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Dashboard clamp with round stem

Gives a phone mount or small gadget somewhere to sit on your dash without sticky pads. The C-shaped jaw slides over the edge of the dashboard and holds on, with a round ball on a short stem above it. Change the edge thickness and jaw reach to match your dash.

1 part · 7 g · 45 × 14 × 50 mm

Dark C-shaped clamp gripping a flat panel edge, with a short stem and ball rising from the top
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No adjustable sizes

Ask for the sizes you want to tweak, e.g. “make the width adjustable”.

Change it in the Studio

Parts

  • dash-clamp · PETG · On its side, flat face down

    Press an M5 nut into the pocket in the bottom jaw.

Print settings

Layer height
0.2 mm
Walls
4
Infill
25%
Supports
None needed (small brim optional)
Notes
Print on its side so the layers run along the jaws and stem.

Hardware

  • M5 screw, 20-25 mm · A thumb screw or a hex bolt.
  • M5 hex nut · Sits in the pocket on the bottom jaw.

Assembly

  1. Press the M5 nut into the pocket on the underside of the lower jaw.
  2. Slide the clamp onto the dash edge.
  3. Tighten the M5 screw up through the lower jaw until it bites the dash underside. Add a felt or rubber pad to protect the dash.

Good to know

  • The lip (12 mm) and reach (30 mm) are my estimates. Measure your dash edge and set the sliders.
  • The ball sides are flattened by about 5 mm to print without supports. Test the fit with your holder's socket.
  • Strength numbers are estimates. Test it with your phone holder on a bumpy road before trusting it.
I printed this Remix

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