PrintInPlace (sort of) for Slack Lack

I want to say up front that this is my first contribution here. I don’t even know if this works yet. I wanted to post it, mainly to get feedback.

I think the Slack Lack enclosure is fantastic. Haven’t quite built all of it but I am really looking forward to getting it together.

One thing that a few people had a problem with are the hinges. Me included. Especially the ones with the long pins.

I started thinking how great it would be to have a print in place hinge that would be anchored at both the top and the bottom, giving it much more strength.

I’ve done print in place hinges in PLA but never PETG. The PETG I have needs to be printed at 240c (at least that’s the only way I’ve been able to get good layer adhesion). The problem is, when it comes to the top and bottom of the hinge, even if you have a good amount of clearance, the layers fuse together and the hinge becomes locked. I tried several times with different clearances before I came up with the idea to put a washer on the top and bottom.

Since I’m new to 3d printing, it took me a while to figure out how to pause the print and insert the washer but the result seems to work. I’ll edit once I actually build the enclosure.