptured the hot end silicon boot. 🙄

The arm design in F360 isn’t that complicated, it’s created from simple 2D sketches rather than 3D sketches that are more tricky. The parts are also designed keeping in mind that I will be 3D printing them myself. If you ever need any help with F360, let me know. I’m not an expert, but might be able to help.