Collection of 3d models of mechanical parts?

Hi,

when designing new parts I often see myself spending lots of time on having to design mechanical parts like hinges, switches, connectors, collets, levers, screw connections etc. Even when I find a part I often have to rebuild them completely because the tolerances don't scale and while channels like this [www.youtube.com] or [507movements.com] are a source of great inspiration designing those mechanisms into usable parts, troubleshooting and iterating them feels inefficient.

Has anyone come across a collection, repository, designer on thingiverse/myminifactory etc. that has started a something similar? A collection of mechanical parts that anyone can just include in the projects and not only safe time but also can add and improve on.

... are you aware of [grabcad.com] ?

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yes and its great especially because most models provide .step files, but you have to be lucky to find a model that includes the part you need, because you usually search for full model/assemblies and not individual mechanical parts.

McMaster.com has models of nearly all their products

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/01/2019 08:17PM by Evil Monkey.

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OnShape.com has a library of parts, and (because free accounts must make designs public) you can often find some-one else's design for a part.

Fusion360 lets you drop in parts from McMaster Carr and other places. The other places sometimes require subscriptions, but AFAIK, the MC stuff is all there for the asking.

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Son of MegaMax 3D printer: [www.instructables.com]
Ultra MegaMax Dominator 3D printer: [drmrehorst.blogspot.com]